PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — The national Cumulative Grade Points Average (CGPA) for the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) 2015 examination rose to 2.65 from 2.62 in 2014, it was revealed here today.

Malaysian Examinations Council chairman Prof Datuk Seri Dr Mohamed Mustafa Ishak said the number of candidates who achieved a CGPA of 4.00 in the examination dropped 0.11 per cent to 0.80 per cent or 335 candidates compared to 0.91 per cent (390 candidates) in the 2014 examination.

The percentage of candidates who achieved a CGPA of 3.50 and above rose to 11.22 per cent or 4,711 candidates compared to 10 per cent or 4,285 candidates in the 2014 examination, he said when announcing the 2015 STPM results here.

He said the percentage of candidates who received a CGPA of 3.0 and higher, CGPA of 2.50 and higher and CGPA of 2.00 and higher and full passes in five or four subjects also showed an increase in the 2015 STPM examination.

“Such results provide a better chance for the students to apply to enter local and foreign universities because more achieved a good CGPA, namely, 2.50 and higher compared to the 2014 examination,” he said.

He said the percentage increase in passes of 1.91 per cent in five and four subjects also showed that the achievement of Form Six students in government schools was improving as a result of the Form Six transformation programme of the Education Ministry.

He said the overall percentage of full pass achievement of the candidates in one to five subjects was found to have dropped slightly, namely, from 97.81 per cent or 41,915 candidates to 97.64 per cent or 40,995 candidates at STPM 2015, a drop of 0.17 per cent which could be regarded as negligible.

“The drop is due to a decline in the achievement of candidates who took one to three subjects, the candidates being mostly private and individual candidates,” he said. — Bernama