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UEM Land Rewards Its Pintar Schools High Achievers

NUSAJAYA, Saturday, 8 June 2013: UEM Land Holdings Berhad (“UEM Land”), the master developer of Nusajaya, one of the five key nodes of Iskandar Malaysia, today celebrated the success its PINTAR School’s 85 students who achieved excellent results in the 2012 UPSR, PMR and SPM examinations. Organised since 2009 under UEM Land’s Academic Excellence Programme, this annual event was aimed at acknowledging the effort, determination and perseverance of the students in delivering their personal best and at the same time, motivate and encourage them to strive harder for their future undertakings.

The ceremony also recognized the vital role of the teachers and other education professionals as well as the parents in their unrelenting efforts in bringing out the best in all students.

The overall results of UEM Land’s PINTAR schools’ students recorded commendable improvement in 2012 as compared to the previous year. For the UPSR results, it showed an increase of 5.27% in the overall achievement although there was a slight decrease in students obtaining 5As with only 43 as compared to 44 students in 2011. For the PMR results, 2012 showed significant leap in the students scored 8As with 39 students as compared to 17 students in 2011.

For the SPM results, two students from SMK Gelang Patah and one student from SMK Taman Nusa Jaya obtained 11As and 10As respectively. Each of the UPSR, PMR and SPM high achiever students were awarded with cash prizes and certificates whilst the best overall student for the three examination levels, each, additionally received an iPad.

“It is an honour to celebrate these high achievers as their determination and commitment towards achieving success can be emulated by other students. As a caring developer, we are eager to intensify our efforts and to continuously review and improve our PINTAR programmes to achieve our objective in helping the community grow in sync with the developments in Nusajaya”, said Encik Mohd Nadzari Haji Bachek, Senior General Manager Nusajaya, UEM Land Holdings Berhad.

“We are truly grateful to all parties, particularly the Johor Bahru District Education Department (PPDJB), the teachers and parents for the support and commitment in ensuring our effort in implementing the PINTAR programme a success,” he added.

The 85 high achievers from UEM Land’s PINTAR schools around Gelang Patah, received their prizes from Nusajaya State Assemblyman, Dr Haji Zaini Haji Abu Bakar and UEM Land’s Senior General Manager Nusajaya, Encik Mohd Nadzari Haji Bachek.

The ceremony was also attended by parents of the high performing students, the schools’ principals and teachers, representatives of Johor Bahru District Education Department as well as UEM Land’s representatives.