Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Bentong

Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Bentong (SUPERB) Arabic : معهد الاسلامي الفدرالي بنتوغ SUPERB
Address
28600 Karak Bentong, Pahang Malaysia
Information
Type	Boarding School
Motto	"Superb Unggul Pencetus Reformasi Berintegriti"
Established	2012
School district	Bentong
Principal	Puan Ummi Nafisah Binti Md.Sirat
Grades	Form 1 to Form 5
Classrooms	Ibnu Arabi, Ibnu Khaldun, Ibnu Majjah,Ibnu Nafis,Ibnu Rushd,Ibnu Sina
Colour(s)	Purple, Orange
Yearbook	SUARA SUPERB
Affiliations	Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Ministry of Education (Malaysia)
School Code	CRA 0001
Special Student Bodies	Majlis Kepimpinan Pelajar (MKP) Pembimbing Rakan Sebaya (PRS) Badan Agama Dakwah, Akhlak dan Kerohanian (BADAR) Lembaga Pusat Sumber Sekolah Guru Muda (GM) Lembaga Koperasi Sekolah Sekolah
Principles	Agama (religion/faith), Ilmu (knowledge) and Amal (good deeds)
Website	http://www.superb.edu.my/

Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Bentong (SMAP Bentong) or usually known as SUPERB (derived from Sekolah Ugama PERsekutuan Bentong) (Arabic: المعهد الإسلامي الفدرالي بنتوغ‎; English: Bentong Federal Islamic Secondary School) is the seventh Fully Residential School or Sekolah Berasrama Penuh located in Pahang Darul Makmur. It is also the first Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan (SMAP) established in Pahang and the third in Malaysia after Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Labu and Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Kajang. Furthermore, Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Bentong was the first Sekolah Berasrama Penuh and the pioneer school that implementing the 'Tahfiz Model Ulul Albab' (TMUA) Program by Ministry of Education (Malaysia) since 2014 where the students will undergo Tahfiz program along 5 year of studies, in which this program will be integrated with their academics.^[1] With the status of 'SBP Tahfiz Model Ulul Albab', SMAP Bentong aimed to produce professional young and proactive al-huffaz students with excellent academic and outstanding co-curriculum result. This program will be followed by several chosen SBP after its first implementation in SMAP Bentong.

History

The construction of SM Agama Persekutuan Bentong started on 10 April 2008 was completed in October 2011 with the total cost of RM 56.6 million. The school was built on a 40 acres land which was a perfect place to make the school, built with modern infrastructure and convenient technologies. SMAP Bentong was fully operated at Jun 11 2012 with the help of the earliest teachers and staffs to arrive ( 20 teachers & 8 staffs). 11 Jun 2012 was one of the historical days for SMAP Bentong as it was the registration day for the earliest batch (EON 99') to arrive and stayed at SM Agama Persekutuan Bentong. Later on the following year, SM Agama Persekutuan Bentong received two more batches which was named as Predominate 1317 and Valours 1314.Together,with the energy of three batches, SMAP Bentong had received several awards and certificates throughout the year such as first runner up for the Fully Residential Schools International Symposium, Hari Kecemerlangan Sekolah Berasrama Penuh and others. Amazingly, SMAP Bentong's Mahallah was bestowed the "Platinum Award" by the Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP) during the Hari Kecemerlangan Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (HKSBP) event due to its ability in providing a conducive, systematic and clean hostel for students.

Location

SMAP Bentong was built in a small town called Mempaga (FELDA Mempaga) which was a bit far away from the town (The nearest town is Bentong which was 30 minutes by bus and Karak). The geographical location of SMAP Bentong really makes the school a very convenient and comfortable place for students to study as the area of the school is filled with beautiful and mesmerizing view of hills and oil palm trees. Due to its location, the students also find out that the school compound is a quiet, serene and relaxing place to study and memorizing quranic verses. Latitude: 3.5326 Longitude: 101.973279

School Symbol

"Melangkaui Kecemerlangan" or in English "Exceeding Excellence". It means the school is above the excellence in both academic and curricular achievements. The current and the latest School Symbol is "SUPERB Unggul Pencetus Reformasi Berintegriti", which constituted the school's acronym itself, "SUPERB".

School Principle

SM Agama Persekutuan Bentong (SUPERB) highlighted 3 main principles of life which are AGAMA (RELIGION/FAITH), ILMU (KNOWLEDGE)and AMAL (GOOD DEEDS). The integration between these three elements is vital in order to be an excellent person in both 'duniawi' and 'ukhrawi'

School Badge

Meaning behind the school badge

• Black and white background colours

Reflecting the colour of the state of Pahang Darul Makmur, as the school itself located in the district of Bentong , one of the districts of the Pahang.

