Kuala Lumpur: The overall performance of candidates in the 2025 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examinations has improved, with the national Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) rising to 2.88 from 2.85 the previous year.
Malaysian Examinations Council (MPM) chairman Prof Datuk Dr Md Amin Md Taff said this latest 0.03-point growth marks the highest national STPM CGPA since 2013, which is a 12.06 per cent increase from the 2.57 CGPA registered in that period.
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He said that 40,199 candidates registered to sit for the 2025 STPM examinations, down from 42,861 in 2024.
"Out of that total, 38,144 candidates, or 94.89 per cent, sat for the examination," he said when announcing the 2025 STPM results today at the MPM Grand Hall. Director-General of Education Datuk Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad was also present.
He noted that the vast majority of candidates who turned up, totalling 35,774 or 93.79 per cent, belonged to the social sciences stream, compared to 2,370 candidates or 6.2 per cent from the science stream.
He said General Studies remains a mandatory subject with the highest turnout, at 38,083 candidates.
According to him, 1,336 candidates (3.50 per cent) scored a perfect 4.00 CGPA, an increase of 70 candidates from the previous year's cohort.
He said 60 candidates secured top marks with 5As in all five subjects this year, up from 53 in 2024, and that 1,285 candidates secured 4As, up from 1,228 in 2024.
The proportion of students securing full principal passes in four and five subjects increased to 77.64 per cent, representing 29,616 candidates, compared to 76.5 per cent the previous year, he stated.
Looking at the CGPA breakdown, there was an increase in the concentration of candidates scoring at the 3.75, 3.00, 2.75, and 2.00 thresholds compared to 2024.
He said that of those who attended the exams, 38,128 candidates (99.96 per cent) qualified to receive their 2025 STPM certificates.
According to the MPM, the minimum requirement to receive an STPM certificate is a partial pass in at least one subject.
