Five top-performing MRSM schools in the 2025 SPM exams will each receive a RM100,000 government incentive for their achievements.
DUNGUN: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has announced a RM100,000 incentive for each of the five Mara Junior Science Colleges (MRSM) ranked among the country’s top schools in the 2025 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations.
He stated that half of the funding, amounting to RM50,000 per school, will be provided by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) with the remaining RM50,000 contributed by the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW).
Ahmad Zahid, who is also the KKDW Minister, further announced an additional RM650,000 allocation specifically for MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba, which was named the best school in Malaysia for SPM 2025, to be used for infrastructure and facility upgrades.
“The past SPM results reflect the hard work of all of us, with five MRSMs in the top 5 best schools in Malaysia and the number of students with all A+ scores increasing to 85,” he said during the MRSM Dungun opening ceremony.
He also praised newer institutions like MRSM Ulul Albab, MRSM ATM Bera, and MRSM Bagan Datuk for securing places within the nation’s top 15 schools despite their recent establishment.
The top five MRSMs recognised are MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba, MRSM Gemencheh, MRSM Taiping, MRSM Pengkalan Chepa, and MRSM Kuala Kubu Bharu.
Ahmad Zahid urged all MRSM members to continue excelling by strengthening academic quality, mastering future strategic fields, enhancing the Ulul Albab programme, and expanding collaborations with alumni, industry, universities, and international partners.
He highlighted that MRSM has become a major name in the national education system, providing opportunities for rural and underprivileged children across its 58 colleges nationwide, which have produced over 260,000 alumni.
Meanwhile, the newly opened MRSM Dungun, the 58th MRSM in Malaysia and the fifth in Terengganu, aims to provide quality education to 750 students, particularly from rural areas.
Operational since December 1 last year with its first student intake in January, the 28-hectare institution had enrolled 295 Form One and Form Four students as of March 28.
The college is equipped with extensive facilities including 14 science laboratories, two computer laboratories, and a design and technology workshop.
