PETALING JAYA: After spending countless nights burning the midnight oil to achieve top grades, dreams of taking their first step towards achieving their ambitions came crashing down when they were denied seats at public institutions of higher learning.
He told The Star he learnt that 10 of his friends from his former school in Subang Jaya, Selangor, were successful in securing places in matriculation programmes.“I feel left out because I am the only one among them who did not get a spot. Civil servant A. Tamilmani, 51, whose daughter scored eight As and a B also expressed dismay after the teenager was informed she had been unsuccessful in obtaining a spot in the matriculation programme.
Retired academician Datuk Omar Shawkataly said every school leaver should be given an opportunity to proceed to higher learning beyond SPM. “One system requires the student to study for two years, while the other can be completed in just a year. How do we equate the scores then?
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