SPM 2009 timetable not fixed yet

SPM timetable not fixed yet, says Alimuddin
By KAREN CHAPMAN

PUTRAJAYA: The timetable for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination has not been finalised, Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said.

He said the Malaysian Examinations Syn­dicate (MES) was studying the various complaints brought up by all parties.

“This includes recent complaints by several Form Five students that they were unable to register for certain subjects in the SPM exam due to a clash in the timetable,” he said.

Alimuddin said a tentative timetable was given to state education departments, district education offices and schools so that the dates could be looked at.

This would enable the MES to have more time to modify the timetable if there was a need, he said.

He said that any problems with the timetable should be brought up to the MES as it would need to be finalised by the end of this month.

The SPM exam will be held from Nov 19 to Dec 16.

MES policy management and development sector head Dr Jamil Adimin said all students taking the SPM must take six core subjects – Bahasa Melayu, English, Islamic Education or Moral Studies, History, Mathematics and Science.

“Students can choose the subjects they take in the exam as long as they also take the six core ones and ensure that there is no clash in the timetable,” he said.

There are no fees for students who take up to 12 subjects inclusive of the six core subjects, he said.

Dr Jamil added that they would be charged a fee if they opted to sit for more than 12 subjects.

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