BY INDY MAEALASIA

FEMALES have once again emerged as the top scorers in the National Examination Results for years 9,11 and 12, official data released from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has shown.

Following the official signing-off of results yesterday by the Minister, Tozen Leokana, the data revealed that females continue to outperform their male counterparts, achieving the highest scores at each secondary level.

“At year 9, the highest achiever is a female with an achieved total aggregate score of 354 out of 400.  At Year 11, the highest achiever is also a female with a total aggregate score of 560 out of 600.  At year 12, the highest achiever is also a female student with a total aggregate score of 439 out of 500.” the data showed.

This result marks another year of female dominance in the top rankings, following similar trends seen in the 2023 national examination results.

For comparison, the results from 2023 are as follows:

In Year 12, a female achieved the highest score with an aggregate of 356 out of 500.  In Year 11, another female recorded the highest score, totaling 549 out of 600.  In Year 9, the highest achiever was a male, with an aggregate score of 345 out of 400.