Kolej Yayasan Saad

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Kolej Yayasan Saad (KYS), also known as Saad Foundation College (SFC), is a private, fully residential school founded by Tan Sri Wira Halim bin Saad in 1995. It was built as a tribute to the memory of his late father. The college is located at Ayer Keroh, Melaka.

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[edit] Motto

The Motto of Kolej Yayasan Saad is "Centre of Excellence".

[edit] Location

Kolej Yayasan Saad is located in Ayer Keroh, a small town located in the historical state of Melaka (Malacca). KYS lies near the North-South Expressway and accessible through the Ayer Keroh Toll Exit. KYS is 140 km from Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, about one and half hour if travelling by car. KYS is located in a rubber tree plantation and this helps to cool down the Kolej's environment besides giving a great scenery.

[edit] School song

Kita pelajar berwawasan
Sedia menghadapi perjuangan
untuk menjadi satria
pemimpin yang berwibawa
pejuang semangat waja
bermoral dan beretika

(Chorus):
Kolej Yayasan Saad
Centre of Excellence
your deeds so priceless
your vision our mission
together we attain great heights
for Malaysia our beloved motherland

Kami berjanji pada diri
gigih dan tekun menuntut ilmu
bersemangat bersukan
hormat kepada guru
sayang kepada ibu bapa
taat kepada agama

(Repeat chorus 2x)

[edit] School pledge

As a student of Kolej Yayasan Saad,
I promise to do my best,
To achieve all-round excellence,
In everything I do,
I will be progressive and sensitive,
I will develop leadership qualities,
I will uphold justice and truth,
I will be self-confident,
Independent, disciplined, industrious and assertive,
I will maintain good interpersonal skills,
I will be a quick-thinking and effective decision maker,
I will uphold national sovereignty,
and I will maintain an international outlook
While upholding my rights to
Manage and administer for Malaysia

[edit] Facilities

Kolej Yayasan Saad provides the students with the state-of-the art facilities available. There are six lecture hall-style theatrettes, six science labs, an amphitheater, a Resource Centre, computer labs with high speed fibre optic broadband internet connection (up to 100 Mbit/s), seven specialist rooms, two music studios, workshops, an art studio, a dining hall, a cafeteria, dormitories and surau. Most of the places are air-conditioned, except the science labs, surau and dormitories.

The sports facilities include a gym, a 50 meter and 300 meter swimming pools, a synthetic athletics track, a rugby field, a football field, squash courts, tennis courts, obstacle course for cross country race and a multi-purpose hall.

[edit] Student Selection Criteria

Kolej Yayasan Saad conducts a unique student selection process every year. Only Form 1 students for the next school session are allowed to apply. The first step of the student selection process is sending the official KYS application form, which is available from the school's website. Normally the school receives about 6,000 applicants per year. From these applicants, 2,000 of those who fulfill the strict criteria are selected for the next step, which is the written Entrance Examination. There are 20 venues nationwide to take this exam. The top 200 students in this exam proceed to the third and final process, referred to as the Residential Student Selection Process. The 200 potential KYS students go to KYS for a three-day Residential Student Selection. During the three day process, candidates face testing which includes interviews, IQ tests, a personality test, an aptitude test, a physical test, group presentation, and a stage performance. Candidates are evaluated by facilitators and teachers. From the initial 6,000 participants, only 60 (36 boys and 24 girls) are addmitted into KYS in any one academic year.

[edit] The Houses

There are three houses in Kolej Yayasan Saad. All the houses have their own Housemaster that is in charge of their respective house. All the three houses have their own house colour and mascot. The three houses are:

  • Rahman House (Blue Dragon)
  • Razak House (Red Phoenix)
  • Hussein House (Silver Fox)

[edit] Events and activities

Every month, a "Union Night" is held by the societies in Kolej Yayasan Saad. There are currently four societies in KYS, namely the Bahasa Melayu Society (PERBAYU), English Language Society (ELASO), Islamic Society (ISSO) and the Science and Mathematics Society (SMATS). Usually the Union Nights that were held are interhouse competitions, such as Science Quiz, Malam Bintang Legenda, English Drama, Religious Studies Quiz (Kuiz Agama), but there are also Union Nights that are not interhouse competitions, such as Cancer Talk, Ceramah Agama, etc.

Besides that, the Kolej also holds many annual events such as the Annual Athletics Championship, Swimming Championship, Family Day, Annual X-Country Championship. There are also special Kolej Annual Carnival, namely the Annual Traditional Rugby Match with Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) and Annual Traditional Rugby Match with Vajiravudh College (VC), Thailand.

Most of the events and activities held by KYS or the societies are managed and conducted b the students themselves, thus enriching them with experiences to prepare them for life after KYS.

[edit] Orchestra

The KYS Orchestra was established in 1997 at the behest of the school's founder.

Since its inception, the Orchestra has performed in numerous venue across Peninsular Malaysia which included a 2003 performance in conjunction with the 13th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kuala Lumpur. In the same year, the orchestra performed at the Thailand Cultural Village in Bangkok, an event graced by the Malaysian Ambassador to Thailand at the time.

Every year, the orchestra goes on a tour and performs for various dignitaries (including the Royal families and Malaysian ministers), parents and students of guest schools.

[edit] Achievements

Kolej Yayasan Saad have been producing the best results for both the Penilaian Menengah Rendah and the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examinations. In the 2006 PMR examinations, a total of 54 out of 56 students obtained straight A's or 96.4 % in all subjects and the result was the best in the country.

In the recently published 2007 PMR results, Kolej Yayasan Saad achieved an unprecedented result of 100% straight A's, a national record.

For the 2006 SPM examinations, class of 2006 achieved approximately 69.7% straight "A"s. This result was regarded as the best SPM result in Malaysia's history.

In sports, the KYS athletics team are the Ayer Keroh district Champion and Melaka state Champion for many years straight. The KYS rugby team, also known as KYS Rammers is one of the best rugby team in Malaysia, playing many state and national tournaments such as the Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor 10s (SMSS 10s). KYS rugby team also participated in international rugby tournaments such as the COBRA 10s and NS Royal 7s.

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