Education in our own hands

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg established the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research (MESTR) on May 7, 2017 — just five months after he took office as chief minister. With the move, the ministry led by Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong, started taking matters into its own hands instead of leaving […]

Schools achieve better results

MIRI: The results of Form Three Assessment (PT3) were revealed nationwide yesterday. Like many other schools, Sekolah Menengah Kerajaan (SMK) Riam and SMK Merbau have achieved impressive results compared to the previous years. Both schools saw an improvement in the school’s average grade (GPS) with SMK Merbau scoring 3.99 and SMK Riam (3.64). SMK Merbau’s […]

How they became high achievers

KUCHING: Spending extra hours studying paid off for SMK St Teresa student Reshyini Nisha Kanan who scored straight A’s in her Form 3 assessment test (Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 or PT3). Reshyini, 15, admitted that she had to discipline herself to follow the timetable that she herself set. “I regularly do my revision for about one […]

Tuition helped, says top achiever

SMK Semerah Padi takes pride in sole straight A’s student KUCHING: Ranjit Vimala Murugaiah was extremely overjoyed when he was told he scored straight As for the PT3.  He was not confident in achieving all As as he had moved from St. Joseph Private School (SJPS) where he took most subjects in the English Language […]