In thanking Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also the education minister for not doing away with the UPSR from the school’s examination calendar, he said the decision came as a huge relief for many parents and students.
He said the MIC had opposed the move earlier to scrap the UPSR, and thanked Muhyiddin for taking into consideration the party’s views.
“They (the students) can now concentrate in the UPSR knowing fully well that it will not be scrapped. In fact, the new format from 2016 would further encourage them to do even better,’ he said in a statement here today.
Samy Vellu was commenting on Muhyiddin’s announcement yesterday that the UPSR would not be scrapped but would have a new format, while the Lower Secondary Assessment (PMR) for Form Three students would be a school-based assessment from 2016.
The MIC president said the MIC through the Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) would continue to assist Tamil school students taking the UPSR through various initiatives including distributing UPSR module books.
“Each year, the MIED has been distributing the module books for each of the seven subjects in the UPSR to all Tamil school students, and we have achieved remarkable success,” he said.
He said the number of Tamil school students scoring 7A’s in the UPSR had increased from 357 students in 2003 to 824 students last year.
“We are confident that the number will increase this year,” Samy Vellu, who is also the MIED chairman said.
He also said the MIED would continue with its annual event to recognize the excellent students by awarding them RM500 to each of the 7A students from Tamil schools.
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