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Berry Berry Easy has a new header designed by Berry Role Model #1 – Kendrick Ng

April 19, 2010

We hope we managed to catch the attention of our ‘long-time’ Berry Berry Easy readers with a change in the header for this website. Gone is the big strawberry with the wreath of leaves and in come a specially designed header by Kendrick Ng, our very first Berry Role Model. It’s rather a momentous event for a fledging site like ours to have a header designed by a rather prolific freelance artist. Thanks Kendrick!

Thanks Berry Berry Easy – New Header and Wallpapers from House88Kend

To view the full post which is located on Kendrick’s site, do click to view the post “Thanks Berry Berry Easy!”

[More to come]

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Top STPM/Form 6 School in Johor Bahru

March 27, 2010

[This post is also considered to be "STPM Results 2009 on 25th February 2010 – The Summary Part 3: Johor Bahru's Schools Performances in STPM 2009" ]

Which school to enter? This is the usual question that a SPM leaver would like to ask. Some would say that they want to enter college or vocational school or polytechnic or matriculation. If those aren’t your answer, what about continue your studies in form 6? You may refer to the previous post titled  “Berry Life Guide – Pro and Cons of Studying Form 6 (12 December 2009)” before you make the choices.

The best thing about studying Form Six is everything is free. It is free and even your exam papers are FOC! Most of the schools are fully subsided by government and usually yearly fees (included school fees, insurance, lembaran kerja, and PIBG fees) are around RM 150.00 to RM 200.00. It is too good to be true! But all you need is the courage to take it! For those who stayed in Johor Bahru District, you are in luck as BerryBerryEasy will be sharing with you the performance of Form 6 schools in Johor Bahru. You might need this for references which form six schools to enter.

Berry Berry Top STPM Form 6 School in Johor Bahru

Legend:

• 5P* – 5 Principals (4 Pass)
• 4P* – 4 Principals (4 Pass)
• Straight A student* – Outstanding Student / Pelajar Cemerlang
• Full pass – Denotes that student obtain at least a principal in a subject.

Comment:

• The arts and science students performance are combined in this chart. So it gives the performance of a school in general rather than any specific stream.
• SMK Sultan Ismail emerged as the Top STPM school in JB. (Congrats)

So do share this list with your friends who have just completed their SPM examinations in 2009 and might wish to enter Form 6 and do their STPM.

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Malaysia Public University (IPTA) Application 2010

March 22, 2010

Attention: The deadline for the application of public varsities slots is approaching.  It’s just a week away. So for those who prefer to do things last minute, Berry Berry Easy would like to remind you all to submit your application before 30th of March 2010.

Malaysia Public University (IPTA) Application 2010

The Higher Education Department of Malaysia has already received ~ 197,800 applications from SPM/STAM/STPM-leavers for places in public universities. The estimated breakdown of numbers based on the categories are:

• Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) : 39,000
• Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) : 3,800
• Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) : 155,000
• Total : 197,800 (as of 21st March 2010) (Source: The Star newspaper)

This meant that there are around 13,348 STPM leavers yet to apply for the university courses, or one-quarter of all STPM 2009 students. (For those who are applying for private universities, please also do some budgeting first to see if you have enough to cover your tuition and living expenses for your entire study duration. Else, do remember to apply through the UPU)

For those who have no idea on how to submit your applications or would like more information, please visit the “Jom Masuk U” carnivals held all around Malaysia. The next stop in the nationwide tour will be in Ipoh’s Indra Mulia Stadium on 27-28 March 2010.

Please drop BerryBerryEasy comments if you would like a guide on the average cut-off point (CGPA) for public university intake. As most students have already sent in their application forms, so we are not too sure if a guide on the estimated cut-off is necessary at this last minute. However, we’ll be posting guides on the average cut-off point (CGPA) for public university intake if we get enough requests. So do drop us a line.

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Berry Berry Important Examinations Date – Year 2010

March 16, 2010

Berry Readers are eager bunch of exam-takers. Before even the dust on SPM/STPM 2009 results has settled down, the Berry Team has started to receive questions regarding the dates for 2010 examinations. Some even asked when the results will be published in 2011. We cannot answer the second question yet, but we’ll list out important dates for the first questions. So take out your calendar and mark these important dates. Better still bookmark these important examination dates or print out this page.

