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SPM exams go ahead as planned despite Johor floods

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Education minister Fadhlina Sidek says the ministry is used to managing SPM candidates during floods.

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Education minister Fadhlina Sidek said the ministry will make an effort to ensure no SPM candidate is affected. (Bernama pic)

PUTRAJAYA:
The 2023 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination, which will be held from Monday to March 7, will go on as scheduled although Johor is the latest state to be hit by floods, said education minister Fadhlina Sidek.

“It will be as per the dates planned, the SPM examination will go ahead,” she told a press conference after launching the east coast flood aid mission by Wanita PKR here today.

She said the ministry will be working with the Malaysian Examination Board and state education departments regarding flood and post-flood preparations to ensure no SPM candidate is affected.

“We are used to managing SPM candidates during floods. Even if they are cut off due to floods, we will get support and assistance from other government agencies to take them to the examination centres,” she said.

The ministry previously said 395,870 candidates have registered to sit for the 2023 SPM examination at 3,340 centres nationwide.

The oral tests will commence from Monday while written exams start on Jan 30. The science practical tests were carried out from Dec 5 to 7.

According to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) flood report, as of 4pm, the number of flood victims in Johor dropped slightly to 1,428 people in 12 temporary relief centres compared to 1,485 people in 13 centres in the afternoon.

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