Ministry dismisses rumour of SPM Mathematics paper leak

The Education Ministry has dismissed a rumour circulating on the social media that the Mathematics Paper 2 for the ongoing Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination has leaked.

In a statement Thursday, it said the rumour circulating on Facebook also claimed that students would resit the paper on Dec 5. SPM students sat for the Mathematics Paper 2 on Wednesday.

"The Education Ministry hereby confirms that there is no truth to the claim of a leak in the paper (Mathematics Paper 2) in Malacca, Selangor and Sabah," the statement said.

A total of 455,839 candidates are sitting for the SPM 2014 examination at 3,655 centres throughout the country from Nov 3 to Dec 4.