KUALA LUMPUR: Mara will not relax its entry requirements for Form One students who wish to enrol into its junior colleges. Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) will continue prioritising academic achievement over other aspects as identified in the recently-announced Primary School Assessment Report (PSAR). Mara Secondary Education Division director Kamaruzaman Jaffar said Mara, as an agency under the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, would not be taking the same route as boarding schools, which would now consider non-academic qualifications for Form One’s entrance. Mara made clear to the New Straits Times that it would stick to its “tried and tested formula” of placing importance on academic results, used since its inception in 1972. Applicants could apply before the announcement of the UPSR results, the portal said, but acceptance depended heavily on UPSR results, in addition to a Special Entrance Exam.

Source: New Strait Times November 25, 2017 02:48 UTC