Ministry of Education has opened the application for Sekolah Menengah Teknik for session 2009/2010.

Eventhough the system use look simple, but you can get whatever you want in respect of your application there such as list of courses, minimum qualification and of course to check your application status later on.

Please remember the closing date of application is on 15 January 2009.

If interested, you can apply it here.

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By now I guess most of the 2008 PMR candidates have received their PMR result.  I believe this just a beginning of your future and there are lot of challenges that waiting for you ahead. For those who scored flying colours congratulations, and for those unlucky ones, don’t worries much as you have another 2 years to improve in your SPM.

Irrespective of your PMR result what next ? Of course for those obtained good result will have wider options to choose from.  In this post, I would like to share few things that you can do after PMR :

• For those obtained result you might want to try  MRSM/Sekolah Berasrama Penuh. Get new experience, new friend and new challenges here.
• For those more into technical courses, SM Teknik will best suit you.
• Not many excellent students want to choose  SM Vokasional, but if you think vocational courses is the best for you, don’t turn back just proceed.
• Remain in your present school. Remember the best SPM students  Azali Azlan &  Nur Amalina came from normal school too.

Please note that the application for Sekolah Teknik is now open, you can view it here http://www.moe.gov.my
Science, technical or Art Stream?

What course to choose? Where to go? For me this will highly depend on your interest, your result your capability and of course with some luck.

During my time, we used to have only maximum of 10 subjects, but now you can have as many as 20 subjects for SPM. For me this is ridiculous, don’t try to follow excellent students like Amalina and Azali. Take 10-12 is just enough  !

Co-curriculum is important

If you are non-active students before PMR, try to change. Be active in any school activities, build up your leadership skills here. And guess what ? Your Co-curriculum activities involvement will be be one of the criteria for your future plan (i.e applying for matriculation, college, universities, scholarship, loan). So start now ! please.

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FAIRVIEW International School, Kuala Lumpur (Fairview), is offering scholarships to SPM school-leavers to pursue an internationally-recognised teacher training programme. Interested applicants can apply online at
www.fairview.edu.my. Forms are also available at Fairview.

The closing date for applications is Nov 25. For details, e-mail
edmund@fairview.edu.my or call 03-4253 2233.

The closing date for applications has been extended to Dec 31.

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In response to disgruntled high achievers who had their application for PSD scholarships under its Foreign Degree Programme rejected recently, the PSD Director-General Tan Sri Ismail Adam in an e-mail interview with Sunday Star said that they can’t actually offer to al but limited to 2,000 for overseas scholarship and another 10,000 for local.

This means irrespective of our straight As you still have to compete with other candidates especially those deserving ones.

Ismail, however, stressed that scholarships are a privilege provided by the government rather than a right, highlighting how the growing number of students obtaining straight As in their SPM over the years has made it tougher for the Government to select deserving recipients for PSD scholarships.

He also denied the allegations saying 1,100 scholarships for overseas study went to bumiputras and 900 to non-bumiputras this year.

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By now I guess all SPM 2007 taker already got their SPM result. Whatever result it might be, whether straight 21As or no As the life must goes on and you need to do something for your future. So what next ?

I list out here what you can do next :

• enroll for matriculation/foundation programme : one of the most popular options in Malaysia.
• Polytechnic: If your result was not so good, consider this option. Nevermind, I have seen many people starts their journey to Degree programme using their certificate and also diploma from Polytechnic
• STPM: Go back to school for the 2-years programme, and your SPM experience will be useful in STPM.
• Technical Programme: Go for courses in IKM, ILP Pusat Giat MARA etc. if you want to enhance your hands-on skills .
• Get a job: If you really don’t have interest to further studies. For those who want to further studies this could be your opportunity as well to gain experience

There are many more options for you out there, the most important things for you right now is to plan for your future. Irrespective your SPM result, if possible further your studies. Get more knowledge before you being employed.

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