Some parents fret over Malaysia's move to scrap Secondary 3 exam
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The decision was hailed by students but some parents said the exam was an important means to benchmark their children.
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KUALA LUMPUR - An announcement by the Malaysian government last week that it would scrap the national examination for 15-year-olds starting this year has received mixed reactions, with doubts over how school-based assessments will be carried out.
The decision was hailed by students, but some parents said the exam was important as a means to benchmark their children's academic performance and help secondary school students in Form 3 decide which stream or subjects to pick in Form 4.