Getting as many students as possible to enjoy free education
SARAWAK will ensure students of second and third-year at state-owned higher learning institutions (IPTs) will be included in the state’s free education policy which is expected to be implemented in 2026. Education, Innovation and Talent Development Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee said the government would be able to estimate the number of students in […]
Slight improvement in Sarawak students obtaining CGPA 4.00 perfect score
SIBU: Sarawak recorded a slight improvement in last year’s Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) exam with 147 candidates getting the perfect score of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.00. State Education director Datuk Dr Azhar Ahmad said this was an increase of 1.02 per cent when compared to only 95 (1.69 per cent) candidates […]
Better SPM results this year
KUCHING: A total of 684 (2.08 per cent) out of 32810 candidates in Sarawak scored straight As in all subjects for their 2022 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) public examination. State education director Datuk Dr Azhar Ahmad said the results showed an improvement compared to last year’s result. “This shows an increase of 0.28 per cent […]
Juma’ani gives bubur pedas, donations to Sarawakians in KL
KUCHING: A total of 500 packets of bubur pedas were distributed at the Yayasan Sarawak office in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, here today. Present to distribute the porridge to Sarawak students from GENIUS@Pintar College, higher education institutions, Persatuan Mualaf Johor (Sarawak), and others was the Premier’s wife Puan Sri Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tuanku Bujang. At […]
108 Sarawakian students receive sponsorships from PETRONAS
KUCHING: PETRONAS has recently awarded sponsorships to 108 outstanding Sarawakians who had scored excellent results in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysian (SPM) 2021 examinations. They are among 600 successful candidates from over 9,000 applicants across Malaysia, to pursue tertiary education on PETRONAS Education Sponsorship Programme (PESP) at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) as well as in other […]
Incentive for Sarawak students to settle PTPTN debts
A promise is a promise and true to its word, the state government in helping Anak Sarawak to reduce their loan burden introduced a new initiative by allocating RM30 million in the 2020 Budget. In ensuring that the new initiative, Insentif Kerajaan Sarawak Langsai Hutang PTPTN Anak Sarawak can be utilised optimally, the government appointed […]
Being able to return a Gawai gift for native students
KUALA LUMPUR: The last group of 35 Sarawak matriculation students in Malaya returned to Sarawak on the second day of Hari Raya today (May 14). They comprised 14 matriculation students from Selangor, Negeri Sembilan (12), Melaka (three), Perak (three), Johor (two) and Penang (one). They boarded flight MH2742 from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to […]
