PERMATApintar National Gifted Center
| PERMATApintar National Gifted Center, UKM Pusat PERMATApintar Negara, UKM | |
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| Address | |
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Pusat PERMATApintar Negara, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Bangi, Selangor, 43600 Malaysia | |
| Coordinates | 2°55′02″N 101°47′17″E / 02.917306°N 101.788167°ECoordinates: 2°55′02″N 101°47′17″E / 02.917306°N 101.788167°E |
| Information | |
| Other name | PERMATApintar College, UKM |
| Type | Charter School, Gifted School, Boarding School |
| Motto | Exploration, Innovation and Uniqueness |
| Established | 3 April 2009 |
| Opened | January 2011 |
| School code | CEEB Code – 686341 |
| Director | Prof. Datuk Dr. Noriah Mohd Ishak |
| Grades |
Foundation 1 – Foundation 3 Level 1 – Level 2 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Enrolment | 450 |
| Classes |
As of 2018: Foundation 1: K1 – K7 Foundation 2: K1 – K10 Foundation 3: K1 – K3 Level 1: K1 – K5 Level 2: K1 – K3 |
| Average class size | 16 |
| Medium of language | Malay, English |
| Campus size | 22 hectares [1] |
| Colour(s) | Maroon |
| Accreditation |
Malaysian Ministry of Education US College Board |
| Newspaper | Bitara News |
| Website |
www |
The PERMATApintar National Gifted Center, UKM, more commonly known as the PERMATApintar College, UKM is a gifted programme aiming to identify gifted and talented students all across Malaysia, and a school for middle-school students aged 12 – 17 in Malaysia.[1] It was founded in 2009 by Professor Datuk Dr. Noriah Mohd Ishak with the help of former first lady of Malaysia, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Currently, it is the only programme to identify academically gifted and talented students across Malaysia and giving them the chance to expand their potentials and talents. PERMATApintar currently offers three programmes: the Summer Camp programme (PPCS), the PERMATApintar College programme, and the ASASIpintar programme (UKM Pre-university programme).
History
PERMATApintar National Gifted Center, UKM is the first gifted school in Malaysia. Established on 3 April 2009, the school was the brainchild of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, former first lady of Malaysia, as early as 2006.[1] She wanted an education program for gifted student after visiting various countries' gifted schools. To realize this program, a series of discussions with local and foreign experts then took place to come up for a suitable program in Malaysia.[1]
A working paper of PERMATApintar was then approved by Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Razak in 2008. National University of Malaysia was appointed to implement the program with the fund disbursed from the PERMATA Division of the Prime Minister's Department. An agreement was made in Kuala Lumpur on April 2009 with the Johns Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth to help kick start the program.[1]
In January 2010, National University of Malaysia gave a 22-acre (89,000 m2) land located at Bukit Puteri to the government to build the PERMATApintar complex.[1][2] Its first and incumbent director is Prof Datuk Dr Noriah Mohd. Ishak. The construction was divided into two phases. The construction of Phase 1 started in early 2010 and finished at the end of 2010 with the allocation of RM23 million.[3] The second phase was constructed right after the completion of the first phase on February 2011 with an allocation of RM54 million.[4] The second phase was finished on December 2011.[5] The first batch of Level 1 students started their study in PERMATApintar National Gifted Center in January 2011.[6]
In 2013, the third phase of the construction started in April 2013 fully funded by the Al-Bukhary Foundation. The construction involved the auditorium and the sports center. The construction was finished in October 2014.[5]
In 2014, PERMATApintar started receiving its first batch of Foundation 1 students, aged 12 and 13 years old, who will study in PERMATApintar for five years.
In 2017, construction for the upgrading and building of three specialized laboratories (the Robotics Laboratory, the F1 in Schools Laboratory and the Astronomy Laboratory) began. The construction of these labs finished by the end of 2017.
In 2018, PERMATApintar National Gifted Center was transferred to Sektor Pengurusan PERMATA, School Management Division,Ministry of Education from PERMATA Division, Prime Minister's Department after Pakatan Harapan (Hope Alliance) wins the 14th Malaysian General Election.[7]
Location
The PERMATApintar National Gifted Center is located in the Bangi campus of the National University of Malaysia, one of the most prestigious public universities in Malaysia. It is situated in the developing town of Bangi which is easily accessible by the North–South Expressway (Malaysia) via the Bangi exit and the KTM Komuter UKM station. In the future, a new campus will be opened for the Foundation students will be open in the city of Seremban. The new campus will replace the current IPG Kampus Raja Melewar, Seremban which has stopped receiving new recruits since 2014, and is expected to be operational by 2021. However, a recent decree by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan could potentially halt the expansion project altogether.
Facilities
There are 15 buildings and a sports complex on PERMATApintar's 22-acre (89,000 m2) UKM campus, including the academic and residential sectors. The campus is divided into three phase. It is located at Bukit Puteri, UKM, Bangi. Two phases finished in December 2011 whereas the third phase finished in October 2014.[5] The first phase consists of 5 buildings whereas the second phase consists of 5 residential buildings and remaining academic buildings. The auditorium and the sports complex are a part of the expansion project funded by Al-Bukhary Foundation.[2][5]
Work on Phase 1 started in early 2010 and finished at the end of 2010.[5] In Phase 1, it compromised of 5 buildings: administration block, academic building with 8 classrooms, a laboratory block, a multipurpose hall and a cafeteria.
The administration block compromised of three offices, a library, an open hall, a surau, an event room, two meeting rooms and an observatory. The offices are PERMATApintar High School Programme Office, ASASIpintar (UKM Pre-University) Programme Office and Talent Search (Summer Camp Programme) Office.
