Examination : too much to be good

For generations, students in Malaysia including MCKK have had to mug for the dreaded year-end examinations, in addition to other crucial ones like the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM). As a result of the exam-oriented system, their grades are seen to determine their career prospects and define their capabilities, to the extent of limiting them.

The history of reforming and rechurning examinations in this country augurs well for a record of "the country that keeps changing its examination in schools. The history is as follows:

Primary School Examinations

1957 Malaysian Secondary School Entrance Examination (MSSEE) introduced (abolished in 1963)
1967 Penilaian Darjah Lima (PDL) introduced (abolished in 1988)
1973 Ujian Darjah Tiga (UDT) introduced (abolished in 1982)
1988 Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) introduced

Secondary School Examinations

1957 Lower Certificate of Educaton (LCE) introduced
1957 Overseas Cambridge School Certificate (OSC) introduced
1957 Federation of Malaya Certificate (FMC) introduced
1960 Sijil Rendah Pelajaran (SRP) introduced
1962 Sijil Pelajaran Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (SPPTM) introduced
1964 Malaysian Certificate of Education (MCE) & Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) introduced; SPPTM & FMC abolished
1968 OSC abolished
1969 Sijil Pelajaran Vokasional Malaysia introduced
1982 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) introduced; HSC abolished
1983 LCE abolished
1987 SPM fully implemented; MCE abolished
1993 Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) introduced; SRP abolished

The examinations that I went through in my so-called education do not exist anymore. Thus, that makes me a persona non-gratia in our current education system