GEORGE TOWN: Form Five students have been urged not to stop their progress after Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) as there are so many attractive courses they can pursue for their tertiary education.
Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying said the courses included vocational to matriculation, and this could inadvertently lead to jobs with better salaries.
A recent poll on 1,000 SPM students found that 49% of them are not interested in furthering their studies. From the poll, 21% said education does not guarantee a better job while 20% said they can still get paid as much as those who continue with their studies, while 6% said they cannot handle exam stress.
A total of 407,097 candidates sat for the written papers from March 2 to March 29 nationwide, it was reported last year.
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