Berry Berry Easy Examinations Dates 2010 – Local Public, Overseas and Professional Board Examinations

Berry Berry Easy (Takwim Peperiksaan Tahun) 2010 – Malaysian Public School Examinations

1) Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) in 2010

• 22 – 23 June 2010 (Ulangan / Repeat)
• 19-21 October 2010 (AMALI)
• 22 November – 16 December 2010 (SPM)

2) Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR)

• 21-23 September 2010

3) Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR)

• 5-7 October 2010 and 11-12 October 2010

4) Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM)

• 12-13 July 2010 (Lisan / Oral)
• 18-20 October 2010 and 26-27 October 2010 (STAM)

Berry Berry Easy (Takwim Peperiksaan Luar Negeri dan Profesional) 2010

1) Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)

• 15 March 2010 (Theory)
• April 2010 (Practical & Diploma)
• June – August 2010 (Practical & Diploma)
• 6 September 2010 (Theory)

2) University of London (UoL)

• 10 May – 11 June 2010 (Diploma in Law, LLB, BA, BSc, MBa, MSc)
• 17 – 21 May 2010 (PG Diploma)
• 4 August – 6 September 2010 (LLM)
• 28 September – 23 October 2010 (LLM, MSc, PG Diploma)
• 26 – 29 October 2010 (Ulangan Diploma in Law, LLB)

3) City & Guilds (C&G)

• 17 – 21 May 2010
• 1 – 18 June 2010
• 1 – 5 November 2010
• 1 – 15 December 2010

4) The Association of International Accountants (AIA)

• 24 – 27 May 2010
• 22 – 25 November 2010

5) The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)

• 1 – 4 June 2010
• 30 November – 3 December 2010

6) The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

• 7 – 16 June 2010
• 6 – 15 December 2010

7) The Association of Business Executives (ABE)

• 7 – 11 June 2010
• 29 November – 3 December 2010

8 ) The International Society of Business Administrators (ISBA)

• 7 – 11 June 2010
• 29 November – 3 December 2010

So to all readers, especially those PMR/SPM students, please be a kind soul and spread the word out to your friends and maybe even seniors who might be taking those professional board exams or overseas university exams.  If you have little siblings who are taking their UPSR in 2010, do tell them too.

[Disclaimer: Dates published are based on sources that BerryBerryEasy obtained and will not be held responsible if the dates were to be changed by the examinations organiser.]

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SPM Results 2009 on 11th March 2010 – The Summary (Part 2)

March 12, 2010

With the general summary of SPM 2009 posted at http://berryberryeasy.com/2010/03/spm-results-2009/, now it is time to read about some other heart-warming story of success happening in the various states in Malaysia. As usual, Berry Berry Easy reads it and digest it in a summary form for Berry Readers.

Summary of SPM Results 2009 – 11th March 2010 – The Summary Part 2

Stories around Malaysia :

Johor:

• Tan Yee Ling of SMK Infant Jesus Convent was announced as the top scorer in the whole of Johor with 14A+s.
• Seven other students from SMK Infant Jesus Convent aside from Tan Yee Ling were also honoured as one of the top scorers of the state.
• V. Nadeera emerged as one of the highest scoring physically challenged students in the state of Johor with 7As and 2Bs. Success did not come easy due to having brittle bone disease which causes discomfort. Nonetheless, her determination overcame all pain. Nonetheless, she still felt disappointed with her BM paper results. (Berry Berry Easy would also like to highlight the nobility of her mum who has escorting her to school since Year 1. Much respect from the Berry Team)

Kedah:

• In the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations for 2009, nine students in Kedah scored straight A+s.
• The top achievers in Kedah are:
• 13A+ : Beh Yuan Ye (SMK Sin Min, Sungai Petani)
• 12A+ : Lim Aina (SMK Ibrahim) and B. Malathy (SMK Ibrahim)
• 11A+ : G. Sangeeta (SMK Sultanah Asma) and Kelvin Cheng Kah Wai (SMK Ibrahim)
• 10A+ : Cindy Eng Sing Yee (SMK Bakar Arang), Heng Yee Cheng (SMK Sultanah Asma), Ooi Yeon Wee (Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid)
• 9A+ : Muhammad Safuan Sabri (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Kubang Pasu)
• Top school in Kedah with number of students scoring straight As
  56 candidates – SMJK(C) Keat Hwa
  47 candidates – SMK Sultanah Asma
  39 candidates – SMK Ibrahim
  30 candidates – SMK Sin Min
  28 candidates – SMK Badlishah

