Last week’s tag : #stpm

The Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) examination is notorious for being tough to ace, and with so many other pre-university options available to today’s school leaver, few choose to take on Form Six.

Last week’s cover story was all about the STPM – we spoke to several youths who have just completed their Form Six, and a few who are sitting for the exam at the end of this year.

We brought the topic to our weekly ragechat session, and asked our followers why they think many shy away from the exam and whether they’ve attempted it themselves or know anyone who has (and why).

@JeanetteChew: from what I heard, stpm is super duper hard. :/
@rujunxrawks: Harder! & the fact that my school made Arts student take Chinese too. Super duper crazy hard! O:
@mienalieas: at my place, thse who planning to cntnue stdy in #stpm, thy alrdy go fr tuition in jan even the class start in mrch.
@eyerizzz: I lasted a total of three days in Form Six before fleeing to UPM. Classmates were studying. On the FIRST DAY.
@Nashman: i cut my loses in lower six and went for foundation instead, couldn’t study in a high school environment any longer!
@rujunxrawks: It saves money, saves money AND saves money! (:
@leeynesh_argent: Some said its easy while others said its difficult because they didn’t had a strong base in F4 & F5.
@ruxyn: mostly because it’s the cheapest alternative ever. and because it’s difficult, perhaps a challenge..
@quanyen: an experience/chance for character building.learn to persevere,self-discovery etc.
@yayshaf: I think the main reason has got to be abt money. Not everyone can afford college..
@thetempremental: Some unis abroad require both #stpm and SPM for enrollment. Or foundation courses are a tad bit expensive.
@Laineesays: Singapore thinks highly of students who sat for stpm & passed w/ flying colors. The standard is unbeatable compared to A lvl.
@BabyRielz: because education is very costly.
@Ijati_Ahsan: Affordable, for poorer families
@mienalieas: higher value compare to a level or matrixs
@ruxyn: dont wanna leave school? :/ some just love high school environment. this also could be because they are unwilling to change XD