KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 93 students from the Orang Asli community obtained excellent results in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination, which were announced on Thursday, with two of them scoring 9As.
Deputy Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad said the two Orang Asli students who scored 9As were from Pahang. They are Juniza Ellyana Teo Sea Huang from SMK Rompin and Rozainizam Azizian from MRSM Muadzam Shah.
Apart from that, eight other Orang Asli students obtained 8As, 10 students (7As), eight students (6As), 31 (5As) while 34 others clinched 4As.
He added that the SPM 2020 was held in the new norm with the country battling the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The pandemic affected the students’ preparation for the SPM examination in 2020. However, we are very proud of the excellent achievements shown by these students,” he said in a statement today.
He added that the success of the students is the result of the hard work of all parties, including parents, teachers and the Orang Asli Development Deparment (Jakoa), which worked together in providing various types of assistance and educational programmes to motivate Orang Asli students to compete with their peers.
The Rural Development Ministry has also provided educational assistance for Orang Asli students, including pocket money, transportation and clothing, to motivate them to change their future via education, he said.
“The Rural Development Ministry would like to thank the Education Ministry for the close cooperation in determining the direction of Orang Asli education in the country,” he said. – Bernama, June 12, 2021
