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Speaking after launching the Penang-level Madani Pre-University Congress 2025 at Universiti Sains Malaysia, she highlights continued efforts to strengthen Form Six, including student elections to enhance leadership. She responds to calls to replace matriculation with STPM alone, urging the public not to polarize debates that create negative perceptions.","SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDDIKAN  \nBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel:03-88846425 Faks:03-88846284               \nSINAR HARIAN □  \nBERITA HARIAN  \nUTUSAN M'SIA  \nTHE STAR  \nN.STRAITS TIMES  \n# BOTH SYSTEMS INTEGRAL\n\nFADHLINA:MATRICULATIONWILL NOT BE SCRAPPED  \nSTPM,matriculationboth recognisedpathways to publicuniversities,says  \nEducation Minister Fadhlina Sidek speaking to reporters afterlaunching the Penang-level Madani Pre-University Congress 2025 atUniversiti Sains Malaysia's Engineering Campus in Nibong Tebalyesterday.BERNAMA PIC  \neducation ministerSupported by the Malaysian Communicationsand Multimedia Commission  \nduced in stages.  \nversiti Sains Malaysia's Engi-neering Campus here yesterday.  \nShe said the ministry had alsoundertaken initiatives tostrengthen Form Six,includingenhancing student leadershipthrough the recent introductionof student elections.  \nShe was responding to the Uni-versiti Malaya Association ofNew Youth's call for the govern-ment to abolish the matricula-tion system and use STPM as thesole benchmark for public uni-versity admission.  \nNIBONG TEBAL         \nbeen integral to the national ed-ucation framework and played acrucial role in providing access tohigher education.  \nown strengths and fulfils themerit requirements forentry intopublic universities.  \nNS 1S71543.  \nHE matriculation systemwill not be abolished asboth the programme andthe Sijil Tinggi Perseko-lahan Malaysia(STPM)are recog-nised pathways that meet the re-quirements for entry into publicuniversities.  \n\"At the same time,the Educa-tion Ministry is committed tocontinuously improving them,based on feedback and sugges-tions received from time totime.”  \n\"We should not be divided byissues that bring no benefit andonly foster negative perceptionstowards both programmes.Bothremain vital in supporting edu-cation and widening access tohigher education for our chil-dren.”Bernama  \n“I have followed the debatesand discussions on abolishingmatriculation,but I would adviseagainst taking this issue to ex-tremes.\"she said.  \nThe Nibong Tebal member ofparliament said the ministryhad always prioritised the aca-demic aspects and welfare ofstudents in the two systems andimprovements would be intro-  \n\"Both STPM and matriculationhave long been established in oureducation system.Each has its  \nFadhlina saidthis after launch-  \nEducation Minister FadhlinaSidek said both systems had long  \ningthe Penang-level Madani Pre-  \nUniversity Congress 2025 at Uni-","cbCaid8N1Gx0xFfZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaid8N1Gx0xFfZ","pdf",273382,"English","en",105,"# Both Systems Integral\n## Matriculation will not be scrapped\n## Recognition of both pathways for public university entry\n## Initiatives to strengthen Form Six\n## Response to calls to abolish matriculation","[{\"question\":\"Why does Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek say matriculation will not be scrapped?\",\"answer\":\"Because both the matriculation programme and STPM are recognized pathways that meet requirements for admission to public universities.\"},{\"question\":\"What initiative did the ministry introduce to strengthen Form Six?\",\"answer\":\"The introduction of student elections to enhance student leadership.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Fadhlina Sidek respond to calls to use STPM as the sole benchmark for admission?\",\"answer\":\"She advises against taking the issue to extremes and warns against division that brings no benefit and creates negative perceptions toward both programmes.\"}]","BOTH SYSTEMS INTEGRAL - 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