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Yayasan Pelajaran MARA has awarded the 2025 STPM Excellence Incentive to 38 students from Bagan Datuk, Perak. Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi praised their achievements and noted three youths secured places at Al-Azhar University.
Three STPM students achieving perfect 4.00 CGPA scores—including an Orang Asli student and a visually impaired learner—demonstrate the pathway's relevance, affordability, and inclusivity for Malaysian higher education.
Malaysia's Education Ministry has unveiled a new scholarship initiative offering tuition fee sponsorships to 18 top-performing 2025 STPM students from public universities, signalling renewed commitment to the Form Six educational pathway.