With SPM result out, more that 25 students in Penang scored straight A. They were from 16 schools across the state.
In the Penang Chinese Girls High School, the students were celebrating after getting their results slips. Four students shared their joy and success secrets when met at their respective schools on the island.
At SMK (P) St George, straight A+ students Amery Seow and Krystin Keh were bursting with joy when their results were announced. Both scored 10A+. Amery, 18, could not stop smiling when she told StarMetro about her plans to further her studies.
“I want to study in Malaysia as I love my country very much,” she said.
That's our boy: Muhammad Sajid receiving a peck on the cheek from his parents, Faridah and Waheed Rahman. When asked about her study secrets, Amery said she never gave up fighting.
“I always persevere to the end and give my full attention in class,” she said, adding that two months before the examination, she stopped watching television. Citing Chemistry and Additional Mathematics as her passion, Amery said she could not wait to go to classes every day to learn more about these subjects.
Krystin said she did not believe in last minute studying. “I‘m not sure about what I’ll be doing next or what career to pursue but I’ll probably enrol in a private college,” she said. Her mother, who only wanted to be know Tan, described her daughter’s success as “really unexpected.”
Proud day: Straight A student Goh Chow Ching from SMK Tengku Mahmud, Jertih in Terengganu about to receive a congratulatory kiss from her parents Lau Kim Lan (left), 47, and Goh Eng Min, 52, after receiving her result slip. “We will let her decide what she wants to do with her future,” she said.
SMK(P) St George principal Shariffah Afifah Syed Abbas said 41 students got straight As (a combination of A+, A and A-). “Our results in Bahasa Melayu has improved and overall I am pleased though there is definitely room for improvement. What’s important is for us to have students who are all-rounders,” she said.
Penang Chinese Girls High School (PCGHS) student Ang Yee Theng, 17, said she had hoped for straight A+ but the results still came as a surprise. “In my trial examinations, I missed out on Bahasa Melayu and English so I had hoped that when the actual examinations came around, I would do better,” she said.
Creditable achievement: Partially blind S. Narayana Samy using a magnifying glass to look at his result slip. He scored 5As and 3Bs. The aspiring doctor said History was the toughest of the 10 subjects as it required a lot of memorising and it wasn’t her favourite subject. “I love Biology. My plan is to apply for a Public Service Department (JPA) scholarship to study medicine,” she said, adding good time management and doing lots of (workbook) exercises were the secret to her success. “Practice makes perfect. I have at least four reference books for every subject,” she said. Her mother Tan Wei Pheng, 45, said her eldest daughter had always been a consistent student.
Pure delight: SMK Tarcisian Convent Ipoh students jumping for joy after obtaining their SPM results in Ipoh. “We don’t have to push her as she knows what to do.
“I am so happy. We will celebrate with a dinner this weekend,” she said.
For top scorer Muhammad Sajid Nabiel, consistency and a balanced diet are the keys to success.
The 18-year-old scored A+ in all the 10 subjects he took.
“There is no secret recipe as success comes from hard work and consistency,” he said.
“I thank God, my parents and teachers for helping me achieve this,” the SMK Penang Free student added. He said that he learned through understanding instead of memorising.
“That is actually the significance of the SPM examination. We must try to understand the subjects instead of simply memorising them,” said the JPA scholarship hopeful. His mother, Faridah Abdul Wahab, who is also a teacher at the school, said parents must try to fulfil their children’s needs.
“Sometimes when I notice he is over stressed with his studies, we will take him for a vacation to help him de-stress,” she said.
Muhammad Sajid was among 26 students from SMK Penang Free who scored 10As in last year’s examination. School principal Ramli Din said he was satisfied as there was an increase in the quality of the results.
“We are aiming to do better next year as we are targeting to have C as a minimum grade for the entire school,” he said.
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