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No need to postpone SPM as we have SOPs for floods, says DG

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Education director-general Azman Adnan says through the Op Payung SOPs, the ministry is confident the issue involving students sitting for examinations during floods can be properly managed.

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Education director-general Azman Adnan said postponing the SPM examination would affect many other things, including the admission of students to universities.

PERTALING JAYA:
There is no need to postpone the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examinations because the education ministry has a comprehensive mechanism to address the issue of students affected by floods during the current northeast monsoon season.

Education director-general Azman Adnan said through the Op Payung standard operating procedures, the ministry is confident the issue involving students sitting for these examinations during the disaster can be properly managed, Bernama reported.

“The (exam) schedules have been properly arranged by taking into consideration various matters, including the possibility of floods.

“If we postpone them, it will affect many other things, including the admission of students to universities,” he said.

He spoke to reporters after surveying the clean-up process at the flood-hit SMK Bukit Payong, Hulu Besut in Jertih.

In an earlier report today, education minister Fadhlina Sidek said the ministry will consider rescheduling the SPM examination outside the monsoon season.

She said the ministry would discuss the proposal and fine-tune details from time to time.

Meanwhile, Azman said the ministry would identify the damage suffered by 132 flood-hit schools nationwide and that it is waiting for reports from the state education departments.

He said that, so far, only SK Tembila in Besut is still waterlogged while 28 other flood-hit schools in Terengganu are undergoing post-flood clean-up works.

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