Alam Shah Science Secondary School

Alam Shah Science School
SM Sains Alam Shah
Address
Jalan Yaacob Latif
Bandar Tun Razak
Kuala Lumpur, 56000
Malaysia
Coordinates 3°06′21″N 101°43′24″E / 3.105938°N 101.723310°E / 3.105938; 101.723310Coordinates: 3°06′21″N 101°43′24″E / 3.105938°N 101.723310°E / 3.105938; 101.723310
Information
School type Fully Residential School
High Performance School
Motto Malay: Kreatif, Inovatif, Produktif
(Creative, Innovative, Productive)
Established 16 June 2003 (2003-06-16)
Status Public
SBP Rank 7 \ 69 (as in SPM 2016)
Zone Central
School code WEA 0247
Principal Norazhar Mohd. Shah
H. Student Firdaus Rahman
Staff +/- 80
Grades Form 1-Form 5
Gender Male only[1]
Age range 13~ 17
Enrolment +/- 600
Houses Bendahara
Temenggong
Laksamana
Syahbandar
Colour(s)
Slogan Moulding World Class Leaders
Song Malay: Menuju Cita
Nickname ASiS / SMSAS
Yearbook Ekspresif
Website www.asiskl.org

Alam Shah Science Secondary School (abbreviated as ASiS; Malay: Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah) is a boarding science secondary school located in Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The school was established on 16 June 2003 on the grounds which was formerly Sultan Alam Shah School in which the latter was relocated to Putrajaya.[2]

History

As an outcome of Razak Report,[3] Sekolah Alam Shah (SAS) was formed on 7 February 1963 at Kampung Congo (now Bandar Tun Razak), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. However, just several months after its 40th anniversary celebration, SAS was relocated to a new modern school complex in Putrajaya. The Education Ministry then did not take long to make use of the still largely operational old premises. On 16 June 2003 a new school came into being on the site whilst still carrying the name of the fifth Selangor Ruler, the Alam Shah Science School.[4]

ASiS campus is located in the outskirts of metropolitan Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The atmosphere is natural with old trees left untouched, including fruit trees like rambutans and durians. This contributes to the leafy areas around the school, besides giving students the chance to handpick fresh fruits during the seasons. The school site covers 34 acres, comprising three administration and classroom buildings, four hostel blocks, one dining hall, one teachers' apartment, one staff apartment, six teachers' quarters and a principal's bungalow.

Facilities include tennis, futsal and basketball courts, and a football/rugby field shared with Institut Perguruan Ilmu Khas. ASiS is surrounded by education institutions, which are the Sekolah Menengah Teknik Kuala Lumpur, Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Cheras, Institut Perguruan Ilmu Khas, Institut Perguruan Teknik and is near to the Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM).[5] Also in the vicinity of the school is the KL Football Stadium that is the venue of ASiS' Annual Athletics Day.

Student selection is based on the achievement in the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) nationwide, with co-curricular factors also put into consideration. The selection process is made by the Ministry of Education, as per all Malaysian public boarding schools (SBP). The first batch of students, calling themselves PIONEERs by that virtue, sat for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia SPM in 2004 with the number of candidates 84.

Each enrolment may cater for over 200 boys and is divided into three intakes.

The first principal was Tn. Hj. Mohd Idrus bin Abdul Hamid, who officially took up the position on the same day ASiS was inaugurated. He was assisted by the Vice Principals; Razmi Abdul Razak (Academics), Ahmad Shafrin Abdul Aziz (Student Affairs), and Rijaluddin Che Mat (Co-curriculum). The administration board remained unchanged until 2011, when Principal Mohd Idrus finally retired after eight years galvanising the school.

Thirteen teachers entered ASiS on the first day. Some of them, including then Principal Mohd Idrus, had been on the grounds long before the existence of ASiS as the workforce of Sekolah Alam Shah. On 12 September 2003 12 more teachers entered ASiS.

The school has expanded much since its inception. In 2009, the total number of ASiS teachers was 51, with 22 staff. The number of students reached around 500 per school year.

School Administration

List of School Principals

1. 2003 - 2011 : Idrus Abdul Hamid
2. 2011 - 2015 : Baharudin Burhan
3. 2015 - 2017 : Roslie Ahmad
4. 2017 - 2018 : Norazhar Mohd Shah

School Housing System

ASiS students are divided into four houses. Their placement in the hostel is made according to their respective houses. The houses compete for House of the Year award during the annual Nostalgia Abadi Dinner (the equivalent of the graduation day/dinner to most schools).

