PETALING JAYA: A Universiti Malaya student group has clarified that it had not intended to call for the abolition of the matriculation programme but had sought a merger of the programme with the STPM higher school certificate as the university entrance qualification.
The Universiti Malaya Association of New Youth (Umany) admitted that its use of the word abolish in a statement on Friday had led to confusion and rubbed certain quarters the wrong way.
We apologise over the confusion caused, it said in a statement today. What we meant to say is for the matriculation programme to be combined with the STPM examination, which is recognised globally.
Umany said its calls for an integrated examination system was not racial in nature. The proposal is to improve on the existing system to ensure it is more transparent and fair.
In its statement on Friday, Umany had called for matriculation to be replaced by the STPM (sixth form examination) as the sole standard for university admission. The…
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