The Education Ministry has never allowed any private higher education institution (IPTS) to offer long-term courses to Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school leavers by using their SPM trial examination results for entry into the course programmes.
Second Education Minister Idris Jusoh said today the SPM trial exam results could only be used for short-term courses like in music and English Language.
He was responding to reported complaints from parents on the ministry’s action of disallowing the use of SPM trial exam results for students to join the pre-university and matriculation programmes at the IPTS from 2015.
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