Ministry of Education Answers Your Questions Regarding SPM
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February 11, 2021
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With public examinations being postponed several times due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has taken the initiative to answer some questions regarding these high stake examinations in order to make clear certain issues to the public. The Q&A was issued as seen on the MOE’s social media sites- Facebook and Instagram, on 9th of February.
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Below are some relevant questions and answers for the candidates involved:
Q: Will the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Vokasional Malaysia (SVM), Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) and Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) examinations for the 2020 candidates take place?
A: Yes, the examinations will be held according to the schedule set.
Q: Will the examination candidates need to obtain permission letter from the police authority to cross districts or states in order to be present at the examination centres?
No. Candidates are only required to present documents that confirm them as a public examination candidate, such as the examination registration statement (pernyataan pendaftaran peperiksaan) or the candidate entry registration report (laporan pendaftaran kemasukan calon), if requested by the police authority.
Q: Will the examination officers need to obtain permission letter from the police authority to cross districts or states to be on duty at the examination centres?
A: No. They only need to present documents that confirm them as examination officers which are issued by the State Education Department, Board of Examination, or the Malaysian Examination Council, if requested by the police authority.
Q: Will the examination candidates and officers have to wear face masks in school and throughout the examination period?
A: Yes.
Q: Will the school and private candidates have to declare their health status before entering the examination centre?
A: Yes. The school and private candidates have to declare their health status every day through one of the two methods below:
(i) Candidates may obtain the COVID-19 screening declaration form which will be prepared by the school/State Education Department’s Assessment and Examination Sector. Completed forms must be submitted to the Chief Examination Officer; or
(ii) Candidates may download the Covid-19 screening declaration form from the Board of Examination official portal (lp.moe.gov.my) or the Malaysian Examinations Council’s portal (mpm.edu.my). Completed forms must be submitted to the chief examination officer.
Q: What is the purpose of filling up the COVID-19 screening declaration form on each examination day?
A: The purpose of filling up the COVID-19 screening declaration form is to ensure that candidates’ information on their health status is accurate, to assist examination officers in managing the candidates according to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and in making sure that examinations are conducted smoothly.
Q: Will candidates with a temperature of 37.5°C who are present at the examination centres allowed to sit for the exam?
A: No.
Q: What actions should a candidate with COVID-19 symptoms take before going to the examination centre?
A: (i) For school candidates, they, or their parents, or their guardians are required to inform the school. While for private candidates, they, or their parents, or their guardians are required to inform their respective state education department’s assessment and examination sector at which they registered.
(ii) Candidates must receive treatment from a clinic/ hospital and get a letter/document confirming their level of health.
(iii) If candidates are confirmed to be COVID-19 symptom-free and are able to sit for their examinations, they are allowed to do so at the examination centres.
(iv) After receiving treatment from a clinic/hospital, and the candidates arrive at the examination centre no more than 30 minutes after the examination has started, candidates will be allowed to sit for the exam on the same day and will be given replacement time to answer the questions.
(v) If candidates arrive more than 30 minutes after the examination has started after receiving treatment at a clinic/hospital, they will not be allowed to sit for the exam on the same day but are allowed to sit for a rescheduled examination.
(vi) Candidates with confirmed COVID-19 symptoms have to submit letters/documents confirming their health status/quarantine instructions to their school authorities in order to process their appeal to sit for a rescheduled examination.
Q: Why are the letters/documents confirming their health status/quarantine instructions necessary?
A: These are required by the Board of Examination or the Malaysian Examination Council as supporting documents when considering whether or not to allow a candidate to sit for a rescheduled examination.
Q: What should be done if a candidate is instructed to quarantine himself/herself before going to the examination centre?
A: (i) School candidate
The candidate, or parents, or guardians should contact the school. Candidates are also required to stay at home, in their hostels or quarantine centres.
(ii) Private candidate
The candidate, or parents, or guardians should contact their respective state education department’s assessment and examination sector at which they registered. Candidates are also required to stay at home, in their hostels or quarantine centres.
Q: What should be done if a candidate is a confirmed COVID-19 patient by the district health office or a candidate is instructed to quarantine, and therefore unable to sit for the examination?
A: (i) School candidate
The candidate, or parents, or guardians should contact the school to submit information regarding their quarantine with other relevant documents.
(ii) Private candidate
The candidate, or parents, or guardians should contact their respective state education department’s assessment and examination sector at which they registered to submit information regarding their quarantine with other relevant documents.
Q: Can a candidate who is declared COVID-19 positive or a candidate who is instructed to quarantine sit for the examinations?
A: No.
Q: When can a candidate who is declared as COVID-19 positive or a candidate who is instructed to quarantine sit for the examinations?
A: Candidates are only allowed to sit for the remainder of the examination papers that are ongoing after their quarantine or treatment period and they are confirmed to be healthy.
Q: What about the examination papers that they did not sit for during their quarantine or treatment period?
A: Candidates will be allowed to sit for the rescheduled examinations.
Q: What should schools do if they are informed by parents or guardians that their child, who was at the examination centre, has been identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 positive patient?
A: Examination officers must separate the candidate in a special room to continue their examination. The schools must inform the District Health Office for further action.
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