Peter (front row, 4th right) with the participants, teachers and volunteers during the recent 23rd National SPM Bible Knowledge Quiz 2019 in Sandakan.
SANDAKAN : UPKO is working at their utmost to ensure that Bible Knowledge (BK) will be taught in schools, especially for students who are taking this subject for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination in Malaysia.
This is a continuation of UPKO’s efforts and challenges derived from our Honorary President Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, whose objective is to include BK as an elective subject in SPM, the party’s Supreme Council member and Libaran Division chairman Dr. Peter Jr Naintin said.
At the very beginning, we have found out that many Christian students have not been keen to take the Bible Knowledge subject for SPM, he said.
However, we discovered that more and more Christian students have taken the Bible Knowledge examination since we have launched various awareness campaigns back in 2011. In addition, I am informed that there are thousands Christian students throughout Malaysia who will be taking (the) Bible Knowledge examination this year, Peter said.
“We are so grateful with the unending support from our UPKO President, Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau, especially on the contribution of 300 sets of text book (the Gospel of Luke and the Acts) to Christian students who are taking Bible Knowledge subject,” Peter said.
According to Peter, earlier this year they distributed text books to SM St Mary, SMK Konven St. Cecilia, SM Sung Siew, SM Tiong Hua, and SM St Michael in Sandakan. It was through a collective effort of UPKO Religious, Spirituality and Racial Harmony Councils headed by Sualim Gopog that we were able to order and distribute the text books to more than 1,500 Christian students in Sabah as they are not sold here.
Peter encouraged Christian students to take the Bible Knowledge examination in SPM with good preparation through group study. There are various benefits that we can gain from studying Bible Knowledge. We can learn about positive core values, guidance for good life, and principles of leadership.
Peter was speaking to the media after the successful organising of the 23rd National SPM Bible Knowledge Quiz 2019 (BK 19) recently which saw a record 466 Christian students and more than 59 teachers and volunteers from 15 schools in the Sandakan district converging at SM St Mary for the event.
“Now, I can see the face of each student and teacher beaming with happiness that we have set a new history with the highest student participation in Malaysia,” he said.
They represented schools from SM St Mary, SMK Konven St. Cecilia, SM St Michael, SM Sung Siew, SMJK Tiong Hua, SMK Sandakan, SMK Sandakan 2, SMK Muhibbah, SMK Elopura 2, Kolej Tingkatan 6 Datuk Pengiran Galpam, SMK Beluran, SMK Beluran 2, SMK Pamol, SMK Penangah, SMK Simpangan dan Indah Anglican Church, Peter said.
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