WHAT is SPM?

Known as Malaysian
Higher School Certificate Art Stream
and run by the Malaysian
Examination council Social Science
Pre-university
programme 18 months/
11/2 years
Science Stream

STUDY SYSTEM SOCIAL SCIENCES

& RELIGIOUS
SCIENCE &
MATHEMATICS
STUDIES
Year 1 Year 2
Registration End Term End Term End Term
for form 6 1 2 3
Year 3 ARTS & SPORTS GENERAL
May
KNOWLEDGE
Nov Jan May Nov

22
March March
SPM results
Start Term Start Term Start Term
STPM results
subjects are
1 2 3
offered to
students

4
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
minimum
subjects
STATUS/LEVEL
Equivalent to A-Level
Cambridge
School Based
Assessment:
20-40% of final score.
Centralized Exam: 60-80% of
5 maximum
subjects

the final score

COST AND FEES ASSESSMENT
Basic fees: RM120
Cost for every subject : RM90
Repeat paper: RM50 SPA8
GRADING
School candidates: None Degree SYSTEM
Diploma Grade Pointer

A 4.00 Full Pass

OPTION
SCHOOL UNIFORM A- 3.67

AFTER SPM B+ 3.33

90%
B 3.00

Academic Result
B- 2.67

C+ 2.33

10% Extracurricular
Activities
C

C-

D+
2.00

1.67

1.33
Partial
Pass

CRITERIA TO D 1.00

PURSUE STUDY F 0.00

Fail