Almost all flood-affected candidates sat for SPM oral test, says Fadhlina

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A total of 99% of candidates affected by floods have successfully sat for the SPM oral test as scheduled, according to Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/577d3jbt  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I would like to emphasize that when questions are raised,

00:06I am glad to hear that the members of parliament agree that the SPM does not need to be delayed.

00:13That is the first point.

00:15Secondly, I would like to emphasize that when we make decisions

00:22regarding the continuation of the SPM,

00:26it is a joint decision.

00:28It is a joint process.

00:30The risk assessment is also joint.

00:33So, what we decide,

00:35based on Washa Wirhumphil Amri,

00:37and we have also discussed and seen what the risks are,

00:43then we continue to take into account

00:45that what is affected is only 1%

00:49of the total number of SPM candidates who are taking the SPM test.

00:56That is the second point.

00:57The third point is related to the question

01:00why today we are able to know

01:02that they can take the test on other days.

01:07I would like to clarify,

01:09when the OPS Payung is activated,

01:13what do we expect?

01:14Safety and well-being.

01:16Therefore, I would like to express my gratitude

01:20to MP Rantau Panjang,

01:22MP Rantau Panjang,

01:23MP Tumpad,

01:25MP Pasir Mas,

01:26who I know have worked together with the agency

01:29to save all our students.

01:32Likewise, yesterday I was in Kelantan

01:34for a day

01:35with the Kelantan Education Exco

01:37to investigate, monitor,

01:39and ensure all the related matters

01:43and our decision to conduct the SPM

01:46went smoothly.

01:48So the first phase is completed.

01:51Entering the second phase,

01:52which is concerned by many of you,

01:55is related to the psychological,

01:57psychosocial,

01:58and mental preparation of these children.

02:00I would like to emphasize,

02:01yesterday was the second phase,

02:03preparing their emotional release

02:06to face the examination.

02:08Alhamdulillah,

02:09Alhamdulillah,

02:10all the preparation related to emotional release

02:13went very well.

02:14Our children are very strong

02:16and made the necessary preparation

02:19to face the examination.

02:21They have been prepared from the beginning of the year

02:24with mental preparation,

02:25resilience,

02:26and most of it has been prepared by their teachers

02:29to face all situations.

02:32To that end,

02:34I would like to emphasize that

02:35during the process of saving them,

02:38we have already expected,

02:41observed,

02:42and made sure

02:44that if there are any of our candidates

02:46who were rejected from the test

02:49that will be held yesterday.

02:51So there is only one school,

02:54SMK Rantau Panjang,

02:56that we encourage these children

02:58to make the choice

03:00of examination today or tomorrow.

03:03So there is no question

03:05that they cannot attend the examination.

03:07To answer the question from the parliament member,

03:10I don't remember where Kuala Kerau was,

03:12who asked Kuala Kerau,

03:13who asked about the impact

03:15after we made this move,

03:19I would like to emphasize

03:20that today we received a report

03:22that the attendance of our children

03:24to all the examinations

03:26from yesterday to today,

03:27especially those affected by floods,

03:29was 99%.

03:31This shows that the process of saving them was successful,

03:35the process of releasing the emotions was successful,

03:38because those who did not achieve

03:40this 100%

03:42will take the examination

03:45either tomorrow or the day after

03:47until the end of the five days of the month.

03:49So we have arranged

03:50and this attendance

03:51that we want to ensure

03:53that they can answer

03:55and also attend the examination safely.

03:58Overall,

04:00the attendance of our children

04:03as of the first day

04:04was 99%.

04:06So where are the children who are not present,

04:09we will arrange

04:11to ensure that they can come

04:13the day after tomorrow

04:14until the end of the day

04:16to ensure that no one is affected

04:18in the examinations,

04:20especially those related to the SPS examinations.

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