• Kitab and Rehal

The image of Al-Quran reflects the school itself as one of the religious school and the third Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan (SMAP) in Malaysia.It can also reflect the school as the pioneer of 'Ulul Albab' program by Ministry of Education (Malaysia). In addition, the image can also be viewed as a book, that shows knowledge is an important pillar toward success.

• Atomic symbol

Reflecting the integration of modernization, sciences, technologies and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in studies to enable students to be more competitive and productive at both national and international stage.

• Ivory (Gading)

Showing the hopes and aspirations of the students to pursue their studies until university, or so called 'menara gading' in Malay. It also reflects the spirituality, strength, optimism and the quality of the students. It also reflects Pahang as it the symbol of the state.

• Slogan at the centre of the badge (AGAMA, ILMU, AMAL)

it means religion and faith is very essential for human being as the vicegerent (caliph) of Allah. It shall be the core and the priority of every human in this world. The element of knowledge (ilmu) is also essential for every Muslim, as it is fardu 'ayn and obligatory for every Muslim to seek knowledge in their life. There shall be integration between religion (AGAMA) and the knowledge itself so that it can be developed successfully for the sake of Allah and for the sake of the ummah.

Batch

• Valours 1314 (Alumni)
• Panthera 1415 (Alumni)
• Evolution Of Nucleus EON99 (Alumni)
• Predominate 1317 (Alumni)
• Camaraderie 1418
• Vivacious 1519
• Evovra 1620
• Erudite 1721
• Magnanimous 1822

School Song

the official school song was written in Bahasa Melayu

Menjunjung tinggi wawasan Al-Quran,
Penuh inspirasi menjadi terbilang,
SMAP Bentong SUPERB nilai pendidikan,
Ilmu dijana untuk umat cemerlang,

• Keteguhan ilmu, iman dan amal,

Keupayaan pendidik berwawasan,
Obor insan sepanjang zaman,
SMAP Bentong SUPERB terus ke hadapan,

Berdiri bangsa kerana ilmuwan,
SMAP Bentong SUPERB menyahut cabaran,
Modal insan penuh ketakwaan,
Untuk generasi masa hadapan.

• Repeat chorus

Academic Structure (Subjects)

Co-Curriculum Activities

Tahfiz Model Ulul Albab (TMUA)

Tahfiz Model Ulul Albab (TMUA) that has been implemented in SMAP Bentong since 2014 is a combination between the National Curriculum (Kurikulum Kebangsaan), Tahfiz Integrated Curriculum or Kurikulum Bersepadu Tahfiz (KBT) and co-curricular with 3 approaches as described below:^[2]

* Quranic Approach

Method that enable the students to memorize 30 chapters (juzu') of the Quran and understand its contents based on BIFFAS concept (Baca, Ingat, Faham, Fikir, Amal dan Sebar) over a period of five (5) years of studies in secondary school.

* Encyclopaedic Approach

This method provides a foundation for students to master various sciences and languages, highly skilled and able to act as a source of reference to their peers.

* Ijtihadik Approach

A method to produce students who able to voice out views and opinions to solve problems, and maximize the ability of higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) creatively and innovatively. Students are given the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities, which is equivalent to the capacity of the school, such as horse riding, swimming and archery

The implementation of the Tahfiz Model Ulul Albab (TMUA) in the chosen schools, under the supervision of the Education Ministry, is expected to produce 10,920 students who are able to memorise all 30 chapters of the Quran by 2021.^[3] The TMUA will also indirectly provide an alternative to parents who want their children to be an al-hafiz but also hold professional posts.^[4]

House System

There are 4 Houses at SUPERB, which are :

• AL-ZARQALI (RED HOUSE)

Motto : Strive Glory Beyond Impossibility

• AL-BATTANI (GREEN HOUSE)

Motto : Bow to the Champ

• AL-FARABI (YELLOW HOUSE)

Motto : Farabi Fight For Future

• AL-BIRUNI (BLUE HOUSE)

Motto : Think, Action, Inspire

All students will be divided into these four houses. The achievement of the Houses will be counted and measured with 4 Elements which are Academics, Curricular, Cleanliness (3K- Kebersihan, Keceriaan dan Keselamatan) and discipline. And at the end of every year, a grand feast will be held (Malam Lailatul-Mutafawwiqin) as a closing ceremony for the year.During the feast, the awards for the best academics, best curricular, best cleanliness, best discipline and the best house of the year will be held as achievement for the houses throughout the year.

School Facilities and Infrastructure

References

External links

• (in Malay) Official website

Coordinates: 3°28′25″N 102°01′04″E / 3.4736°N 102.0177°E / 3.4736; 102.0177