KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,184 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) 2022 examination candidates obtained the perfect score of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.00, said Malaysian Examinations Council (MPM) chairman Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Ekhwan Toriman.
He said the number of candidates who obtained a CGPA result of 4.00 increased compared to 2021, which was a total of 874 candidates.
“Of these 1,184 candidates, 1,009 or 85.22 per cent of them are from the B40 (lower income bracket) category,” he said at a press conference to announce the STPM 2022 results here today.
As for the STPM 2022 National CGPA , Mohd Ekhwan said it also increased to 2.82 last year compared to 2.79 for STPM 2021.
“This National CGPA is also the highest National CGPA since the STPM exam was implemented,” he said.
Mohd Ekhwan said in terms of overall CGPA achievement, STPM 2022 candidates who obtained CGPA 3.75 and above was 9.59 per cent while CGPA 3.00 and above 42.96 per cent.
“For CGPA 2.75 and above it is 56.97 percent and CGPA 2.00 and above 89.75 per cent, which is an increase compared to 2021,” he said.
Regarding the number of candidates registering for STPM 2022, he said a total of 43,687 candidates had registered but 41,701 candidates sat for all three semesters’ exams for STPM 2022.
“Of the 41,701 candidates, 99.98 perccent or 41,694 candidates were eligible to be awarded the STPM 2022 certificate, while only 0.02 per cent or seven candidates were not eligible (to receive the certificate),” he said.
When asked about the 1,986 candidates who did not sit for the examination, he said it was due to several factors such as the candidates having got a job, continuing their studies to diploma level or other programmes, ill or died.
