THE 2022 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination will be held from January 30-March 15, including the practical science tests, speaking and listening tests as well as written tests.

The Education Ministry said in a statement today that 403,637 candidates will be sitting the written tests from February 20-March 15.

The practical science tests for Physics will be held on January 30 involving 93,490 candidates; Biology on January 31 involving 74,642 candidates; Chemistry on February 2 involving 94,672 candidates; and Additional Science also on February 2 involving 1,675 candidates.

The Bahasa Melayu speaking tests will be held from February 7-9 involving 397,854 candidates while the English speaking tests, from February 13-15, will involve 397,057 candidates.

The listening tests for both Bahasa Melayu (397,854 candidates) and English (397,057) will be on February 16.

The ministry said 131,318 invigilators have been appointed to ensure the smooth running of the examination.

“A total of 3,355 examination centres have been prepared nationwide,” it said.

The examination timetable can be downloaded from the Examination Board website.

“All candidates are reminded to refer to the examination timetable to obtain information on the date, time, code and examination papers as well as instructions that must be adhered to during the examination,” it said.

The ministry also reminded candidates to bring along their identification documents and examination registration statement to the examination centres. – Bernama, January 20, 2023.