The South Australian Matriculation (SAM) program is an internationally recognized 1 year matriculation program that is administered by the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia (SSABSA), a statutory authority of the South Australian government.
Students who successfully complete the SAM program are accredited with the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and provided with a university entrance score that is used by universities around the world to select students for degree courses.
Entry Requirements
SPM, O level or its equivalent with 5 credits including English.
Intake
January and March
Fee
RM 8,550 - RM10,000
Subjects
The SAM program consists of 5 subjects. They are as follows: * English studies or English as Second Language (ESL) * The remaining subjects must include one subject from each from List 1 and List 2:
List 1 * Chinese * Economics * English as second language * English studies * Legal studies * Malay * Modern history
List 2 * Accounting studies * Biology * Chemistry * Information technology studies * Mathematical methods * Mathematical studies * Specialist mathematics * Physics * Psychology
In addition to these subjects, students will have to study the compulsory MQA subjects which include: Malaysian studies, moral/Islamic studies and Bahasa Malaysia (exempted if a credit in Bahasa Malaysia has been obtained at SPM Level)
Assessment
It is important for students wishing to excel to consistently perform well in their course work as 50% of the final marks are from the coursework set and marked at college. The remaining 50% is based on the examination that is set and marked by the SSABSA. On top of that, students in the SAM program must also achieve s satisfactory score (10/20 or better) in either English studies or English as second language to obtain the