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of MRSMs operate across all levels from Form 1 to Form 5, three MRSMs exclusively offer Forms 4 and 5. As of 2015, there are no MRSMs solely dedicated to Forms 1 to 3. Formerly restricted to lower forms, several MRSMs, including MRSM Pasir Tumboh and MRSM Gerik, commenced admitting students for Form 4 in 2015, subsequently sitting for the SPM examination in 2016.
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students and the subsequent introduction of a modest quota (10%) for non-bumiputera students. This exclusivity has been viewed as potentially at odds with
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808:MRSM Tun Mohammad Fuad Stephens
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645:Kolej MARA Seremban
600:MRSM Pengkalan Hulu
366:Kolej MARA Seremban
236:Brown, blue, yellow
798:MRSM Kota Kinabalu
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716:MRSM Kuantan
711:MRSM Bentong
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681:MRSM Tumpat
524:MRSM Merbok
514:MRSM Baling
509:MRSM Beseri
342:mathematics
189:Established
151:Information
838:Categories
823:MRSM Mukah
740:South Zone
686:MRSM Besut
590:MRSM Parit
580:MRSM Gerik
575:MRSM FELDA
497:North Zone
449:References
322:bumiputera
70:newspapers
777:MRSM Muar
661:MRSM Jeli
654:East Zone
568:West Zone
504:MRSM Arau
316:Criticism
224:Colour(s)
219:, English
40:talk page
490:Malaysia
437:See also
362:Seremban
334:scrutiny
310:Malaysia
213:Language
144:Malaysia
137:Location
356:History
338:science
330:elitism
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179:Motto
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