Penilaian Menengah Rendah

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Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) is a Malaysian public examination taken by Form 3 students (generally in their 15th or 16th year of age) of both public and private schools. It was formerly known as Sijil Rendah Pelajaran or SRP. The subjects in this exam include:

• Bahasa Malaysia or the Malay Language
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Geography
• History
• Living Skills or Kemahiran Hidup
• Islamic Studies (mandatory for Muslim students, optional for others)
• Arabic Language (optional)
• Chinese language (optional)
• Tamil language (optional)

Students are required to take at least 7 core subjects, that is all non-optional subjects, up to a maximum of 9. They are graded from A up to E, or T for non-attendance (Tidak hadir).

Based on the results and individual interest, students will be allocated in either the Science, Arts, IT, or vocational stream for the following 2 years in the higher secondary education level. The government have stated that they aim for a ratio of 60 Science to 40 Arts students.

The PMR results for the year 2006 was released by the Education Department to all candidates in their respective schools on the 28th of December. A comprehensive analysis on the results was released the following day, 29th.