National Examination Fees Abolished from 2007 onwards
Malaysia Students
of national examinations including Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah
(UPSR), Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR), Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
or its equivalent and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) will be
abolished from next year. PM brought this good news in his Budget 2007
announcement yesterday.
National Examination Fees
UPSR RM 5.00
PMR RM 20.00
SPM RM 126.00 - RM 141.00
STPM RM 205.00 - RM 220.00
- Nanyang Siang Pau, 2 September 2006
The waiving of national examination fees is indeed a great relief for
most parents. I still remember in the early months last year, my
parents spent a lot of money for my education expenses such as my SPM
fee, tuition fees (including annual registration and photostat fees),
school fees, etc. Bear in mind that Chinese New Year was in early 2005
too! It would be a difficult time if you come from low-income family
like me.
Next year, I will benefit from this budget since I do not have to pay
the expensive STPM examination fees. However, I wonder whether
Malaysian University English Test (MUET) fee is abolished too? For your
information, MUET fee was RM50 last year and is increased to RM60 this
year. MUET is one of the national examinations (test to be accurate)
and logically its fee is to be waived supposedly. I can only verify
this when I register for the test early next year.
Another noteworthy announcement
[http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Saturday/National/20060902085907/Article/local1_html]
is that
scholarships[http://malaysian-students.blogspot.com/2006/05/psd-scholarships-disappointments-to.html]
will be awarded to all students from families earning RM1500 or less a
month and who score ten 1As and above in the SPM examination. So, if
you are taking SPM examination this year, which will commence on 15
November 2006, please put your best effort into scoring straight 1As in
your SPM.
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