Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak
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| School type | Public boarding school |
| Principal | Hj. Azam bin Hj. Md. Atan |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Location | Sungai Gadut, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| School Motto | Berilmu Untuk Berjasa : Knowledge (in order) to serve |
Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak (SDAR) is a public boarding school in Malaysia. It is renowned as one of the older all-boys school located in Sungai Gadut, Seremban.
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[edit] History
[edit] Founding
SDAR was founded in Johor Bahru on 1 May 1956 with its first name as Sekolah Menengah Melayu or Malay Secondary School. The founding principles of this school were based on suggestions included on Razak Statement 1956, which was to give opportunities to young Malay students in primary schools to further their secondary studies.
When it was founded, there were initially no specific premises for the school. 80 Students and 3 teachers were situated temporarily at Sekolah Bukit Zaharah, Johor Bahru. In early 1957 the school was moved to Ipoh, Perak. Some of the students (40 people) from the first group of students were re-enrolled to study. Another 40 students were only called back to study on May the same year.
In May 1957, the school was once again moved to Tanjung Malim, Perak and was located in Maktab Perguruan Sultan Idris (MPSI). Here, the number of students increased to 119 pupils. MPSI Principal, Mr. R.A. Goodchild, was also a temporary principal for this school. Two months later, Mr R. A. Goodchild was replaced by Mr. C.F. Daniels. There were 9 teachers and 2 part-time teachers teaching in the school during that time.
On 5 January 1958, the new buildings for the school were officially opened for usage. These buildings were situated next to MPSI. Ariffin Mohd. Nam was appointed as the first official principal with the help of 11 teachers.
[edit] Renaming
On November 29, 1958 a special event was held to change name "Sekolah Menengah Melayu". Education minister, En. Mohd Khir Johari officially announced new name of this school as Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak. Allahyarham Tun Abdul Razak, Deputy Prime Minister at the time, attended the event and even blessed the new school name. The motto for the school became "Berilmu Untuk Berjasa".
[edit] Further Relocation
In 1971, the state government of Negeri Sembilan awarded an area ±16.36 acres wide in Jalan Sikamat for building a new SDAR complex. In January 1972, SDAR officially moved to Seremban. The principal, Tuan Syed Jaafar, had to work hard to rearrange the administration in there.
In November 3, 1973, SDAR was officially opened. The official event was honoured by Tun Hajjah Rahah bt, Tan Sri Haji Mohd Noah. Also came was Dato' Hj Murad Noor, Malaysian General Director of Education and Annuar Ayeob, General Director of Education for Negeri Sembilan.
In January 2, 2002, SDAR once again moved to new campus with better, well-fitted with facilities. The campus is approximately 40 acres wide and is located in Sg. Gadut, Seremban. The campus is now divided into blocks for administration, academic activities, hostel blocks, a mosque, a dining room, the principal's house, the teacher and staff apartments and sports fields. The new SDAR was under leadership of principal Mohd. Rauhi b. Mohd Isa. He was ambitious and wise principal. During the early period of SDAR at Sungai Gadut, the school reached its "golden age". [citation needed]
[edit] Academic and co-curricular achievements
In 1998 PMR Examination, the school achieved the best results nationwide with 94 of its 110 candidates getting As in every subject taken. In 2003 PMR Examination, the school again achieved the best results in the country when 110 of its 122 candidates getting As in every subject taken.
In 1998, the school rugby team SDAR Lions won the National Premier Schools Rugby Championship. The SDAR Lions also featured in the final of 1999 and 2001 season. Nasnoor Juzaily Nasaruddin, a member of the 1998 and 1998 squad is currently playing for the Malaysian national team. In 1971, just before moving to the new campus in Seremban, the school's rugby team won the Perak state title, making SDAR the only school to win the title in different states. The school also organized an annual rugby game with King's College Thailand.
SDAR is also famous for their strong and undefeated Chess team. In 1999, 2000 and 2001, SDAR won the state trophy after defeating nine other districts.
[edit] School Anthem
Berilmu Untuk Berjasa
Ilmu Untuk Berjasa
Tujuan SDAR utama
Sama menuntut ilmu
Hingga kita jaya maju
Berilmu Untuk Berjasa
Kepada nusa dan bangsa
Tata tertib patuhi nyata
Tutur bahasa sama serta
Panduan hidup untuk diri
SDAR kekal abadi
Berilmu Untuk Berjasa
Kita tetapkan berjaya