House Colour Emblem
Bendahara      Blue Shark
Syahbandar      Yellow Tiger
Laksamana      Red Scorpion
Temenggung      Green Phoenix

Batch and Academic Performance

ASiS is in the top ten SBPs in SPM examinations since 2004. Nationwide, ASiS places itself in the top ten schools.[6][7][8]

Batch Years Active SPM Ranking Batch Name Pronunciation Head Student Valedictorian
Entry SPM SBP KL
1
2003
2004
24
N/A
PIONEERS
Pioneers
Hafiz Ahmad Basuki
2
2004
2005
4
1
KL RHYNOS
KL Rhynos
Akmal Mehat
3
2005
2006
3
1
ASSASS[III]INS
Assassins
Azfar Israa Abu Bakar
4
2006
2007
2
1
R[IV]OLUSIS
Rivolusis
Syed Hamimie Fakhri
5
2007
2008
3
1
REFORMASI[V]
Reformasive
Nor Azhar Baharom
6
2008
2009
4
1
SA[VI]OUR
Saviour
Danial Zikri Zulkifli
Irshad Noor Abadi
7
2009
2010
6
1
PATRIOTS-VII
Patriots
Hariz Md. Husni
Khitdir Sabri Ali Sabri
8
2010
2011
11
2
INFINITE-VIII
Infinite
Nik Aqil Rosilan
Prabu S. R. Marimuthu
9
2011
2012
4
1
RENA[IX]ANCE
Renaissance
Noor Mustasyar Hasbullah
Mohd. Syafie Nazley
10
2012
2013
7
1
TENA[X]IOUS
Tenacious
Iqbal Munawwir Sofiuddin
Danial Imran Azmi
11
2013
2014
6
1
RE[XI]LIENT
Resilient
Muqhriz Mohd. Nazri
12
2014
2015
6
1
CONSURRE[XII]
Consurrexi
Iqbal Aiman Md Yazid
Mohd. Faris Durani
13
2015
2016
7
1
[XIII]NOVERSE
Xenoverse
Ahmad Faris Rizal
Ahmad Faris Rizal
14
2016
2017
8
2
PER[XIV]ERE
Persevere
Rusydi Syammil Zakaria
17
2020
-
-
EXHAUST[٧ ١]E
Exhaustive
Serhan Ahmad (Interim)
-
15
2017
2018
TBA
TBA
CONSER[XV]ANT
Conservant
Firdaus Abd. Rahman
TBA
18
2021
-
-
[XVIII]ESA
Szviesa
-
-
16
2018
2019
-
-
IN[XVI]CTUS
Invictus
TBD
-
19
2022
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Others

High Performance School

On 17 February 2011, in an announcement made by Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, ASiS was conferred the status High Performance School, or Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi (SBT) together with another 22 excellent schools. This batch of SBTs is an addition to the 20 schools elevated to such title earlier in 2010.[9]

Co-Curiculum

ASiS has three Niche Area in their co-curiculums. They are:
1. Science & Innovation [10][11][12]
2. English Debate [13][14][15]
3. Internationalisation Programme

English Debate

The highest ranking debating competition between the student of Fully Residential School is The Prime Minister's Cup (PPM). Below is the achievement of ASiS in PPM.

No Year Champion First Runner-Up
1
2007
Alam Shah Science School Royal Military College
2
2013
Alam Shah Science School Sekolah Seri Puteri
3
2016
Malay College Kuala Kangsar Alam Shah Science School

Internationalisation Programme

The Internationalisation Program the school's main annual agenda, aimed to expose the students to the world, especially in academics. Lists of places to which ASiS students had been due to the programme are Jogjakarta/Lombok/Bandung/Sumbawa/Jakarta, Indonesia; Satun/Bangkok/Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand; Perth, Australia; London, England; Kyoto, Japan; Beijing, China; Busan, South Korea; Nijmigen, Netherlands; Vietnam; Cambodia; Singapore; Brunei; etc.

Alumni association

Old Boys of Alam Shah Science Schools (OASiS) is an alumni association established on January 7, 2012 by the school's ex-students to unite all students either from the First Batch (PIONEER) or the Future Batches (UNKNOWN).

List of OASiS Presidents

No Session Name
1
2012-2016
Nik Irfan Nik Adnan [PIONEER]
2
2016-Now
Syazwan Zainal Abidin [ASSASSIIINS]

References

  1. ↑ Kecemerlangan sekolah satu gender, Utusan Online
  2. ↑ "School's Info".
  3. ↑ Razak's Report
  4. ↑ Seri Puteri, Alam Shah - Now a Science School, Utusan Malaysia
  5. ↑ School's history
  6. ↑ ASiS Best in KL 2015, The Sun Daily
  7. ↑ ASiS Best in KL 2014, Berita Harian
  8. ↑ ASiS Best in KL 2010, YouTube
  9. ↑ List of SBTs
  10. ↑ Science Challenge, The Star
  11. ↑ Pseudo Alcohol, Vulcan Post
  12. ↑ Microsoft's Statements, The Malay Mail
  13. ↑ 2016 Prime Minister's Cup Debate, Harian Metro
  14. ↑ 2013 Prime Minister's Cup Debate, SBP Malaysia
  15. ↑ PPM Debate Winners 1974-2016
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