Best STPM results so far
> Higher CGPA of 2.76 achieved since format introduced in 2013, says MEC chairman
PUTRAJAYA: The 2017 Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) examination achieved a higher Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.76, the best so far since the introduction of the modular STPM in 2013, it was announced yesterday.
The 2016 CGPA was 2.71, said Malaysian Examinations Council (MEC) chairman Prof Datuk Seri Mohamed Mustafa Ishak.
However, he added the percentage of candidates who scored a CGPA of 4.00 dropped by 0.18% compared to 2016.
“A total of 485 candidates achieved a CGPA of 4.00, down 1.13% from 565 (1.31%) in 2016,” he said when announcing an analysis of the results.
He said the number of candidates who obtained a CGPA of 3.50 and above increased to 6,408 in 2017, from 6,137 in 2016.
The number of candidates with a CGPA of 2.75 and above also increased, at 55.19% from 51.83% in 2016.”
Mohamed Mustafa said the number and percentage of candidates who obtained 5As and 4As dropped slightly, from 575 in 2016 to 521 last year, Bernama reported.
The best 10 schools were Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah, Klang, Selangor; Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tengku Panglima Raja, Pasir Mas, Kelantan; SMK Hua Lian, Taiping, Perak; Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama (SMKA) Sheikh Mohd Said, Seremban, Negri Sembilan, SMK Sacred Heart, Sibu, Sarawak; SMK Padang Saujana, Jerantut, Pahang; SMK Kangkong, Pasir Mas, Kelantan; SMA Maarif, Besut, Terengganu; SMK Sultan Ibrahim (2), Pasir Mas, Kelantan and SMK Tengku Mahkota, Muar, Johor.
Mohamed Mustafa added the council was also giving, for the first time, special awards to five best students. They are Maryam Nurul Izzah Abdul Aziz from SMK Tok Janggut, Pasir Puteh Kelantan; Chee Fong Ting (SMK Sam Tet, Ipoh, Perak); K. Praveesh Rao (SMK Cyberjaya, Selangor); Rafeah Sekan (SMK Putatan, Penampang, Sabah) and Ebelind Min Anak Slanjat (SMK St Augustine, Betong, Sarawak).
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, in a Twitter post, congratulated the students who excelled in the examination.