STPM

Introduction

Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) was previously known as the Higher School Certificate (HSC). It is largely considered equivalent to the GCE A level qualification in the UK and is accepted for entry into most reputable bachelor's degree programmes in universities all over the world.

All students who have passed the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) are eligible to sit for the STPM, and will be automatically assigned a place in a government secondary school after the release of the SPM results.

Most students take STPM after attending two years of Form 6 (Lower 6 and Upper 6) at a government or private secondary school. You can also register to take STPM as a private candidate example study on your own without attending classes and sit for the examinations at a designated test center that you will be assigned when you register. (Note that as a private candidate, you can only take STPM a minimum of two years after passing SPM example at the same time as your peers taking Form 6 so there is no speed advantage to taking STPM as a private candidate.)There are 23 subjects that an STPM candidate can choose from, including the compulsory General Paper (Pengajian Am), with each subject consisting of two to four separate papers. 

All of the papers taken contribute to the final score.The Malaysian Examinations Council (Majilis Peperiksaan Malaysia) has recently launched the new STPM format, which will combine two forms of assessments, and will be similar to the A levels format. Students will go through a school-based assessment (20-40% of the final score) and a centralised examination (60-80% of the final score). You will take the examinations at the end of each term (3 in total), and students who are not satisfied with their results in their first two terms can retake the examinations at the end of the third term. Recognition and standards for the STPM qualification remains the same.

List of STPM subjects (candidates can take a maximum of five subjects). STPM is an open-list examination. This means that candidates can take any combination of subjects that they are interested in, as long as the subjects are offered by their school or institution. Most government schools have specific streams geared towards arts or science; you can transfer to a different stream from what you start or are assigned to, but it is better to do so early on in the course. You can ask your school administration about the procedure.

Apart from the subjects listed under the STPM syllabus, students will be required to sit for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET), a prerequisite to enter public universities.

Purpose of assessment

The purpose of the STPM is when student get the great result they can continue study in University or other. This way they can get more knowledge and can get a degree to get the best jod for their future.

Opinion about the issues

I agree because its the great way for student because they can continue study and can decide their future. It give student chance to study hard again so they can prove to parents and other that they also can be the best among all and can earn the best.

Suggesstion

It should be continue in future because it the best way for student to improve their studying and get second chance to improve themselves in future.