ALOR STAR: A total of 663 candidates, or 2.68 per cent of the 28,933 who sat for the 2024 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination in Kedah, obtained straight As, an increase from 568 candidates in the previous year.

State Education Director, Ismail Othman, said Kedah also achieved a better National Average Grade (GPN) score of 4.64 this year, compared to 4.77 last year.