The Star: SPM exams to be rescheduled for candidates who could not attend due to floods

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PETALING JAYA: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2022 examination will be rescheduled for candidates who could not sit for the exams due to floods, says the Education Ministry.

In a statement on Thursday (March 2), the ministry said a total of 431 candidates were left stranded due to floods and could not sit for the exams at the designated examination centres or nearby centres.

"The ministry, through the Examinations Council, is trying to gather information on all the affected candidates and the SPM 2022 exams will be rescheduled for these candidates," it said.

The ministry said 17 examination centres in Johor, Pahang and Sarawak were affected by the heavy downpour on March 1.

"Of the total, roads leading into seven exam centres have been cut off (due to the floods) and not accessible to any vehicles," it said.

Johor and Pahang were the worst hit with 195 candidates being affected.

However, these candidates have been transferred to nearby examination centres with the help of government agencies.

The ministry advised candidates to immediately inform their schools or state education departments if they were unable to attend the exams.

Candidates could also contact the examinations council and state education department’s operations room nationwide.

"The exam will be rescheduled for these candidates upon confirmation from the state education director," it added.

Noting that the weather conditions have disrupted the course of the examination, the ministry said it has taken the necessary preparatory measures in line with standard operating procedure to ensure that the exams went on well.

A total of 403,637 candidates were undergoing the SPM exams which started on Feb 20 and was slated to end on March 15.

This involved 3,355 examination centres nationwide.

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