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KUALA LUMPUR: UPSR candidates are now required to resit their Mathematics and Tamil language papers on Oct 9 as these papers are found to have been leaked, the Education Ministry said yesterday.

Education director-general Datuk Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof said the Malaysian Examination Syndicate (MES) had confirmed that the papers were leaked on Sept 21.

“The resit is to ensure that the integrity and credibility of the UPSR exam and results are maintained,” he said.

The ministry’s announcement comes after Kuala Lumpur police confirmed on Sunday that MES officers had lodged reports about the leak of the Mathematics and Tamil papers.

More than 470,000 pupils sat for the Year 6 examinations.

Following an outcry last week over leaks in the English and Science papers, the MES announced that pupils will have to resit these papers on Sept 30.

The police are in the midst of wrapping up investigations into the leaks in the Science and English papers. Kuala Lumpur CID chief SAC Gan Kong Meng said the investigation papers are expected to be handed over to the Attorney-General’s Chambers next week.

Fourteen people were arrested in connection with the leaked Science and English test papers in Kuala Lumpur, Perak, Kedah and Negeri Sembilan from last week. All have since been released on police bail. — The Malaysian Insider


This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on September 23, 2014.

 

 

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