KUALA LUMPUR – The Education Ministry (MoE) yesterday denied that a SPM grading scale chart that has gone viral on social media was from the ministry’s examinations syndicate.
The MoE in a statement said the SPM grading scale chart gives the impression that it is the actual grading scale for the SPM 2020 examination, which could confuse the public, particularly candidates and their parents.
“It must be emphasised that the SPM grading scale chart that has gone viral is not from the Malaysian Examinations Syndicate under the MoE.
“The Examinations Syndicate has lodged a police report at 10.31pm today (yesterday) and has also reported the matter to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC),” it said.
“The claim has also tarnished the image and credibility of the Examinations Syndicate as the national assessment body and also threatened public order.”
The MoE’s statement is in reference to a Facebook post under the name MamaMia Mia on the SPM grading scale chart, with the caption “Patut aku pelik budak2 sekarang berderet A”, loosely translated as “No wonder I find it strange kids are scoring straight As these days”.
It also came with the hashtag #bilasekolahdipolitikkan (#whenschoolsarepoliticised).
The chart shows lowered scale marks, including for Additional Math, in which students obtained A- despite scoring only 50 marks, while for English and Bahasa Melayu, students were said to have secured A- with 66 marks. – Bernama, June 12, 2021
