THE Malaysian Ministry of Education (MoE) is investigating claims that papers for this year’s Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations have been leaked and offered for sale, even as the exams commenced smoothly across the country on Tuesday.
Education Director General Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad said on Tuesday while no formal reports have been filed, the ministry is aware of circulating allegations on social media.
“That is under the action of the Examination Board and I am confident they have procedures in place,” he said after reviewing preparations at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Putrajaya Presint 11(1).
The allegations surfaced alongside screenshots showing offers of purportedly leaked SPM papers for as low as RM499 per subject, with sellers allegedly guaranteeing an A grade or offering a refund.
Dr Azam, however, reassured that the SPM examination papers remain under strict control. “For now, we believe our SPM questions are still well controlled,” he said.
SPM 2025 examinations proceeded without disruption nationwide, including in flood-affected areas.
Dr Azam reported that all 16 state education directors confirmed their schools were ready to administer the exams.
Only 259 candidates were affected by flooding, and proactive measures were taken to ensure their participation, including relocating students to hostels and deploying government agencies to facilitate travel to exam centres.
“259 candidates affected have already been identified. We acted early, relocating some to hostels and using other government agencies to bring those whose travel was interrupted to exam centres. This was coordinated from yesterday,” he explained.
Through Operations Payung, the ministry coordinated with enforcement and disaster management agencies, including NADMA, Civil Defence, the Fire Department, and the Police, to ensure smooth administration of the exams and support for affected candidates.
“The Ministry held meetings under Ops Payung with other government agencies to streamline assistance for candidates and exam supervisors affected by floods. Similarly, the Examination Board and District Education Offices coordinated support at the local level,” Dr Azam added.
A total of 413,372 candidates are sitting for the examinations, including 358,817 candidates, or 87 per cent, from government, government-assisted, and religious government-assisted schools.
Others include 8,051 candidates (1.9 per cent) from schools under government agencies such as MARA Junior Science Colleges, Royal Military Colleges, and military apprentice schools.
Additional categories include 6,676 candidates from State Religious Secondary Schools, 13,836 from registered private schools, 23,741 private candidates, and 2,251 students from People’s Religious Secondary Schools.
SPM 2025 began with Bahasa Melayu Paper 1 at 8.15 a.m., followed by Visual Arts Theory Paper 1 at 11.45 a.m., and Bahasa Melayu Paper 2 at 2.30 p.m.
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek extended her best wishes to candidates on Facebook last night, saying, “All the best. May success be yours.”
The examinations are scheduled to conclude on 23 December. - November 25, 2025
