Ahmad Boestamam National Secondary School (

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: ''Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ahmad Boestamam'') is a national secondary school in the

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region of

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named after

Ahmad Boestamam Ahmad Boestamam (30 November 1920 – 19 January 1983), or Abdullah Sani, was a Malaysian freedom fighter, politician and was the founding president of Parti Rakyat Malaysia and Parti Marhaen Malaysia. Ahmad Boestamam was born in Setapak, Ampang ...

, a historical figure who helped in gaining independence from the

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. The

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used to be known as SMK Sitiawan. The school is fully government-funded and follows the Integrated Curriculum for Secondary Schools syllabus. Founded in 1972, it started with 298 students. In 2007 the number of students enrolled in the school was 1511. It takes students from Form 1 to Form 6 from

Manjung The Manjung District, formerly Dindings, is a district in the southwestern part of the state of Perak, Malaysia. The district is well known for Pangkor Island, an attraction in Perak and the home of the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM), Lumut Naval Ba ...

District. The school is run by 112 teachers and 15 staff. Since 2004 the principal has been En Ahmad Rosidi b. Ramley.

Location

About 1.5 km from KFC Sitiawan, towards kg Acheh. Located along the Haji Mohamad Ali Road it can be accessed through two gates at Taman Terus Maju. The front gate is closed to visitors.

Achievements

It has been named a five-star school by the

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. It has also won the state level cleanliness, safety and landscaping competition. Students from the school have entered the

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, national

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competitions,

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, and

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championships.

Facilities

The school has a small

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, hostel for boys and girls, a hall (Dewan Boestamam) where the weekly assembly is held. The school has a new building to accommodate the increased number of students.

External links

* http://smkab.org/smkab/
Project Sitiawan, networking Sitiawanians
Schools in Perak Secondary schools in Malaysia 1972 establishments in Malaysia {{malaysia-school-stub National secondary schools in Malaysia

Location

Achievements

Facilities

See also

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