Sabah:

• Maimunah Suhaibul, the state education department deputy director announced that there are 95 candidates who scored straight As in SPM 2009.
• This represented a great leap in the results as only 14 straight As students were recorded in 2008 for Sabah.

Sarawak:

• In the greatest success story of SPM 2009, Gladys Tan Yee Kim of SMK Green Road, Kuching became the  top SPM 2009 student in Malaysia with 10A+’s.
• A detailed breakdown of the subjects that she took, showed that she got A+ in the Malay Language, English, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, History, Moral, Science, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• Gladys’ secret to success is simple: Pay attention in class, listen to the teachers and do homework. (So students, heed the advices. If Gladys says so, it should not be too far from the truth)
• Choo Mei Theen of SMK St Teresa also emerged as one of the state’s top scorer with 10A+s.

Selangor:

• Miss Grace Kiew Sze-Ern of SMK(P) Sri Aman has emerged as the no.2 top scorer in Malaysia for SPM 2009 with 15A+s. Her feat is remarkable in today’s age of tuitions classes becoming ther norm, as she aced her examinations without requiring to attend tuition classes. Mind you, she is also a principal cellist in her school’s orchestra.
• Siti Aisyah of Klang has also emerged as one of the top scorers in the state of Selangor for last year’s SPM exams.

Penang:

• Sports and academic excellence can come hand-in-hand too, as Ashley Leow proved it. The lass from SMK(P) St George emerged as one of the top student in her school with 9A+s. She was a 2008 Sukma bronze medalist in the sport of Judo.
• Inter-class unions can also lead to success. Just ask Stephanie Chan, Ashley Leow (yeah, same person above) and Yeoh Jin Ming. All three of them scored 9A+s and had discussion on their academic problems despite not being in the same class.
• 41 out of 234 SMK(P) St George students scored straight As. None of them failed.
• An incredible 591 students from SMJK Jit Sin emerged among the top scorers with 10A+s. Among them are Moo Ching Yee and Chong Ker Ling.
• Other success stories include that of Lee Yu Wei from Kota Permai with 10A+s and 2As, and also Ng Kuan Haw from Taman Chai Leng, Prai with 9A+s, 1A- and 1A.

Perak:

• The success of Hu May Khei of SMK Convent Taiping in ranking as one of the top 10 candidates in the SPM 2009 examinations did not come as a surprise. Her school principal Che Su Mahamud were certainly not surprised as Hu May Khei has scored in all public examinations.

Malacca:

• Lai Yin Kwin of Malacca High School emerged as ranked no.8 in the nation for the SPM 2009 exams with 9As. His two elder sisters had also scored straight As in their respective SPM examinations. (Can Madam Ng Gek Choo, who is Lai’s mother share some secret of her kids success with Berry Berry Easy. Congratulations to Madam Ng on your kids success)

So there you go, success stories of SPM 2009 in Malaysia by states. For those who are mentioned here, you may also drop some comments. If you know anybody inside, you can also drop comments. If you meet neither conditions, you are still invited to drop us comments on your SPM results.

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SPM Results 2009 on 11th March 2010 – The Summary

March 11, 2010

Finally, the vintage class of 2009 for the Sijil Peperiksaan Malaysia (SPM) 2009 will be able to know the outcome of their five-year secondary education, at least academic results wise. Congratulations to those who did well. Keep up the good work and try to work even harder when you start your tertiary education. For those who did not perform as expected, do not give up hope too. You’ll have many more chances in life to undo this setback.

As usual with every results announcement, Berry Berry Easy willattempt to summarise everything from major news portals periodically until they run out of news to announce. Expect periodical updates from noon onwards when all the news starts to trickle in. So, here you go, SPM 2009 Results on the 11th of March 2010.

