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Another exceptional result for PT3 examination

Published by SchoolAdvisor | Dec 19, 2016
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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today congratulated students who obtained excellent results in the 2016 Form Three Assessment (PT3) examination.Image result for najib congratulate PT3 exam 2016 results(Image via: News Straits Times) "Congratulation #PT32016 students who scored excellent results today, thank you teachers and parents who educate (them). Continue the effort to stay excellent," said Najib in his latest jotting on Twitter.A total of 432,514 candidates across the country sat for the examination from Oct 10 to 13.Introduced in 2011, the PT3 written test is a replacement of the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) at the lower secondary level, and covers 12 subjects, including Maths, Science, Integrated Living Skills, Islamic Studies, and languages comprising Bahasa Malaysia, English, Mandarin, Tamil, Kadazandusun, Iban and Punjabi. This is the third year of the PT3 exams, which was instituted by then-Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.However, unlike previous years, there was no official announcement of the details of the results, such as the percentage of students who obtained excellent results, a comparison of the states, a comparison between urban and rural schools as well as a comparison of the best schools.A. Tamilchelvy and D. Aruna, both students of SMK (P) St George were extremely pleased with their exam results. Tamilchelvy, who scored 5As and 2Bs, feared she would do badly.There was a general air of jubilant celebration at the high-performing school, as students, together with their parents, arrived to collect the PT3 assessment examination results.Image result for PM ucap tahniah pelajar PT3(Image via: Sinar Harian)