Cabinet allows SPM A- grades for matriculation placement
The cabinet today announced that all students who scored 10As and above, including A-, in the 2024 SPM examinations will receive places in matriculation programmes regardless of their racial background.
'This is in line with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's announcement last year,' the Education Ministry said in a statement today.
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