Right after Phase 1 completed, the construction of Phase 2 started: February 2011. It was completed in December 2011.[5] In Phase two, it compromised of an instructors block, a laboratory block, an academic building, four hostel buildings, a dining hall and a school minimart. All of the Science labs in this block is used for the ASASIpintar Programme. The academic building compromised of 12 classes which 4 of them are for ASASIpintar Programme.
The auditorium and the sports center were contributed by the Al-Bukhary Foundation.[2][5] The construction of these buildings started on January 2013 and finished on October 2014.[5] The sports complex consisted of an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a football field, eight running tracks and a mini-gym.[8]
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The Auditorium of PERMATApintar College. -
The swimming pool located in PERMATApintar College. -
The stadium located in PERMATApintar College.
Admission
| Selection Process | Total Students | |||
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| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||
| Ujian UKM1 | 212,486 | 199,747 | 162,023 | |
| Ujian UKM2 | 4,672 | 3,536 | 3,202 | |
| Ujian UKM3/ School Holiday Camp | 405 | 600 | 450 | |
The college conducts a student selection process every year. Any Malaysian students aged 9 to 15 are allowed to apply. In the selection process, there are three steps which are Ujian (Test) UKM1, Ujian (Test) UKM2, and Ujian (Test) UKM3 during the School Holiday Camp (PCS). A student must pass Ujian UKM1, Ujian UKM2, successfully attended and completed School Holiday Camp (PCS), and Ujian (Test) UKM3.
Ujian UKM1 is the first selection test for students who wish to join programmes under PERMATApintar.[9] Students who passed the Ujian UKM1 are invited to join the Ujian UKM2 held in UKM2 centres across the country.
Ujian UKM2 is the second selection test to filter and search talented students who can join the School Holiday Camp.[9] Those who pass UKM2 will then be invited to join the School Holiday Camp held in December every year.
School Holiday Camp (PCS) and UKM3 Test
School Holiday Camp or PCS is an academic summer camp which offers 23 first year university courses which develop students interests in STEM. PCS is held twice each year, in June and December, until 2016 when the mid-year school holiday clashes with Ramadan, a fasting month for the Muslim majority in Malaysia. The December PCS is held for three weeks whereas the June PCS is held for two weeks. Those who are admitted to June PCS are from the previous year UKM2 participants.
The Ujian UKM3 or the third selection test is also conducted during the camp. Only those who passed UKM3 will then allowed to join the PERMATApintar High School programme. All participants were given a course based on their performance in UKM2. The courses given to the participants vary each year but some notable example of courses are Logical Reasoning, Robotics, Ethnomathematics, Astrophysics and Green Technology.
Syllabus
PERMATApintar uses Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) curriculum as PERMATA's core curriculum with enrichment syllabus from Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) curriculum and United States' College Board Advanced Placement curriculum. The reason for merging curriculum mentioned above is to develop a curriculum that could challenge minds of Gifted student.[9]
The academics offered in PERMATApintar College is divided into two programs which are Foundation program and High school Diploma program. Foundation Program is offered to Foundation 1, 2 and 3 students whereas the High school Diploma program is offered to Level 1 and 2 students.[9][10]
The teaching and learning session in PERMATApintar is conducted based on the student-oriented learning system.[9][10] Students who show extraordinary achievement in academic performance is allowed to join the Accelerated Learning Program which uses Curriculum Acceleration. The mode of teaching and learning is the Malay language for the national curriculum and English language is used if needed.[10]
Activities and events
Future Scientist Conference
Organized by PERMATApintar National Gifted Center, UKM, this annual conference is an avenue for High School Students to present and share their research experiences. This conference was first held in 2012 at PERMATApintar College, UKM, in Bangi, Selangor. All schools are invited to participate in this conference.
Nobelist Mindset Programme
UKM in collaboration with The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) organised the first Nobelist Mindset Workshop which was held at Pusat PERMATApintar Negara, UKM from 27 until 31 January 2013. The programme has entered its fifth year when the programme was held at London in May 2017.[11]
PERMATA Model United Nations (PERMUN)
Organized by PERMATApintar National Gifted Center, UKM, this annual conference is to develop critical thinking concerning global issue and world peace program among its participants. This conference was first held in 2015 at PERMATApintar College, UKM, in Bangi, Selangor. All Malaysian students are invited to participate in this conference.
Genome to Space
A project proposed by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in 2016 where a DNA barcoding laboratory and astrophysics laboratory complete with observatory tower and the telescope were set up to provide a new learning platform for PERMATApintar students who are interested in DNA sequencing and space-related phenomena.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About PERMATApintar @ PERMATA - Every Child is Precious". Programpermata.my. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Bitara" (PDF). Programpermata.my. June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "PERMATApintar Complex @ PERMATA - Every Child is Precious". Programpermata.my. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "Yayasan Permata dilancar dengan dana RM4.4 juta". Malaysiakini.com. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "PEMBINAAN KOMPLEKS : PERMATApintar, UKM" (PDF). Programpermata.my. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "Education News Update". Web10.bernama.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Harian - Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM)". Moe.gov.my. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ↑ "GDP Architects » PERMATApintar Auditorium". Gdparchitects.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "PERMATApintar CURRICULUM" (PDF). Programpermata.my. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 Buku Panduan Kolej PERMATApintar Tahun Akademik 2018. UKM Cetak, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: Pusat PERMATApintar Negara. 2017. p. 15.
- ↑ "Permata, OCIS in talks to develop smart student programme". Free Malaysia Today. 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
External links
- Official website
- "PERMATApintar @ PERMATA - Every Child is Precious". Programpermata.my. Retrieved 8 September 2018.