SMK Wira Penrissen records improvement in PT3
KUCHING: Liong Chun Kit and Lloyd McClinn Sundai made SMK Wira Penrissen proud when they both scored 7As in their Form 3 Assessment ( PT3) examination.
Chun Kit, who registered 7A, 2B and 1C, attributed his achievement to continuous support from his parents besides having good discipline and paying full attention in class.
As for Lloyd, who scored 7A, 1B and 1C, he said his success was down to constant encouragement and effort from teachers and his parents.
“I’m really happy with my results and I would like to thank all my teachers for their guidance, and especially to my parents for their continuous support and encouragement.
“This result will spur me to pursue better grades in my SPM in 2020,” said Lloyd.
SMK Wira Penrissen’s results have been very encouraging ever since PT3 was introduced in 2014, when its average grade (GPS) was 4.11. The improvement came in the next two years when it achieved a GPS of 3.89 in 2015 and 3.79 the following year.
However, the school’s GPS dropped in 2017 (4.41) but went up to 4.37 this year with an improvement of 1.85 per cent.
SMK Wira Penrissen also recorded some improvement in the subjects offered, with Mandarin leading the way with a pass rate of 97.6 per cent.
This is followed by Integrated Living Skill/KHB (92.2 per cent), Geography (81.1 per cent), Islamic Education (79.9 per cent) and History (71.0 per cent), while the rest of the subjects recorded 70 per cent and below in passes.
Among this year’s outstanding candidates are Ashley Dominic (6A, 1B, 1C, 1D), Chin Lung Seng, ( 6A, 2B, 2C), Daphney Phoebe Peter (6A, 1B, 2C) and Emmanuel Assan Dion Buln (6A, 1B, 2C).
Those who achieved 5As were Chelster Jennikson, Dayangku Khatijah Awang Supian, Eason Yong Ji Kai, Jeremy Bryan Joshua, Michelle Uring Mamat, Nur Balqis Shafiera Yusri, Siti Maisara Masri and Batholomew Mijim. SMK Wira Penrissen registered 467 candidates for this year’s PT3.