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SK Sekolah Kebangsaan or National school for primary level.
SK (Asli) Sekolah Kebangsaan (Asli) or National school catering predominantly to the orang Asli
community. Not a formal school type.
SKM (1) Sekolah Kurang Murid or under-enrolled school.
SKM (2) Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia or Malaysian Skills Certificate.
SKPM Standard Kualiti Pendidikan Malaysia or Malaysian education Quality Standard. A selfassessment
conducted by schools based on a standard established by JNJK.
SMK Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan or National secondary school.
SMKA Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama or National religious secondary school.
SMv Sekolah Menengah Vokasional or vocational secondary school.
SPM Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or Malaysian Certificate of Education. National assessment conducted at
Form 5 level.
SPP Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pendidikan or education Service Commission.
SPPBS Sistem Pengurusan Pentaksiran Berasaskan Sekolah or School-based Assessment Management
System.
SSQS Smart School Qualification Standards.
STAM Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia or Malaysian Religious Higher Certificate, a post-secondary
qualification considered equivalent to STPM.
Standard Referencing Assesses student achievement against fixed standards, irrespective of the year of participation or
peer performance. Student performance is evaluated against these standards for each grade level to
allow for accurate comparison of results across different years.
STPM Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia or Malaysian Higher School Certificate. National assessment
conducted at Form 6 level.
TAlIS Teaching and learning International Survey.
TIMSS Trends in Mathematics and Science Study, an international assessment of student performance in
Math and Science. It is conducted every four years for students in Grades 4 and 8 (equivalent to
Year 4 and Form 2).