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MRSM 2017 intake will prioritise students in urban poor category

Published by SchoolAdvisor | Nov 29, 2016

The student intake at the Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) next year will see the priority given to children from families in the bottom 40% household income group (B40) in rural areas, according to Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.(Pic Source: The Malay Mail Online)He said this is in line with the original objective of the MRSM to provide comfortable and quality education for underprivileged children, especially those in the rural areas.Ismail Sabri said he has been overwhelmed with requests from high-income parents whose children excelled in their Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examinations and were willing to pay to have their children pursue their studies at MRSM.As such, he proposed for MARA (Majlis Amanah Rakyat) to consider setting up a paid MRSM school in the Klang Valley. However, he assured the fees will be considerably lower than private and international schools.Earlier this month, the MRSM announced the minimum requirement to enrol into Form One has been loosened with priority given to excellent students from rural and urban poor families, as well as from native groups in Sabah and Sarawak.See also: 3As and 3Bs Sufficient For Entry Into Residential SchoolsThe entry into the prestigious MRSM school is highly competitive and the ministry receives thousands of applications each year. The MARA Junior Science College is a group of boarding schools created by MARA, a Malaysian government agency. The institution provides learning facilities for bright students in local schools throughout Malaysia.It is a dream of most parents to send their children to these schools because of its outstanding SPM results every year.Students are primarily assessed through a system similar to the grading systems in universities and/or colleges: the grade point average (GPA) system. By the end of their final semester, they will be awarded a certificate of graduation for those who succeeded to pass with at least a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00 and above.

Here is the top 5 MRSM schools based on the 2015 SPM results.

1. MRSM Taiping, Perak

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2. MRSM Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Baru, Kelantan

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3.  MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba, Jasin, Malacca

4. MRSM Langkawi, Kedah

5. MRSM Tun Dr Ismail, Pontian, Johor

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