Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) or Lower Secondary Assessment examination will be replaced with Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3) or Form 3 Assessment, beginning this year.
The Deputy Prime Minister said through the implementation of improvements in the Pentaksiran Berasaskan Sekolah (PBS) or School-Based Assessment on Apr 1, there would no longer be any centralised examination for Form 3 students implemented at the school level.
"PT3 replaces PMR. There is some form of assessment at the school level. The PT3 will be used as the basis to determine the entry of students into Form 4 whether in Fully Residential Schools, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama, Mara Junior Science Colleges (MRSM) including Sekolah Menengah Teknik (SMT) and Vocational Colleges.
"Besides the PT3, entry into these schools will also use the Psychometric Test to ensure that the selection and emplacement of students suited their capability and interest," he said.
Muhyidddin, who is also the Education Minister, said this at a special media conference which was also attended by the major players in the country's education system such as the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) at Parliament House, here Monday.
