Are you sitting for SPM this year?

by StudyMalaysia.com on October 9, 2014 | Top Stories

Are you sitting for SPM this year? To help students and parents plan and decide on a pre-university programme for next year, here's a quick look at the intake and examination dates of some programmes offered in Malaysia.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced that this year's Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) result will be announced two weeks earlier, on 3 March, 2015.

In addition, the latest from MOE states that students can use forecast results to enrol at private tertiary institutions as early as January 2015. However, these students will only be able to formally register for their courses when the SPM results are released in March.

To help students and parents plan and decide on a pre-university programme, here's a table that shows the intake and examination dates of some pre-university programmes offered in Malaysia.

Name of pre-university programme	Qualification awarded by	Intake(s)	Duration	Examination	Examples of providers
External Programmes
Australian Matriculation Programme (AUSMAT)	Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), Government of Western Australia	January March September	10 months 8 months 14 months	first week of November for all intakes	KBU International College KDU University College Methodist College Kuala Lumpur Sunway University
Cambridge GCE A-Level Programme	Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), UK	January March July	1.5 years	June (for Jan & March intakes) November (for July intake)	Disted College INTI International University KBU International College KDU University College SEGi University Taylor's College Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
South Australian Matriculation (SAM)	South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), Board of South Australia	January March	11 months 8 months	November	Disted College INTI International University Taylor's College
New South Wales Higher School Certificate (NSW HSC)	Higher School Certificate issued by the Board of Studies, New South Wales	January	11 months	October / November	INTI International University
International Baccalaureate Diploma	IB Board	July	24 months	January July	Taylor's College
Internal Programme
APU's Foundation Programme	Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation	January April May June August November	12 months (3 semesters)	Continuous assessment and exam at the end of each semester	Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation
Nottingham's Foundation in Science	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	3-semester programme: April & July 2-semester programme: September	3 semesters or 2 semesters (15 weeks per semester)	at the end of each semester	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
HELP's Foundation in Science	HELP University	January April May September	3 semesters (14 weeks per semester)	Coursework and assignments 50%;final examinations 50%	HELP University
Monash University Foundation Year Programme (MUFY)	Monash University	January & July (standard) March & August (accelerated)	9-10 months	June & November	Sunway College

Note: The intakes listed are possible intake dates from the listed PHEIs. Please check for intakes at the PHEI you are interested in as some may offer fewer intakes in a given year.