JERTIH, Dec 2 — There is no need to postpone the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekohan Malaysia (STPM) examinations as the Education Ministry (MOE) 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 that via the Ops Payung standard operating procedures (SOP), the MOE is confident the issue involving students sitting for these examinations during the disaster can be properly managed.
"We have a circular related to the Ops Payung SOPs to implement mechanisms related to being prepared to face the northeast monsoon, which occurs almost annually nationwide, particularly in the East Coast states.
"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.
Azman was speaking to the press after surveying the clean-up process at the flood-hit SMK Bukit Payong in Hulu Besut today.
Meanwhile, the MOE will identify the damage suffered by 132 flood-hit schools nationwide, as it awaits reports from the State Education Departments.
In a related development, he said that, so far, only SK Tembila in Besut is still water-logged while 28 other flood-hit schools in Terengganu are undergoing post-flood clean-up works.
— Bernama