Summary of SPM Results 2009 – 11th March 2010 – The Summary (Last update 12:56pm, 11th March 2010)

Breaking SPM 2009 news :

General Performance

[Summarised from : The Star website ~ 10pm 25/02/2010]

• 7,987 SPM 2009 students scored straight As in all the subjects that they took. This represents 1.71% of all students who took the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examinations in 2009, considering that there are 465,853 students overall.
• It was also announced by Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom that a grand total of 214 students scored above 90% for all subjects that they took. This awards them with A+ for all the subjects.
• We can then conclude that the score for A+ is 90%. So there are 214 straight A+ students nationwide. That equals to 0.046% of all SPM 2009 candidates in Malaysia. (Congratulations to all these students)
• Of the 214 straight A+ students, 41 are private candidates, students from private school, agency-sponsored schools (excluding the Education Ministry). This is from a total of 59,433 candidates of this category. (This meant that private candidates had 0.069% of its total students scoring straight A+ as compared to the national average of 0.046%. Private candidates had higher proportion of straight A+ students as compared to the national average.)
• 92.55% of the 52,348 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) candidates of 2009 obtained full pass. [NST 10pm 25/02/2010]

[Summarised from : Berita Harian website ~ 12pm 25/02/2010]

• A total of 364,046 candidates passed the SPM 2009 examinations. (This meant that only 78.1% of all SPM 2009 students in Malaysia passed their SPM)
• This representated a 16,603 increase in the number of students who passed SPM. (Percentage is uncertained)
• 49.6% of all candidates or 199,155 students obtained full passes in all the subjects they took. This representated an improvement to the 2008 percentage of students who passed all subjects of 47.4%.

The Top Student and Top School in SPM 2009 Malaysia

• Gladys Tan Yee Kim of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Green Road in Kuching, Sarawak has emerged as the Top Student of SPM 2009 with 10A+. (Congratulation to her too.)
• Sekolah Menengah Sains Seremban from Negeri Sembilan emerged as the best school in the nation for SPM 2009.

The Other Top 10 Best Students in Malaysia – SPM 2009

• 2) Grace Kiew Sze-Ern (SMK (P) Sri Aman, Petaling Jaya, Selangor)
• 3) Khadijah Ahmad Jais (SM Agama Persekutuan Labu, Negeri Sembilan)
• 4) Akmal Hidayat Sabri (SMK Derma, Kangar, Perlis)
• 5) Syamilah Mahali (Kolej Tunku Kurshiah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan)
• 6) Amelia Lee Wei Ling (SMK Taman Melawati, Selangor)
• 7) Nur Syuhadah Muhamad (SM Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra, Kota Bharu, Kelantan)
• 8 ) Lai Yin Kwin (SMK Tinggi Melaka, Melaka)
• 9) Corinne Gunn Huey Min (SMK Taman Melawati, Selangor)
• 10) Hu May Khei (SMK Convent, Taiping, Perak).

The Other Top 10 Best School in Malaysia – SPM 2009

• 2) Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah, Klang, Selangor
• 3) Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi (SBPI) Gombak, Jalan Sungai Pusu, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur
• 4) Sekolah Tun Fatimah, Johor Bahru, Johor
• 5) Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah, Kuala Lumpur
• 6) SBPI Rawang, Selangor
• 7) Sekolah Menengah Sains Muar, Johor
• SBPI Temerloh, Pahang
• 9) SMK Infant Jesus Convent, Johor Bahru, Johor
• 10) Kolej Tunku Kurshiah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

Top Special Students in SPM 2009 Malaysia

• 1) Ng Jin Lui (SMK Gajah Berang, Malacca)
• 2) Teoh Bee Kah (SMK Convent Pulau Tikus, Penang)
• 3) Tan Bing Xuan (SMK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh)
• 4) Ahmad Rahimi Sudin (SBPI Kuantan, Kuantan)

Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM)

• 3,138 candidates for the Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) 2009 or 66.9% of all candidates obtained the STAM certification with the minimum grade of at least the pass grade or ‘Maqbul’.
• This represented an increase 0f 0.8% from the 2008 value.
• Attention: STAM is STPM equivalent rather than SPM equivalent. So they are not the same

The Berry Berry Teacher would like to know how the candidates do in their SPM 2009 exams. Do drop us a line and share with us your success and heartache stories.

