JOHOR BARU: A total of 1,129 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2022 candidates in Johor obtained excellent results (A+, A, A-) in all subjects taken.
State Education Department (school management sector) deputy director Anuar Sukiran said the achievement was the best in five years.
He also added that a total of 20 SPM candidates in Johor obtained an A+ in all the subjects they sat for.
"The number of school candidates who registered in the state to sit for the SPM examination in 2022 was 42,795 candidates compared to 50,330 candidates in 2021.
"The national average grade (GPN) for Johor in 2022 is at 4.59, which is an increase of 0.16 points compared to 4.75 in 2021," he said at a press conference here on Thursday (June 8).
He added that the Johor SPM GPN index has surpassed the national GPN for nine consecutive years.