Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school-leavers who have applied for the Matriculation Programme for 2009/2010 can check the status of their applications via the Educa—tion Ministry’s website at http://www.moe.gov.my from Feb 9 to 20.
Applicants who applied by filling in the optical mark reader (OMR) form or through the Internet can also amend and check their particulars and the stream of studies by logging on to the same website.
Students are required to key in their identity card number or Examination Board Number and their SPM index number.
They can also call the Matriculation Division’s helpline at 03-8884 4100 between 8.30am and 4pm on weekdays
February 07, 2009
Check matric status online
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school-leavers who have applied for the Matriculation Programme for 2009/2010 can check the status of their applications via the Educa—tion Ministry’s website at http://www.moe.gov.my from Feb 9 to 20.
Applicants who applied by filling in the optical mark reader (OMR) form or through the Internet can also amend and check their particulars and the stream of studies by logging on to the same website.
Students are required to key in their identity card number or Examination Board Number and their SPM index number.
They can also call the Matriculation Division’s helpline at 03-8884 4100 between 8.30am and 4pm on weekdays
Applicants who applied by filling in the optical mark reader (OMR) form or through the Internet can also amend and check their particulars and the stream of studies by logging on to the same website.
Students are required to key in their identity card number or Examination Board Number and their SPM index number.
They can also call the Matriculation Division’s helpline at 03-8884 4100 between 8.30am and 4pm on weekdays
No certs – and no school
Ten-year-old K. Tharsini wants to go to school. But she can't.
The Arutperum Jothi Children's Welfare Home resident does not have a birth certificate.
And despite an Education Ministry announcement in February that children with no birth certificates can be enrolled into schools, no school will take her.
Caught in a bind: (From left) Tharsini, 10, N. Pandian, seven, S. Velan, 11, N. Roja, five and N. Dineshkumar, six, posing for journalists in Ipoh Thursday. They were all abandoned by their parents.
Her guardian Babaji Indhu Adigalar said that besides Tharsini, his four other charges aged between five and 11 years were also facing the same problem.
"I have been trying to enrol them into primary schools since 2004 but the children were turned away because they do not have birth certificates," said the 60-year-old, adding that he had documents proving the children were born in Malaysia.
Speaking to reporters from their home in Buntong here yesterday, Babaji said he thought his problems were over when the ministry made the announcement.
"However, the children and I were again left disappointed when the schools that I approached refused to admit them as they claimed there had been no circular on the matter," he added.
Babaji, who sought the assistance of Perak MIC, said the five children had been abandoned by their parents.
"Because of that, I face difficulty in getting them birth certificates," he said, adding that attempts to get in touch with the children's next-of-kin had failed.
As a result, the children have only attended kindergarten.
They are currently being home-schooled, he said, adding that he did not know what to say when the children asked him they could not attend school like their friends.
On Feb 22, Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein announced in Putrajaya that the Cabinet had decided that children from estates or rural areas without birth certificates could be enrolled as long as they got a letter from the village headman or security and development committee members saying they were citizens.
All school heads have been directed to accept such pupils, he had added.
However, State MIC chairman Datuk G. Rajoo said a check with the Education Department on Monday confirmed that such a circular had not been issued.
"I urge the Ministry to do so fast as the children's future is at stake," he added.
The Arutperum Jothi Children's Welfare Home resident does not have a birth certificate.
And despite an Education Ministry announcement in February that children with no birth certificates can be enrolled into schools, no school will take her.
Caught in a bind: (From left) Tharsini, 10, N. Pandian, seven, S. Velan, 11, N. Roja, five and N. Dineshkumar, six, posing for journalists in Ipoh Thursday. They were all abandoned by their parents.
Her guardian Babaji Indhu Adigalar said that besides Tharsini, his four other charges aged between five and 11 years were also facing the same problem.
"I have been trying to enrol them into primary schools since 2004 but the children were turned away because they do not have birth certificates," said the 60-year-old, adding that he had documents proving the children were born in Malaysia.
Speaking to reporters from their home in Buntong here yesterday, Babaji said he thought his problems were over when the ministry made the announcement.
"However, the children and I were again left disappointed when the schools that I approached refused to admit them as they claimed there had been no circular on the matter," he added.
Babaji, who sought the assistance of Perak MIC, said the five children had been abandoned by their parents.
"Because of that, I face difficulty in getting them birth certificates," he said, adding that attempts to get in touch with the children's next-of-kin had failed.
As a result, the children have only attended kindergarten.
They are currently being home-schooled, he said, adding that he did not know what to say when the children asked him they could not attend school like their friends.
On Feb 22, Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein announced in Putrajaya that the Cabinet had decided that children from estates or rural areas without birth certificates could be enrolled as long as they got a letter from the village headman or security and development committee members saying they were citizens.
All school heads have been directed to accept such pupils, he had added.
However, State MIC chairman Datuk G. Rajoo said a check with the Education Department on Monday confirmed that such a circular had not been issued.
"I urge the Ministry to do so fast as the children's future is at stake," he added.
February 02, 2009
Majority wants Science, Maths taught in English
Although there have been objections from sections in the public on the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English, a recent poll conducted by the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research suggests that the majority are for it.
Of the 1,018 participants of the Fourth Quarter 2008 Peninsular Malaysia Voter Survey, 57% agreed that the subjects should be taught in English.
“This means people recognise the importance of the language in the education system,” said the centre’s programme director Ibrahim Suffian yesterday.
He, however, added that the results were just a “scratch of the surface” because authorities should explore other aspects of the policy like the challenges it may pose to students as well as ways to improve the quality of teaching in English.
The survey also revealed that the public had mixed reaction on whether they were pleased with Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s performance as Prime Minister, with 46% saying they were and another 46% expressing dissatisfaction.
Ibrahim said the results reflected the current political mode of society whereby the public recognised the Opposition as an alternative to the country’s leadership.
Some 41% of the respondents believed that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak would make a good prime minister when he assumed office, as opposed to 36% who disagreed.
“The numbers show that Najib enjoys more support from the Malays compared with the non-Malays.
“This indicates that the non-Malays are still uncertain about his capabilities and are waiting to see what he can do,” Ibrahim said.
The public was also split about the newly-formed Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, with 43% expressing confidence in the body to succeed in fighting corruption while another 45% were sceptical.
Of the 1,018 participants of the Fourth Quarter 2008 Peninsular Malaysia Voter Survey, 57% agreed that the subjects should be taught in English.
“This means people recognise the importance of the language in the education system,” said the centre’s programme director Ibrahim Suffian yesterday.
He, however, added that the results were just a “scratch of the surface” because authorities should explore other aspects of the policy like the challenges it may pose to students as well as ways to improve the quality of teaching in English.
The survey also revealed that the public had mixed reaction on whether they were pleased with Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s performance as Prime Minister, with 46% saying they were and another 46% expressing dissatisfaction.
Ibrahim said the results reflected the current political mode of society whereby the public recognised the Opposition as an alternative to the country’s leadership.
Some 41% of the respondents believed that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak would make a good prime minister when he assumed office, as opposed to 36% who disagreed.
“The numbers show that Najib enjoys more support from the Malays compared with the non-Malays.
“This indicates that the non-Malays are still uncertain about his capabilities and are waiting to see what he can do,” Ibrahim said.
The public was also split about the newly-formed Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, with 43% expressing confidence in the body to succeed in fighting corruption while another 45% were sceptical.
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