No decision yet on PT3 exam for 2022 session, says education minister

The education ministry has yet to decide on the implementation of the Form Three Assessment (PT3) examination for the 2022 session, says Education Minister Radzi Jidin.

He said the ministry was looking into the most suitable approach to PT3 by taking into account the level of mastery of students and indications from the ongoing 2021 school session.

“There has been no official decision by the education ministry related to PT3,” he told reporters after an event in Putrajaya today.

A statement posted on the Malaysian Examination Board (LPM) Facebook account had claimed that the PT3 examination for the 2022 session would be held from October to November. The post was subsequently deleted.

Radzi meanwhile said the education ministry would hold discussions with the Election Commission (EC) tomorrow on the use of secondary schools in Johor as polling centres in the Johor state election, to ensure the smooth running of the SPM examination.

A total of 151 secondary schools will be used as polling centres for the Johor state election on March 12, while the SPM examination is scheduled to be held from March 2 to 29.

“Prior to this, preliminary discussions were held as we are working closely with the EC to ensure that the SPM examination runs smoothly,” he said.

“If we have to use the schools, we have an approach (to how to go about it), but we will try to avoid it because there is not much time, only Sundays are available (to rearrange tables and chairs).”

On the issue of heavy school bags which has been a hot topic of late, Radzi said the education ministry was studying the matter and had identified several causes, including the number of subjects, thick textbooks, and students bringing extra books.

“We at the education ministry are formulating the best approach (because) it has been dragging on for so long, so that this issue will be resolved once and for all by detailing several approaches,” he said.