Sultan Abu Bakar School (SMK Sultan Abu Bakar/SABS/SMKSAB) is a secondary school situated in

Kuantan Kuantan ( Jawi: ) is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia. It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Kuantan is the 18th largest city in Malaysia based on 2010 population, and the largest city in the East Coast of Penin ...

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

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. It is entitled as a Premier School by the Malaysian Ministry of Education due to its excellence in academic and co-curriculum. Nowadays, the Ministry of Education accepts

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candidates who got Sekolah Kebangsaan(SK) not less than 3A and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan(SJK) not less than 5A.

History

In 1955, when Kuantan was made the state capital, a new site was chosen for the school in Jalan Beserah. A site near Jalan Beserah, with the area of , was the new site for the school. Construction started in 1956. The school was officially opened on 16 August 1957 by the then Sultan of Pahang, Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Riayathuddin Al Muadzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdullah Al Muktasim Billah.http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2007/5/6/education/17613081 Datuk Idris bin Babjee was the first principal of the school.

Motto

Through Endeavour We Succeed, "Alah Bisa Tegal Biasa"http://smksabktn.blogspot.com/2010/01/slogan.html

Gallery

Sabskuantan2.jpg, View From Block M Sultan Abu Bakar School bus.jpg, School bus Signs at Sultan Abu Bakar School.jpg, Bimbingan and Kaunseling

Notable alumni

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References

{{Reflist Secondary schools in Malaysia Kuantan Educational institutions established in 1957 1957 establishments in Malaya