PMR: “More Straight As Students”

There are more top scorers for this year’s PMR (Penilaian Menengah Rendah) exam, as the results revealed. The results, which came out earlier today, show that a total of 28,188 students obtained all As in their subjects.

In 2008, 26,378 students got all As in their exam, which means, an improvement of close to 2,000 students.

Students in the rural areas also show improvement with 4,775 students got all As as compared to 4,345 in the previous year.

However, the number of students who passed the minimum level has dropped from 88,565 people last year to 87,936 this time around.

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Author's bio: Zul is the founder and principal contributor for the SKOR Career blog. He is the author of two books, The Malaysian Job Seeker's Dilemma and Buat Duit Tanpa Kerja Makan Gaji (How to Make Money Without a Job), available in major book stores nationwide. You can reach him at zulkiflimusa[at]gmail.com.