Belait District’s PSR Results Something to be Proud of

Belait District last year scored the best results in the Primary School Assessment Examination, PSR, among the four districts.  The district’s pass percentage increased from 87.37 percent in 2002 to 92.34 percent last year.  To mark the achievement, a thanksgiving ceremony was held Thursday at the Sayidina Ali Secondary School.

Out of 640 students who sat for the exam, only 48 candidates or 7 percent failed.  In the district alone, eight schools achieved 100 percent pass rates compared to five schools in the previous year.  A total of 91 students last year obtained 5 A’s and 4 A’s, as compared to 63 in the previous year.  In terms of subjects, there was an increase of 96.7 percent in Mathematics compared with 91.53 percent last year.

Dayang Khairunissa, 12 years old, is among the pupils who obtained 5 A’s in last year’s PSR.  She wishes to become a doctor and attributes her success to doing her homework diligently and asking questions whenever she had a problem with her schoolwork.  Awang Mohammad Izwan, who wants to be a Science teacher, is practicing similar techniques.

With the 5 percent increase in the pass rate, the Belait District becomes the first district to achieve more than 90 percent pass.  The achievement was due to the efforts by the Belait District Schools Department together with the principals and teachers as well the students themselves.