SPM top-scorers denied matriculation entry can submit appeal, says Bukit Assek rep

SIBU (July 11): Students who obtained at least 10As in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) but failed to be accepted into any matriculation programmes can submit their appeal application to the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bukit Assek Service Centre by July 14.

Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng said the appeal is open to all outstanding SPM students in Sibu who were not offered places in matriculation in the recently published intake.

He said they would forward the appeals to the party’s headquarters in Kuching, which would then be sent to the federal government or other relevant ministries.

“I have only received one case thus far, in which the student in question obtained excellent results yet failed to get a place in the matriculation programmes.

“Students who wish to submit an appeal are required to send their name, MyKad number, school name, telephone number and a copy of their SPM examination results,” he told a press conference here yesterday.

Chieng also said the Bukit Assek Service Centre will continue to provide financial assistance to students pursuing their studies at both public higher education institutions (IPTA) and private higher learning institutions (IPTS).

He said the one-off assistance of RM1,000 is meant to ease the burden of parents who have to spend so much for their children studying at IPTA or IPTS.

“The assistance is only offered to students from B40 (low-income) families in the Bukit Assek constituency who have just entered higher learning institutions,” he said, adding the application for the assistance is still open.

To apply, applicants must submit a copy of their examination slip, MyKad, letter of offer to IPTA/IPTS, and bank account details, along with their parents’ MyKad and salary slips.