KOTA KINABALU – In-person classes resumed smoothly for some five thousand students at 24 secondary schools in Kota Kinabalu.
Kota Kinabalu police chief Habibi Majinji said when met at the Sabah College secondary school that police officers had been deployed to ensure all 5,455 students adhered to the standard operating procedures throughout their lessons.
“Everything is running smoothly so far,” he said.
Candidates sitting for the 2020 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Vokasional Malaysia, Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia, Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia, Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia, and Diploma Vokasional, as well as other international level exams endorsed by the Education Ministry resumed in-person classes today.
They are expected to sit for the exams beginning next month after the exams were postponed due to the spike in Covid-19 cases nationwide.
Sabah was worst affected by the pandemic, largely due to the state election held on September 26 last year.
A quick check by The Vibes team at the Sabah College school saw that the number of students had been halved in every classroom, with the other half instructed to revise at home via online learning.
Teachers and school guards were also stationed at the entrance for temperature checks while students were sat a metre apart, ensuring physical distancing.
Meanwhile, Sabah Education director Datuk Mistrine Radin said the attendance of Form 5 and Form 6 students in the state stood at 97.15% out of a total of 51,924.
A total of 30,503 students will be sitting for their SPM examinations while 17,791 will be sitting for their STPM exams in Sabah.
Mistrine said no schools had been closed due to the flooding and no students had been infected with the Covid-19 virus so far.
“Hostel students have received free screening from the state’s Health Department,” she said. – The Vibes, January 20, 2021
