PUTRAJAYA, Nov 5 — The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examinations in flood-affected Penang and Kedah will proceed according to schedule tomorrow.

Deputy Education Minister Datuk P Kamalanathan, in a short messaging service to Bernama, he said, 23,114 candidates would sit for the examinations at 159 centres in Penang.

In Kedah, he said, it would involve 34,672 candidates at 261 examination centres.

He said the ministry was closely monitoring the flood situation in both states and so far, the disaster had not affected preparations for the examinations.

Kamalanathan said he was also in constant touch with the state education directors in Penang and Kedah to obtain the latest information on the floods.

"In Penang, only two examination centres are affected by the floods, namely Sekolah Menengah Mak Mandin, where its 100 examination candidates will be moved to Sekolah Menengah Seberang Perai, while the 400 candidates at Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Jit Sin, which is affected by the flood, will remain at the school with three police trucks on standby in the area to provide transportation for the candidates to get to the school,” he said.

The SPM examination, which ends on Dec 4, will be held at 3,363 centres nationwide and involve 443,883 candidates.

Meanwhile, a total of 45,303 candidates are sitting for the Term 3 STPM 2017 at 683 examination centres beginning tomorrow, while 50,011 candidates will sit for the Term 1 STPM 2018, scheduled from Nov 15 to 21, at 670 examination centres. — Bernama