70.14 Pct Of Sarawak Pupils Pass All Three Subjects In UP-DLPS6 2026

KUCHING, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- A total of 70.14 per cent of primary school pupils in Sarawak have successfully passed all three subjects in the Ujian Penilaian Dual Language Programme Sarawak (UP-DLPS 6) 2026, marking an 11.18 percentage point increase from the previous year.

Sarawak Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Seri Roland Sagah Wee Inn said the statewide evaluation for English, Science and Mathematics subjects encompassed 29,126 pupils from 1,045 primary schools, reflecting encouraging overall improvements across the board. 

“This is the second year of the assessment. The average score across the three subjects improved from 41.20 per cent in 2025 to 44.97 per cent in 2026,” he told a press conference on the UP-DLPS6 2026 results, here today. 

Breaking down individual performance, Sagah said Science recorded a pass rate of 93.19 per cent with an attendance rate of 99.38 per cent, while Mathematics achieved a 74.76 per cent pass rate with 99.45 per cent attendance. 

Meanwhile, English registered a pass rate of 85.34 per cent with a 99.45 per cent attendance rate, alongside notable performance with more than 37 per cent of pupils securing Grade C and above in both Mathematics and Science.

Sagah said this milestone achievement was further underscored by a nearly four-fold surge in top achievers, with the number of pupils achieving Grade A in all three subjects increasing from 176 last year to 683 this year. 

“All 30 District Education Offices (PPDs) recorded improvements in their overall performance, while more than 70 per cent of schools also showed improvement.

“It is also encouraging that Kapit, Song and Subis, which were among the targets of our pilot DLP intervention programme, recorded the three greatest improvements,” he said. 

On the inagural implementation of Online Marking System, the minister said the system enables educators to analyse specific learning concepts and difficulties at the individual question level, facilitating more focused teaching strategies.

Despite the positive outcomes, Sagah acknowledged areas requiring targeted attention, noting a 3.23 percentage point decline in the average score for English, though it remains a strong subject with 49.31 per cent achieving Grade C and above. 

He said the ministry will collaborate with Sarawak Education Department (JPNS) to address performance gaps, particularly among schools in rural and remote (P1) categories.

-- BERNAMA