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Berry Berry Top Public University in Malaysia (IPTA) Year 2010

March 10, 2010

Berry Berry Easy will be publishing the “biased” list of Top Public University in Malaysia (IPTA). Every list that are published usually will have its own detractors and admirers. So, do not read too much into the ranking of this list. It’s totally unscientific and based upon the perception of the Berry Berry Team.(And yes, we do know that USM is the only APEX university in Malaysia. Yet, most published world rankings put UM above USM. )

Berry Berry Easy would also like to inform the public on the nature of such lists. It is often that the overall ranking of a university do not reflect the quality of the individual schools/faculty. So it is best if students who are interested in registering a specific course take note of the individual faculty ranking rather than the overall university ranking. (For example: A top ranked school might not have not have a better faculty of engineering as compared to a middle range university’s faculty of engineering). Also, the metric used to gauge a university might not be agreeable between from person to person. Most list weighs heavily on research excellence, but students might be more interested in quality of teaching alone. So take list with a pinch of salt and enjoy our Berry Berry List. We hope to spark some discussion on the comments section with this list.

Berry Berry Top Public University in Malaysia (IPTA) Year 2010

The top 10

1. Universiti Malaya / Malaya University or University of Malaya (UM), 1905 located at Kuala Lumpur.
2. Universiti Sains Malaysia / University of Science, Malaysia (USM), 1969 located at Gelugor, Penang.
3. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia / National University of Malaysia (UKM), 1970 located at Bangi, Selangor.
4. Universiti Putra Malaysia / Putra University of Malaysia (UPM), 1971 located at Serdang, Selangor.
5. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia / University of Technology, Malaysia (UTM), 1972 located at Skudai, Johor.
6. Universiti Teknologi Mara / MARA University of Technology (UiTM), 1999 located at Shah Alam, Selangor.
7. Universiti Malaysia Sabah / University of Malaysia, Sabah (UMS), 1994 located at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
8. Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIA) / International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), 1983 located at Gombak, Selangor.
9. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak / University of Malaysia, Sarawak (UNIMAS), 1992 located at Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
10. Universiti Utara Malaysia / Utara University, Malaysia (UUM), 1984 located at Sintok, Kedah.

Unranked

• Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia / Islamic Science University of Malaysia, 1998 located at Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.
• Universiti Malaysia Pahang / University of Malaysia, Pahang (UMP), 2002 located at Kuantan, Pahang.
• Universiti Malaysia Perlis / University of Malaysia, Perlis, 2001 located at Arau, Perlis.
• Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris / Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI), 1997 located at Tanjung Malim, Perak.
• Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka / Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka (UTeM), 2000 located at Durian Tunggal, Melaka
• Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia / Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia (UHTM), 2000 located at Batu Pahat, Johor.
• Universiti Malaysia Kelantan / University of Malaysia, Kelantan (UMK), 2006 located at Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan.
• Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia / National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM), 2006 located at Kuala Lumpur.
• Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia / Darul Iman University of Malaysia (UDM), 2005 located at Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.
• University Malaysia Terengganu / University of Malaysia, Terenganu (UMT), 1999 located at Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu

We welcome all discussion regarding this list. Tell us what you think.

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SPM Results 2009 – NS Trainees are Allowed to Go Back Earlier

March 8, 2010

This is an unscheduled post by Berry Berry Easy to disseminate the breaking news for the benefit of the National Service (NS) trainees (and their family members) who would be collecting their SPM 2009 results on 11th March 2010.

SPM Results 2009 – First Batch of NS Trainees Allowed to Go Back Home – 10th March 2010

The Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Ahamd Hamidi made the announcement that the first batch of NS trainees may return home on 10th of March 2010, in time to be with their families to collect their SPM results. This meant that they will be able to go home four days ahead of the earlier proposed schedule. It is said that the first batch is made up of 30,219 trainees currently undergoing training in 79 camps in the whole of Malaysia.

So parents, please take note and remember to pick up your children. For other readers, please inform those who might be interested in this piece of news.

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