SOME 85,700 candidates will be sitting the second session of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2021 examination from April 5 to May 19, Senior Education Minister Dr Radzi Jidin said.

He said the candidates were those who had to undergo quarantine due to Covid-19, flood victims as well as special cases approved by the Examination Board.

“Insya-Allah, we are confident that this second session can also be carried out safely and in an orderly manner,” he told reporters after a thanksgiving ceremony at Sekolah Menengah Teknik Melaka in Bukit Piatu today.

He said a total of 23,885 teachers would be taking on the role of examiners to ensure that the marking process could be done well and the examination results could be released according to the set period.

“Although the examination is held in two sessions, the ministry, through the Examination Board, has decided that the examination results of over 400,000 candidates nationwide would be released simultaneously,” he said. – Bernama, March 29, 2022.