Kolej Yayasan UEM

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**Kolej Yayasan UEM**

Principal	Richard Small
School type	Private boarding school
Founded	1998
Location	Lembah Beringin, Selangor, Malaysia

Kolej Yayasan UEM or KYUEM (formerly known as Kolej Matrikulasi Yayasan Saad (KMYS)) is a residential college situated at Lembah Beringin, Selangor, Malaysia. It is owned by Yayasan UEM, and is also part of the UEM Group. KYUEM offers A-Levels under Cambridge International Examinations. Results are good, and every year KYUEM students receive 'Best in the World for Subject' Awards.

Initially planned by Tan Sri Halim Saad, Kolej Yayasan UEM (as it was then known) is a fully-residential college that is modeled upon the top British boarding schools. The teaching staff consists of Malaysians as well teachers from Britain and India. The college attempts to keep the ratio of 60% local teachers and 40% expatriates.

A pastoral care system is utilised, with groups of students being put under the care of teachers. These teachers (referred to as tutors) may or may not teach their tutor group, but provide social rather than academic assistance.

1 Accommodation
2 Facilities
3 College Song
4 External links

[edit] Accommodation

The college can accommodate up to approximately 400 students. Students live in chalets, and there are 104 serviceable chalets. There are 42 chalets at the boy's area, and 62 chalets at the girls area. The football field and the multipurpose hall serve to separate both areas.

Each chalet is able to house 4 students with their own room. Every room has its own bookshelf, ceiling fan, study table and chair, bed, and closet. The rooms are divided by partitions. Since these partitions do not reach the ceiling, it is possible for students to overhear their chaletmates in other rooms. There are two toilets per chalet, with showerheads also installed to allow students to bathe. In addition, there is a common room which is equipped with an air-conditioner and a wireless-ready desktop computer.

In 2006, one of the staff apartments - Block F - was renovated to allow for more students. Although the apartments were readied in time for the July 2006 intake, there were sufficient chalets to accommodate all the students at the time. During that time, alumni returning to college for events such as the annual Alumni Weekend were allowed to stay there. However, the apartments have begun to be used by students in the January 2007 intake.

A new block was also completed in July 2006. The second floor of the block is currently used by the Arts department for classes, whereas the old Arts department classes (on the ground floor of the old academic block) were converted into science laboratories.

The teachers and staff live in apartments. The teacher's apartments consist of three blocks situated next the boys' chalet area, whereas the staff apartments are located behind the female students' chalet area.

[edit] Facilities

The college has 10 science laboratories, two lecture theaters, three IT laboratories and air-conditioned classes. Initially there was only one academic block, with only 8 science laboratories. However, a new block was added in 2006, and the non-laboratory classes on the ground floor were renovated to become two science laboratories.

The college is equipped with an Olympic-size swimming pool, a football field, two basketball courts, two tennis courts, a volleyball court and a multipurpose hall. As well as housing two squash courts, the mulipurpose hall can be used as a futsal court, 4 badminton courts, or a basketball court. Usually it is set up to make 3 badminton courts, with the area of the final badminton court used to set up ping-pong tables.