Muhammad Hafiz Sobri, 15, scored As in BahasaMelayu (Malay language), English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Living Skills, Islamic Studies and 中文 (Chinese language).
「The formula for my success is dividing my time for studies, games and other activities daily and increase the study time before the examination,」 he said, adding that he studied at least an hour a day.
Muhammad Hafiz, who scored 7As in the UPSR in 2005 at SJKC Kim Seng, said he preferred to study alone as he wanted to be independent.
Jacqueline Toh Chun Ling, who got 8As, could not believe her eyes as her trial examination results were unexceptional with only 1A and 7Bs.
Muhammad Hafiz receiving kisses from dad Sobri Hussain and mum Nurliana Tan Abdullah.
She said friends, teachers and family members motivated her to study hard.
School principal Tan Kim Tong said he was happy with the increase in the number of students who scored an A in the English subject which showed a jump to 78.1% from 61.4% last year.
Of the 612 students who sat for the examination in the school, he said one got 9As, 219 scored 8As and 110 obtained 7As.
At the Bukit Mertajam High School, 242 students sat for the examination of whom 47 scored 8As and 61 obtained 7As.
G. Sharmilan, who got 8As, said he put in an extra three to four hours daily for studies several months before the examination.
「My teachers, parents and my friends motivated me to study hard,」 he said.
Scorer of 8As, Anis Adlina Abu Bakar, said she completed all exercises given by the teachers and gave full concentration in class.
「After school, I revised what the teachers had taught for the day,」 she added.