Dual Language Programme Assessment: Performances of Year Six pupils in 2026 shown encouraging improvement, says Sagah

KUCHING, Nov 12 2026: The performances of Year Six pupils in the 2026 Sarawak Dual Language Programme Assessment (UP-DLPSS 6) have shown an encouraging improvement, with 70.14 percent of the 29,126 pupils successfully passing all three subjects assessed.

Caption: Minister Roland Sagah Wee Inn at a press conference says the pass rate for English declined by 5.65 percentage points to 85.34 percent, down from 90.99 percent the previous year.

This achievement marks an increase of 11.18 percentage points compared to the previous year, reflecting positive progress in subject mastery through the implementation of the Dual Language Programme (DLP) in Sarawak.

Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Roland Sagah Wee Inn said that this improvement is accompanied by a significant rise in the number of pupils who obtained an 'A' grade in all three subjects.

“The number of pupils who achieved an 'A' grade in all three subjects has increased nearly fourfold—from 176 last year to 683 this year,” he saida a press conference announcing the 2026 UP-DLPSS 6 results today.

This year’s assessment involved 29,126 pupils from 1,045 primary schools across Sarawak, with the overall average score rising to 44.97 percent, compared to 41.20 percent in 2025.

By subject, Science recorded the highest pass rate at 93.19 percent—an increase of 8.48 percentage points from the previous year while Mathematics saw the largest improvement in its pass rate, climbing 13.72 percentage points to reach 74.76 percent.

Conversely, the pass rate for English declined by 5.65 percentage points to 85.34 percent, down from 90.99 percent the previous year.

Sagah said his ministry will collaborate with the Sarawak State Education Department to identify schools with lower achievement levels in English and to devise appropriate intervention measures.

According to him, schools in rural and remote areas, specifically those in 'Category 1', generally continue to show lower performance compared to schools in urban areas or those in 'Category 2' and 'Category 3' remote locations.

Consequently, additional intervention efforts will be directed toward schools that require support, with the aim of narrowing the educational achievement gap.

As a measure to strengthen student proficiency, the ministry also plans to provide the 'UP-DLPSS 6' learning module to all schools implementing the Dual Language Programme (DLP) for Year 6 students, starting in 2027.

Meanwhile, the online grading system introduced this year enables a more detailed analysis of student performance.

This system also helps identify specific questions and learning concepts that students find difficult to master, thereby allowing teachers to plan more targeted teaching and learning interventions.

Among those present at the press conference were Permanent Secretary of the  Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Adana Jed; Deputy Director of the Learning Sector at the Sarawak State Education Department Siti Zulaiha Ibrahim; Higher Education Advisor to the Sarawak Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Professor Emeritus Dr Khairuddin Abdul Hamid; Vice-Chancellor of the University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) Professor Ir Dr Mohammad Shahril Osman; Vice-Chancellor of Tun Openg University of Technology Sarawak (TAHOTech) Professor Emeritus Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi; and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak, Professor Sim Kwan Yong.