Three Julau primary schools showed improvement in UPSR results after attending education workshop

JULAU, July 24, 2017 – Students from SK Nanga Dayu, SK Nanga Kara and SK Nanga Kota participated in a three-day UPSR Workshop organised by iM Sarawak, part of a three-year school improvement project.

The participants of the iM Sarawak UPSR Workshop proudly showing off their Certificates of Participation.

 It was geared towards equipping students with the necessary answering techniques and strategies to maximise marks earned in examination and familiarise them with styles of latest UPSR questions.

It was to expose them to effective revision methods and improve the UPSR passing rate and overall academic performance.

During the workshop, participants attended motivational talks, were taught effective study methods, received guidance on building self-discipline and practised answering UPSR model examination questions.

The sessions covered all the subjects for the UPSR examination.

The project, which aims to elevate English Language proficiency and improve the overall UPSR passing rate for the schools, saw very encouraging results in its first year.

This was evident in the  2016 UPSR results where all the three participating schools saw a remarkable increase in overall passing rates.

The most significant progress was seen in SK Nanga Kota where their passing rate improved from 38% in 2015 to an impressive 100% in 2016.

SK Nanga Dayu and SK Nanga Kara saw their passing rates increase by 19 percentage points and three  percentage points respectively.

Datuk Joseph Salang, who is Julau Member of Parliament and chairman of 1Malaysia Sarawak Advisory Council said: "I am very happy to see such good results from the iM Sarawak School Improvement Project and we hope to build on the momentum of its success.

Saying that education is the key to a better future for the communities, Salang said iM Sarawak also provided reference books, UPSR model question workbooks, story books, teaching aids or tools, such as projectors, laptops and photocopy machines to the schools.

“I hope the participants will be able to apply the skills they have learnt at the workshop to excel in other examinations and life in general as well," he added.

The iM Sarawak School Improvement Project is carried out in collaboration with the state Education Department and the Julau District Education Office.

The participants of the iM Sarawak UPSR Workshop proudly showing off their Certificates of Participation.