No, that was quite an archaic impression that those who took UEC for the sole reason of furthering their study in Taiwan. Perhaps Namewee’s notoriety has contributed to such general perception.

Quite a number of UEC students actually opt to take SPM in their 5th year. So yes, some do still aim for IPTA. You do realise that not everyone who studies in CIS are T20s right?

Not everyone in CIS are T20s.

Refer to my reply to cheryee above.

There are various reasons why some parents enrolled their kids into CIS. In most cases, I would say that the decision comes from the parents & not the students themselves.

While I don't claim to represent all CIS parents, these are the common reasons:

1) Perceived deterioration of quality of education in SMK / SMJK. The abolishment of UPSR & PMR / PT3 gave the impression that students are no longer assessed closely & UASA is not a fair assessment in assigning students to the relevant secondary control schools.

2) The ever-changing policy of DLP where science & math are being taught in English spooked some of the parents. For example, just a year ago, 11 SMJKs in Penang were taken to task for not allocating a class where science & math are taught solely in BM. No parent is going to volunteer to have their kids being allocated that particular class.

3) CIS instills better discipline & some put high emphasis in building noble characteristics not only during schooling hours but also at home. Teen years are when kids can get rebellious & go off track so having someone to reel them in is a welcomed aspect.

4) UEC is perceived to be harder than KBSM. For those in SMK / SMJK, their only route is to take SPM but for UEC students, they have options by the 5th year. having options are always a good thing.

5) Since nons are already at an disadvantage due to the limited quota to enter matrikulasi & how STPM has very limited space allocated in UPU, parents don't how CIS is any different compared to SMK / SMJK. However, in the even that Edumin somehow removed the inequality (fat chance), parents still have 5 years to consider having their kids "return"' to the SPM route.

These are just some of the conversations that I've had with CIS parents throughout the last few years.

Many people didn't know the existence of SMJK? How many glasses of ketum have you taken today?

How much is UEC fees per month by the way?

Because it's in their manifesto before they got into power. Now that Sabah has pressed their panic button so by hook or by crook they have to show the Chinese that they're capable LOL.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Dec 11 2025, 03:32 PM

You're missing the fact that every damn year, there are nons STPM graduates complaining about them being overlooked even when they scored excellent results.

So what actually were you trying to spin? Earlier on, you claimed that some rural Chinese weren't aware of the existence of SMJK. Now you're saying some areas don't have SMJK. Maybe try to stick to a single narrative instead of going roda impian on me?

As a matter of fact, I've stopped by SP a lot when I was studying in UUM. There's SMJK Sin Min there but perhaps it has disappeared based on your testimony.

Whether a Chinese parents aware or not of the existence holds no water anyway. SMJKC is no different than a SMK other than the addition of the Chinese language subject but somehow you make it sound like it's an extension of SJKC where the medium of teaching is still in mother tongue language kek.

And why do you conveniently evade the question on how much is the UEC fee which you claimed to be exorbitant?

Maybe keep calm & don't koyak just because people call out your BS?

This post has been edited by talexeh: Dec 11 2025, 08:02 PM

I believe you copied an incomplete URL.

11 years of UEC kek.

Somehow the person who barked the loudest is always the one that knew the least what they were barking about in the first place.