KUALA LUMPUR, April 28- The Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) will be fully abolished from this year, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin.
He also said that the Form Three Assessment Examination (PT3) will be cancelled for this year.
Radzi announced the matter during a special press conference here today.
Radzi said that through meetings with students, most of them saw UPSR as a component to enrol into boarding schools (SBP), but when PKSK was implemented last year for admission to SBP or special schools, only a quarter of all Year Six students last year sat for the examination.
“Hence, we see that if given the choice, not all students want to sit for special examinations to go to boarding schools,” he said, adding that students also face pressure to attend various classes after school hours.
UPSR was first introduced in 1988 with the basic purpose at that time, of 4M (Reading, Writing, Counting and Reasoning).
Regarding PT3, he explained that the main basis for considering cancelling the examination this year was, having taking into account the students’ time to prepare, especially face-to-face schooling following the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this regard, he said that the assessment method for the examination this year was the same as last year, through PBS, which also included the components of Classroom Assessment (PBD), Physical Activity, Sports and Co-curriculum Assessment (PAJSK) and Psychometric Assessment (PPsi).
“PT3 will be cancelled this year but the assessment remains in the national assessment system; this is different from the UPSR, which is fully abolished from 2021,” he said.
— BERNAMA
