Triple twin triumph: SMK Bukit Jambul celebrates 'straight As' SPM results
They were among 49 students from the school who achieved straight As.
The three sets of twins are Teh Zhe Huei and his sister Teh Zhe Yee; sisters Nurul Aliya Najwa Muhamad Rusli and Nurul Ain Nafisha Muhamad Rusli; and sisters K. Abirami and K. Abinaya - all aged 18.
Their achievements were fuelled in part by a healthy dose of sibling rivalry.
They also credited their parents and teachers for their success.
The Teh siblings both scored nine straight As in Malay, English, Moral Studies, History, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Zhe Huei, who plans to further his studies in biology, earned eight A+ and one A, while Zhe Yee, who aspires to become a doctor or pharmacist, scored five A+ and four As.
Although they have different interests and prefer to study individually, they support each other when needed.
"We each have our own interests, so we do our own things. But sometimes, when there are things we don't understand, we consult each other.
"We have a kind of friendly sibling rivalry.
"We've always been together, but it looks like we may soon go our separate ways to pursue our dreams," said Zhe Huei, the younger of the twins.
Sisters Nurul Aliya and Nurul Ain both intend to pursue law degree at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM).
Nurul Aliya said their two best friends also scored straight As.
"All of us studied together and even checked our results together today. We celebrated our success together too.
"We can't wait to study together at university," she said.
For Nurul Aliya, studying meant giving 100 per cent attention in class.
She said teachers and friends often mistook her for her younger sister.
"Those were fond memories," she said, adding that their father works at a hotel front desk, while their mother is a housewife.
Nurul Aliya scored six A+ and two As, while Nurul Ain earned six A+, one A, and one A-.
They sat for Malay, English, Islamic Studies, History, Mathematics, Science, Visual Arts Studies and Business.
As for Abirami and Abinaya, their hard work paid off.
Abinaya said they complemented each other in their studies — one excelled in subjects the other found challenging.
They often studied together and helped one another.
Abirami hopes to become an engineer, while her younger twin aspires to be a veterinarian, a dream since she was five.
Their father is a doctor and their mother, a lecturer.
Abinaya scored nine As, including one A+ and one A-, while Abirami scored nine As, including two A+ and three A-.
The sisters took the same subjects as the Teh siblings.
Speaking at a separate press conference earlier, state Education Department director Wan Sajiri Wan Hassan said 19,253 candidates sat for the SPM examination last year, including 17,417 under the Education Ministry.
He said 819 candidates scored all A+, an increase of 64 from the 755 candidates in 2023.
Penang also saw an improvement in its GPN (Grade Point Average), from 4.49 in 2023 to 4.39 in 2024.
He added that SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan had shown four consecutive years of improvement.
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