Malaysian Higher School Certificate

STPM is also widely considered one of the hardest pre-university examinations in the world.

Besides that, examination results are monitored by a representative from Cambridge Assessment to maintain standards and quality.

The Ministry of Education selects secondary schools it considers capable of providing Form Six classes.

The main annual activity of these councils is the initiation of new sixth formers during the orientation.

To be qualified for Malaysian public university admissions, candidates must take General Studies (Pengajian Am) and at least three other subjects.

[3] The CGPA for the overall results is calculated by taking the average of GPA of four best performed subjects, including General Studies.

[3] Admissions to Malaysian public universities require CGPA of at least 2.00 and above, with principal passes in three subjects including General Studies.

[4] On the other hand, local private universities accept students with only two principal passes without considering the requirement of CGPA.