Education Ministry reschedules dates for SPM and other major exams

The Education Ministry announced the rescheduled dates of major examinations, with the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), to be held from Jan 6 to Feb 9, next year.

The SPM exam was supposed to be held from Nov 16 to Dec 7 this year, the ministry said in a statement today.

The new Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) dates, which were scheduled for November, were also rescheduled to Aug 12-18 this year for Semester 2, and March 1-9 next year for Semester 3.

The Semester 1 examination (2021 cohort) was moved to Feb 22-25 next year.

Meanwhile, the oral and written examinations for SPM Ulangan (SPMU)...