Fadhlina: We're Ready for Floods During SPM - Flood Response Prepared by Ministry

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The Education Ministry, led by Fadhlina Sidek, confirms readiness to activate Op Payung in flood-hit states to keep the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination running smoothly. Officials report strong candidate turnout and continuous monitoring of special needs students, hospital candidates, and those under detention. Plans include relocating students from affected centres to alternative centres across flood-prone states, supported by contingency coordination with disaster, meteorological, emergency, welfare and health agencies.

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Flood readiness for SPM

Op Payung reactivation

Monitoring special cases

Alternative exam centres

Support services and contingency measures

Exam schedule and candidate numbers

TARIKH:3 JANUARI 2025(JUMAAT)BERITA HARIAN□UTUSAN M'SIA□ N.STRAITS TIMES[ # FADHLINA:WE'RE READYFOR FLOODSDURING SPM But candidates remained at theirexamination centres and sat theexams there as the floods aremanageable.” Ministry readyto reactivateOp Payung toensure examproceeds smoothly Fadhlina said the turnout forthe examination was strong. She said the ministry was mon-itoring special needs studentsand those taking exams at hos-pitals orunder detention. In Batu Pahat,Education direc-tor-general Azman Adnan saidthe ministry had identified 133alternative exam centres in sixstates to ensure candidates couldsit the examination if theirvenues were hit by floods. MOHAMAD AL AS AND ALIAS ABD RANI PUTRAJAYA news@nst.com.my HE Education Ministryis ready to reactivate OpPayung in flood-hitstates to ensure the Sijil He said these centres,locatedin Kelantan,Terengganu,Kedah,Pahang,Johorand Sabah,were inflood-prone areas. Pelajaran Malaysia(SPM)exam-ination proceeds smoothly. "This measure ensures that theSPM examination is uninterrupt-ed despite potential challengesposed by floods,"he said after aworking visit to SMK Tinggi BatuPahat. Education Minister FadhlinaSidek said the ministry,as wellasstate and district education of-fices,had made preparations. "If anything arises,especiallyfloods,we are ready to activateOp Payung again,"she said at apress conference on the SPM ex-amination. He said the ministry imple-mented the contingency plans incollaboration with the NationalDisaster Management Agency,the armed forces,the Meteoro-logical Department,the Fire andRescue Department,the Civil De- She said the situation in high-risk states was under control. “We received reports on floods. SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel:03-88846425Faks:03-88846284 TARIKH:3 JANUARI 2025(JUMAAT) BERITA HARIAN□UTUSAN M'SIA □ N.STRAITS TIMES THE STAR□ SINAR HARIAN□□ Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek holding a report at a press conference on the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysiaexamination in Putrajaya yesterday.NSTP PIC BY HAZREEN MOHAMAD fence Force,the Social WelfareDepartment and the Health Min-istry. Among these candidates,87.1per cent,or350,943,are fromgov-ernment-aided schools,while therest are private candidates andothers. planned on Monday,despite thestate declaring a public holiday tomark the transition to a newweekend schedule. "If a school designated as anexam centre is affected by flood-ing,candidates will be relocatedto an alternative centre,"hesaid. He said the decision was madefollowing discussions betweenthe ministry and the state gov-ernment. Additionally,2,081 candidateswith special education needs aretaking the exam,supported by 44,968 exam personnel. "The English and Tasawwur Is-lam tests will take place as sched-uled. The ministry is prepared to pro-vide psychosocial support forcandidates affected by floods. "Candidates will report to theirschools.Exam personnel,includ-ing teachers,will carry out theirduties." Teams of guidance counsellorsat schools,district education of-fices and state education depart-ments are on standby. He said the state Education De-partment would manage a re-placement leave mechanism forteachers and staff working on thepublic holiday. “Our response mechanism in-cludes relocating candidates toschools with boarding facilities,just as we successfully imple-mented during the SPM oral ex-am in past flood seasons,”Az-man. Page 1 pic:Students crossing abridge’to sit the Sijil PelajaranMalaysia in Rantau PanjangKelantan,yesterday. Meanwhile,he said examina-tions in Johor would proceed as Azman said state education de-partment directors had con-firmed there were no issues af-fecting the examination,despitesome schools being impacted byfloods. "Up to yesterday (Wednesday)afternoon,I was informed that allaffected students had returnedhom

FAQs

What is Op Payung, and when will the ministry activate it?

Op Payung is a flood response measure the Education Ministry is ready to reactivate if flood conditions disrupt SPM activities, to ensure the examination proceeds smoothly.

How are candidates affected by floods handled?

Candidates from an exam centre affected by flooding will be relocated to alternative centres identified by the ministry. The ministry also plans psychosocial support for candidates affected by floods.

When and how many candidates are taking the written SPM exam this year?

The written SPM examination runs from yesterday to Feb 6 at 3,337 centres nationwide, with 402,956 candidates sitting for the written exam.

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