KUALA LUMPUR: MCA Youth has received 173 appeals from Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia students whose applications for admission into the matriculation programme were rejected.
Ling said that the government should allow SPM students who scored 9As in all their subjects to be placed in the matriculation programme.“The Prime Minister announced that SPM students who scored at least 10As can appeal to enter matriculation or public university foundation programmes. “All of our children, when I say children, I mean Malay, Chinese, Indian, Dayak, Kadazan, and all without exception. If our children scored 10As and above or obtained excellent results, without any exception, they will get a place. This is an assurance from the government. As such, the issue of race should no longer arise,” Anwar had said.
Ong also claimed that the latest policy seemed to disregard the “merit points” awarded to students for participating in extracurricular activities, which are used to assess their eligibility for a spot in a matriculation college.