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Malaysia's STPM 2025 Results Show Record High Average GPA
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Malaysia's STPM 2025 Results Show Record High Average GPA

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The 2025 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) results show a record-high national average grade point average (GPA) of 2.88.
  • Nearly all candidates, 99.96%, were awarded the STPM certificate, with 3.50% achieving a perfect GPA of 4.00.
  • The results indicate an overall increase in cumulative GPAs across various thresholds compared to the previous year.

The 2025 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examination results have set a new historical record, with the national average grade point average (GPA) reaching 2.88. This marks a significant increase from the previous year's 2.85 and represents the highest GPA achieved in the exam's history.

This GPA is the highest and significant in terms of candidate achievement with an increase of 12.06 percent (0.31 points) compared to the GPA of 2.57 in STPM 2013.

— Prof Datuk Dr. Md Amin Md TaffDescribing the significance of the record-high GPA for the 2025 STPM results.

Prof Datuk Dr. Md Amin Md Taff, Chairman of the Malaysian Examinations Council (MPM), announced that the overall cumulative GPA has seen a substantial rise of 12.06%, or 0.31 points, compared to the 2.57 GPA recorded in STPM 2013. Out of 38,144 candidates who sat for the exam, an overwhelming 99.96%, or 38,128 students, have been awarded the STPM 2025 certificate.

Further highlighting the improved performance, 1,336 candidates, or 3.50%, achieved a perfect GPA of 4.00, an increase of 70 students compared to 2024. The cumulative percentage of candidates achieving GPAs of 3.75, 3.00, 2.75, and 2.00 also saw an increase compared to the previous year.

A total of 1,336 candidates or 3.50 percent have obtained a GPA of 4.00, an increase of 70 candidates compared to 2024.

— Prof Datuk Dr. Md Amin Md TaffHighlighting the number of students who achieved a perfect score.

The number of students obtaining 5As in all subjects rose from 53 in 2024 to 60 in 2025. Similarly, the number of candidates achieving 4As increased from 1,228 to 1,285. The overall pass rate for full passes in five and four subjects also improved, reaching 77.64% in 2025, a 1.09% increase from the previous year.

In terms of the cumulative percentage of candidates, it was found that the cumulative percentage of STPM 2025 candidates at GPA 3.75, GPA 3.00, GPA 2.75, and GPA 2.00 have increased compared to 2024.

— Prof Datuk Dr. Md Amin Md TaffIndicating a general improvement in overall candidate performance.

Across all 23 subjects offered in STPM 2025, the full pass rate remained above 70% (Grade C and above). Arabic and Tamil saw performance increases of over 3.00% in full pass rates. However, Literature in English and Chinese Language experienced a decline of over 3.00% in their full pass rates compared to 2024. The performance of the remaining 19 subjects remained largely unchanged, with less than a 3.00% difference in full pass rates between 2024 and 2025.

The increase was from 76.55 percent to 77.64 percent or 29,616 candidates in 2025. An increase of 1.09 percent.

— Prof Datuk Dr. Md Amin Md TaffReporting the rise in the overall full pass rate for STPM 2025.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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