PUTRAJAYA: Pupils' performance in this year's Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) saw a 0.02 point decrease in the Average National Grade (GPN).
Education director-general Datuk Seri Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof said the GPN decreased from 2.27 (2013) to 2.29 but it should be looked at positively.
However, he said this year’s GPN was better against 2011 (2.30) and 2012 (2.31).
The GPN and the Average Subject Grade (GPMP) which gauge candidates' performance in specific subjects, operate on a decreasing scale where a lower index value indicates better candidate achievement.
He added that the percentage of candidates who scored below the required minimum achievement (all Ds or Es or a combination of both grades) decreased by 0.49 per cent, from 3.36 per cent in 2013 to 2.87 per cent this year.
A total of 36,304 pupils scored straight As compared to 42,646 last year, Khair said when announcing the UPSR results analysis here today.
Despite this, five subjects, including English and Bahasa Melayu (Penulisan) saw an increase in GPMP.
A total of 478,848 Year Six pupils nationwide sat for the examination from Sept 9 to 11.
Several examination papers namely, Science, English, Mathematics and Tamil Language were leaked, forcing the pupils to resit on Sept 30, Oct 9 and Oct 30.
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