Cathedral parish celebrates Mass for exam classes

KOTA KINABALU – Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish here celebrated its annual Mass for students in examination classes on 25 August 2017.

Exams are a massive moment in the lives of young people and their families and so they present an opportunity for the parish community to reach out to students and their families.

Archbishop John Wong presided at the noon Mass for students taking their Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) or Primary School Achievement Test; Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3) or Lower Secondary Evaluation; Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or Malaysian Certificate of Education; and Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) or Malaysian Higher School Certificate examinations.

The UPSR (Primary 6) exams will be on Sept 11-14 & 18; the PT3 (Form 3) on Oct 9-12; the SPM (Form 5) on Nov 6-Dec 4 while STPM (Form 6) will be on Nov 15-21.

In his address to the students before dismissing them, Abp Wong encouraged them to prepare themselves well for their exams through diligent study.