Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP) or Fully Residential School is a school system established in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
to nurture outstanding students to excel in academics and extracurricular activities. Since 2008, SBPs are directly administered by Fully Residential and Excellent Schools Management Division,
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
.
History
SBP began in 1890, with
Richard Olaf Winstedt
Sir Richard Olaf Winstedt (2 August 1878 – 2 June 1966), or more commonly R. O. Winstedt, was an English Orientalist and colonial administrator with expertise in British Malaya.
Life and career
Winstedt was born in Oxford and educated a ...
as deputy (he later became Director of Education in
Malaya). "The Selangor Raja School" was established as an English-mediated educational initiative to educate the Malay elites such as the members of the royal families in various Malayan states. In 1894, the school was closed for renovation and was reopened in 1905 at
Kuala Kangsar
The Kuala Kangsar (Perak Malay: ''Kole Kangso'') is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia. It is located at the downstream of Kangsar River where it joins the Perak River, approximately northwest of Ipoh, Perak's capital, and southeast of ...
, to this day known as the
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (abbreviated MCKK; ; ) is a premier boarding school, residential school in Malaysia. It is an elite all-boys and all-Malay people, Malay school in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak. It is sometimes dubbed "the ...
(
MCKK).
Sultan
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...
Idris Shah I of
Perak
Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
, in the
Conference of Rulers
The Conference of Rulers (also Council of Rulers or Durbar, ms, Majlis Raja-Raja; Jawi: ) in Malaysia is a council comprising the nine rulers of the Malay states, and the governors or ''Yang di-Pertua Negeri'' of the other four states. It was ...
(Durbar) in 1903, criticised the policy of British administration, especially in the education of the Malays, saying it was merely "''to produce better Malay farmers or fishermen only''". Sultan of Perak himself has offered on-site locations for
MCKK,
with the purpose "''for the education of the Malays of good family and for the training of Malay boys for admission to certain branches of the government service''". In 1947, "Malay Girl College" was established in
Kuala Lumpur
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, later moved to
Seremban
Seremban (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Soghomban'', ''Somban''; Jawi: ) is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban City Council. Sere ...
, Negeri Sembilan, known as
Tunku Kurshiah College
Kolej Tunku Kurshiah ( en, Tunku Kurshiah College; abbreviated TKC; formerly known as ''Malay Girls College; abbreviated MGC''), is a premier boarding school located in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. TKC is one of the best all-girls residential s ...
until now, named after the first
Raja Permaisuri Agong
''Raja Permaisuri Agong'' ( Jawi: راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ; full title: ''Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong''; سري ڤدوک بݢيندا راج ڤرمايسوري اݢوڠ, literally ''The Que ...
.
In September 1955, an Education Committee was established which led to the conception of the
Razak Report
The Razak Report is a Malayan educational proposal written in the 1956.http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0000/000090/009059eb.pdf Named after the then Education Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, its goal was to reform the education system in Malaya. Th ...
in 1956. Razak Report approved and produced the Education Ordinance 1957. The
Razak Report
The Razak Report is a Malayan educational proposal written in the 1956.http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0000/000090/009059eb.pdf Named after the then Education Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, its goal was to reform the education system in Malaya. Th ...
recommended the formation of six units of Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP), namely
Sekolah Dato 'Abdul Razak (1956),
Sekolah Tun Fatimah
Sekolah Tun Fatimah ( en, Tun Fatimah School; abbreviated STF) is a premier all-girl boarding school (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh) located in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The students in the school are affectionally known as STFians. In 2010, t ...
(1956),
Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman ( en, Tuanku Abdul Rahman School; abbreviated STAR) is a premier, all-boys fully residential school in Malaysia funded by the Government of Malaysia. Named after the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of the Federat ...
(1957),
Sekolah Menengah Sultan Abdul Halim (1963),
Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah
Sultan Alam Shah School or simply Alam Shah (abbreviated as SAS or SSAS; Malay: Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah) is a fully residential school situated in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Sultan Alam Shah School is one of the schools in the country awarded wit ...
(1963) and
Sekolah Seri Puteri
Sekolah Seri Puteri ( en, Seri Puteri School; abbreviated SSP) is a premier all-girls boarding school (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh) located in Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia. In 2010, Sekolah Seri Puteri was awarded the prestigious ''Sekolah Berpr ...
(1968).
In 1955,
Kolej Islam Malaya was embodied in the former palace on the site, which was donated by
Sultan Hisamuddin in
Klang,
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
. In 1966, the college was moved to Jalan Universiti in
Petaling Jaya
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, Selangor. In 1967, after the customisation work was completed, the college relocated to
Klang and was named
Kolej Islam Klang. In 1972, the college administration was taken over entirely by the
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
and the name was changed to
Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah.
Between 1973 and 1975, 10 SBPs were built. The projects that needed to be implemented in the
Second Malaysia Plan
The Second Malaysia Plan (Malay language, Malay: ''Rancangan Malaysia Kedua'') was an Development economics, economic development economic policy, plan introduced by the Politics of Malaysia, government of Malaysia with the goal of implementing ...
were stated as "important projects in the plan is the establishment of ten pilot residential science secondary schools added to provide educational opportunities for pupils from rural areas to pursue their education in science subjects."
To date, Malaysia has 69 SBPs: 11 premier schools, 43 science secondary schools, 12 integrated SBPs and 3 federal Islamic secondary school. 6 of SBPs are all-boys and another 6 are all-girls. The latest SBP opened in Malaysia was Gua Musang Science Secondary School. The 69th SBP in Malaysia was opened in 2014. A number of SBPs are currently either under planning or ongoing construction under
Eleventh Malaysia Plan
The Eleventh Malaysia Plan (11MP) ( Malay: ''Rancangan Malaysia ke-11'') 2016–2020 is Malaysia's five-year development plan towards realising the goal of Vision 2020. The preparation of the 11th Malaysia Plan is based on the National Developme ...
.
Traditions
The history of SBP is a rich one, and certain fields are considered the hallmark of SBP schools. These include:
* Fully Residential School Excellence Day (''Hari Kecemerlangan SBP, HKSBP'')
* Prime Minister's Trophy Debate Championship (''Pertandingan Bahas ala Parlimen Piala Perdana Menteri, PPM'')
* SBP Wind Orchestra Competition
* SBP 7's Rugby Annual Championship
* Islamic Leadership Conference (''Nadwah Kepimpinan Islam, NKI'')
* Malaysia International Young Inventors Olympiad (MIYIO)
* Fully Residential Schools' International Symposium (FRSIS)
* Malay Gamelan and Caklempong Competition
List of fully residential schools in Malaysia
As in 2018, Malaysia has 70 fully residential schools
which are later divided into five zones, namely Northern Zone, Central Zone, Southern Zone, Eastern Zone and SQL Zone.
See also
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Education in Malaysia
Education in Malaysia is overseen by the Ministry of Education ( ms, Kementerian Pendidikan). Although education is the responsibility of the Federal Government, each state and federal territory has an Education Department to co-ordinate educ ...
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MARA Junior Science College
The MARA Junior Science College (MJSC) ( ms, Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM)) is a group of boarding schools created by Majlis Amanah Rakyat ( MARA), a Malaysian government agency. The institution provides learning facilities for bright stud ...
References
External links
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Secondary schools in Malaysia
Schools in Malaysia
Boarding schools in Malaysia
1890 establishments in British Malaya
Education policy in Malaysia