MCA president Wee Ka Siong has expressed disappointment after some non-bumiputera SPM top scorers failed in their appeal to enrol for the government’s matriculation programme.
This is despite Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s announcement last week that all those who scored 10As or higher in SPM would be guaranteed a spot in matriculation institutes, regardless of race.
Wee said his office and MCA Youth’s office have been receiving calls from heartbroken parents whose children failed to make the cut after the outcome of matriculation enrolment appeals was revealed yesterday afternoon.
“Even though the prime minister had made an official announcement about the cabinet’s decision, there are still high achievers who have failed to enter the matriculation programme. They are disappointed for the second time.

“I feel for the students as they are so disappointed when they have failed in their appeal attempts even though they scored 10As or 9As,” he said on Facebook yesterday.
He did not disclose how many non-bumiputera students with 10A or more in their SPM examinations have failed in the appeal.
A day earlier, it was reported that MCA was assisting 173 students who sought MCA’s help to get a spot in the pre-university programme, including 69 who scored 10As.
The programme is offered as an alternative to STPM for university entrance, with 90 percent of the programme reserved for bumiputera students.
Despite Anwar’s announcement, however, there is a lack of clarity on how the new policy will be implemented.
MCA had also criticised the new policy as being unfair to students who took fewer than 10 subjects. – Malaysiakini