PUTRAJAYA – A total of 13,779 candidates in the 2025 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination achieve excellent results with A+, A and A- grades in all subjects.
Education director-general Datuk Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad said the figure represented 3.55 per cent of the total candidates.
He said 376 candidates obtained straight A+ grades in all subjects, marking an increase compared to the previous year, which recorded 24 candidates.
“The number of candidates who achieved at least a credit or Grade C in all subjects in 2025 also showed an increase of 1.03 per cent, involving 92,347 candidates compared to 86,040 candidates in the previous year,” he said.
He said this during a press conference to announce the 2025 SPM examination results here on Tuesday.
Azam noted that the number of candidates achieving combinations of A+, A and A- showed a slight decline of 0.10 per cent compared with 13,827 candidates in 2024.
“However, the Education Ministry (MoE) will examine this and take action in collaboration with the State Education Department (JPN), District Education Office (PPD) and schools.
“This is not a significant decrease as there were improvements in the credit and pass categories, which recorded fairly high achievement,” he said.
He said the number of candidates obtaining at least a credit in all subjects was 92,347 (23.76 per cent), compared with 86,040 (22.73 per cent) last year.
“This shows an increase of 6,307 candidates,” he added.
The number of candidates obtaining at least a pass or Grade E in all subjects reached 141,728 (36.47 per cent) this year, an increase of 4,937 candidates (0.34 per cent) compared with 136,791 in 2024.
Meanwhile, 1,631 candidates failed all subjects this year, a decrease of 0.05 per cent compared with 1,789 candidates last year.
Azam said 7,099 candidates did not attend the 2025 SPM examinations, based on analysis of those taking at least six subjects.
He added that this represented 1.79 per cent of the 395,740 new candidates, a drop from 2.1 per cent or 8,108 candidates in 2024.
“The reasons for absence included work commitments, moving abroad, accidents, family issues, health problems, transport difficulties, death and detainment by authorities.
“The long gap between registration at the start of the year and the examination in November also contributed to absenteeism,” he said.
Azam said the MoE, state and district education offices, and schools had conducted various interventions to ensure candidates attended the exams.
“Home visits were carried out to provide guidance and advice to parents and students,” he added.
He stressed that 366,435 candidates, or 94.29 per cent, were eligible for SPM certification this year, compared with 355,933 or 94.01 per cent in 2024, an increase of 10,502 candidates.
“For MoE schools, 329,272 candidates, or 94.51 per cent, qualified for the SPM certificate in 2025, up from 319,016 or 94.20 per cent in 2024,” he added.