The Borneo Post

SMK Kpg Nangka succeeds in boosting students’ attendance

- By Peter Boon reporters@theborneop­ost.com

SIBU: SMK Kampung Nangka is making good progress in its students’ attendance performanc­e, having achieved the targeted average score of 95 per cent target over the previous 93 per cent.

“We achieve our target of 95 per cent – sometimes, we get 98 per cent.

“In this regard, I call upon all parents to continue encouragin­g their children to attend school,” SMK Kampung Nangka principal Kiew Soon Lee spoke at the school’s annual prize presentati­on on Monday, where Sibu District Education officer Wong Chong Kung officiated at the opening ceremony.

The event involved 165 students – 135 from Form 5 and 30 from

We achieve our target of 95 per cent – sometimes, we get 98 per cent. In this regard, I call upon all parents to continue encouragin­g their children to attend school. Kiew Soon Lee, SMK Kampung Nangka principal

Form 6.

Adding on, Kiew said academicwi­se, SMK Kampung Nangka showed improvemen­t in the School Average Grade ( GPS) for last year’s Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia ( SPM) and also the second-term Sijil Tinggi Persekolha­n Malaysia (STPM).

“The teachers have been going all out in helping our children attain good grades in public examinatio­ns.”

On another subject, Kiew said to strengthen the command of English among students, the school had planned various programmes such as the ‘Word Journal’.

He thanked Assistant Minister of Education and Technologi­cal Research Dr Annuar Rapaee for his assistance, which included iTTV e-learning programme that provides free online tuition, guidance class, as well as ‘Nangka Excellent School’ programme.

SMK Kampung Nangka parent-teacher associatio­n ( PTA) deputy chairperso­n Nur Fazrina Abdullah and police liaison officer Insp Rodua Tayo were also present yesterday.

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