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 fully residential school or a public boarding school in Malaysia. It is renowned as one of the oldest all-boys school located in Sungai Gadut, Seremban. It is also a smart school in conjunction of the development of Multimedia Superior Corridor (MSC) in Malaysia.
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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 in Penyata Razak 1956 or Razak Statement (of education) 1956, which was to give opportunities to young Malay students in primary schools to further their secondary studies.
When it was founded, there was no specific premise for the school. First group of 80 students and 3 teachers were temporarily housed at Sekolah Bukit Zaharah, Johor Bahru. In early 1957 the school was relocated to Ipoh, Perak. Half of the students (40 pupils) from the first group were re-enrolled to study at the new premises (which is now known as Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman, STAR).
In May 1957, the school was once again moved and this time it was to Tanjung Malim, Perak and shared the campus of Maktab Perguruan Sultan Idris (MPSI). The remaining students from the first group was called back to study at the new premise. More students were admitted and the number of students increased to 119 pupils. Mr. R.A. Goodchild, the MPSI Principal was also assigned as a temporary Principal to this new school. However two months later, Mr R. A. Goodchild was replaced by Mr. C.F. Daniels. By this period there were 11 teaching staffs including 2 part time teachers posted at the school.
On 5 January 1958, the new buildings for the school were opened for use. These buildings were situated next to MPSI. En. Ariffin Mohd. Nam was appointed as the first Principal with 11 teachers served under him.
[edit] Renaming
On November 29th, 1958 a special event was held to rename the school. The Education Minister, En. Mohd Khir Johari officially announced the new name of the school as Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak. Allahyarham Tun Abdul Razak, the Deputy Prime Minister at the time, attended the event and even blessed the new school name. "Berilmu Untuk Berjasa" was chosen as the school motto.
[edit] Further Relocation
In 1971, the state government of Negeri Sembilan allocated an area of 16.36 acres in Jalan Sikamat, Seremban to build a new school complex. In January 1972, SDAR once again moved to a new location in Seremban. The principal, Tuan Syed Jaafar Al-Idrus remained as the principal in the early years of 1970s.
On November 3, 1973, SDAR premise in Seremban was officially opened. The official event was graced by Tun Hajjah Rahah bt. Tan Sri Haji Mohd Noah, the wife of the late Deputy Prime Minister Tun Hj Abdul Razak Hussein. Also present at the memorable ceremony was Dato' Hj Murad Noor, the Director General of Education Malaysia and En Annuar Ayeob, Director General of Education Negeri Sembilan.
In view of its status as a premier school in Malaysia, the Government decided to equip the school with bigger and better facilities. In line with this plan, SDAR once again moved to a new campus with better, well-fitted facilities on February 2nd, 2002. The new campus occupies an area of approximately 40 acres located at Sg. Gadut, Seremban. The campus is comprised with buildings of the administration, school hall, academic building, four buildings of hostels, a mosque (masjid), a dining hall, the administrators' house, apartments for teachers and staffs and sport fields. En Mohd. Rauhi b. Mohd Isa was appointed as the new Principal in 2001. He was a very ambitious and wise principal. SDAR attained some of its excellence achievement during his years as the principal.
[edit] Academic achievements
In 1998 PMR examination, the school achieved the best results nationwide with 94 of its 110 candidates getting As in every subject. 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. In the same year 53 students managed to get straight As in their SPM examination and was ranked as the 3rd best residential school in Malaysia. SDAR is among the premier schools which continue to maintain high academic excellence.
[edit] Co-curricular achievements
Sports is one of the major activities in SDAR. There is a number of courts for basketball, tennis, badminton, and others. The campus has a big playing field for rugby, football and hockey. Rugby is the most popular sports among SDARIANs. Other sports such as football and hockey are also popular among the boys.
In 1998 the school rugby team SDAR Lions won the National Premier Schools Rugby Championship. The SDAR Lions was also featured in the final of 1999 and 2001 seasons. A number of SDARIANs were also selected to play in the Malaysian Rugby National team. Just before moving to the new campus in Seremban, the school's rugby team won the Perak state title and went on the win the prestigious MORI Cup in 1971. SDAR also won the Negeri Sembilan school rugby championship and became the only school to win the title in two different states. The school also organized an annual rugby game with King's College Thailand since 1973 which has become a tradition for both schools.
Towards producing future leaders of the country, debating activity is one of the step to build students who possess high self esteem and confidence, have a wide view and knowledge, and the most important is to create students that can think critically and analytically. Among all the residential schools in Malaysia, Piala Perdana Menteri or the Prime Minister's Challenge Trophy is a dream of every each school and debater. As SDAR really puts a big effort on this activity, the school had emerged to be the champions of the debating competition for both Malay Language and English Language categories in 1985. Previously the Malay Language debate team had succeed to be the first runner up in 1978 and 1979.
SDAR is also famous for their strong Chess team. In 1999, 2000 and 2001, SDAR won the state trophy after defeating nine other districts.
Most SDARians also dream of playing in the famous school band. The school band was founded in the early 1970s in Tanjung Malim. Originally it was only a bugle band but then developed to a brass band, marching band and now a symphonic band. The band members which is fondly known as "SDAR Symphonic Crews" has brought up the school name by winning the Malaysian Residential Schools Wind Orchestra Competition in 2006. The competition was held in conjunction with the World Conference of Music In Education (ISME) at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC). They also won the second place in the same competition in the previous year, 2005. In 2007, they once again managed to won the first runner up in the competition which was held at the prestigious Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC). The school band had been awarded the gold medal for 5 consecutive years since 2002 for their performance. They were not only involved in indoor activities like the Wind Orchestra Competition but also very active in outdoor competition. The band had won the first place in the Marching Band Competition at state level in 2002 and 2004. They also represented the state of Negeri Sembilan to the National level in Marching Band Competition 2002.
[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
[edit] Alumni
prominent students graduated from this school:
1. Dato' Wan Hisham Dato' Wan Salleh - Malaysian Politician
2. Y.B. Datuk Dr. Hj. Abdul Latiff Bin Ahmad - Deputy Minister of Health
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