2009 STPM results to be out on Thursday

KUALA LUMPUR: The 2009 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) will be announced on Thursday.

The Malaysian Examinations Council (MEC), in a statement here yesterday, said candidates can obtain their results at their respective schools from noon that day, while private candidates would get their results by post.

Candidates can also check their results through the short messaging service (SMS) by typing STPM (space) followed by identity card number and sending to 36363, or by typing STPM result (space) followed by identity card number and sending to 15888.

They can also check their results by surfing the MEC website at Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysiafrom noon on Thursday.

A media conference on the analysis of the examination results will be held on the same day at 11.30am at the MEC office, Persiaran 1, Bandar Baru Selayang, Batu Caves in Selangor.

Last year, 52,348 candidates sat for the examination.

They comprised 47,260 or 90.28% government school candidates, 1,747 (3.34%) private school candidates and 3,241 (6.38%) private candidates. — Bernama