Kolej Yayasan Saad (KYS), also known as Saad Foundation College (SFC), is a private, fully residential school founded by Tan Sri 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. The motto of Kolej Yayasan Saad is "Centre of Excellence".
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Kolej Yayasan Saad is located in Ayer Keroh, a small town in the 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.
There are six lecture hall-style theatrettes, six science labs, an amphitheater, a Resource Center, computer labs, seven specialist rooms, two music studios, an art studio and workshops.
Besides the academic facilities, students also enjoy a spacious 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, a cross country obstacle course and a multi-purpose hall.
Kolej Yayasan Saad conducts a 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. 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 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 four-days Residential Student Selection. During the four days 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 the best 60 candidates (approximately of 40 boys and 20 girls) are admitted into KYS in any one academic year, making the school population of the five batches of approximately 300 resident students only.
KYS has three houses, each named after Malaysia's first three Prime Ministers: Tunku Abdul Rahman,Razak and Tun Hussein Onn. Houses have a Housemaster in charge, while students form the working committee. All three houses have a colour and mascot i.e. Rahman House (Blue Dragon),Razak House (Red phoenix)and Hussein House (Silver fox.
The Houses in Kolej Yayasan Saad are run according to the British-style House system under a Housemaster system consisting of Housemasters, House Tutors and Wardens. Student governance of the Houses are vested in the House committee consisting of the House Captain, Deputy House Captains and other committee members. House Captains are coveted posts in the school student governance and all House captains are entitled to have their names emblazoned on the House roll of honour upon leaving the school.
The House system in KYS is a unique feature of the school as it is perhaps of the very few schools in Malaysia practicing this system. This system allows the pastoral care of the students to be more focused and effective as each student have access not only to their House Master or House Mistress but also to their House Tutors. Each House Tutor has only 8 - 12 students assigned to them which allows for a greater amount of personalized contact and assistance in their academics as well as personal development.
Every month, a "Union Night" is held by the six societies in KYS.
Usually the Union Nights are inter-house competitions, such as the Science Quiz, Malam Bintang Legenda, English Drama, Religious Studies Quiz (Kuiz Agama); there are Union Nights that are talent shows, talks and speeches.
KYS holds annual events such as the Athletics Championship, Swimming Championship, Family Day and Cross-Country Run. There are the KYS annual carnivals: the Traditional Rugby Match with Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) and the Traditional Rugby Match with Vajiravudh College, Thailand.
The KYS Orchestra was established in 1997 at the behest of the school's founder. The orchestra is supported by a music programme that is built on accelerated learning of the musical instruments. The orchestra is one of the tangible aspects of the school's music programme.In KYS, music is one of the compulsory subjects for students in the Lower Secondary School. The programme is performance-based and all students will learn to handle and play an instrument or two in the course of their studies here. The orchestra has about 76 members and about 100 other members in the Junior Development Programme
The department is headed by the Director of Music (Head of Music Education) and is assisted by two full-time staff as well as part-timers who handle the teaching of percussion, piano and keyboards and guitars/double bass.
The orchestra has performed in venues 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. Every year, the orchestra goes on tour and performs for dignitaries including the Royal families and Malaysian ministers, parents and students of guest schools. For the year 2010, the orchestra performed at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall Auditorium featuring a split programme consisting adbridged works from Beethoven to Andrew Lloyd Webber. For 2011, the orchestra will feature a more serious programme with classical works like 1st Movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Mozart's Piano Concerto in G, contemporary orchestral works like medleys from the Phantom of the Opera, Pirates of the Caribbean and selections from Andrew Lloyd Webber's works.
Kolej Yayasan Saad has produced 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 As or 96.4 % in all subjects.This result was the best in the country. In 2007 the school achieved a 100% percent straight-As in the PMR examinations. The same goes for 2008, they also achieved 100% straight-As.And to complete the hat-trick, the PMR candidates of 2009 had managed to get 100% straight-As for the third time.
In sports, the KYS athletics team have been the Ayer Keroh district champion and Melaka state Champion for many years straight. The KYS rugby team, also known as the KYS Rammers, is one of the best in Malaysia, playing state and national tournaments such as the Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor 10s (SMSS 10s). The Rammers also participate in international rugby tournaments such as the COBRA 10s and NS Royal 7s.Not forgetting, the Under-15 Netball Team (2009) of Kolej Yayasan Saad also become the Champion in Ayer Keroh zone.
Notable alumni of KYS includes:
'Taken from Berita Harian( 21 October 2009 )'
KOLEJ Yayasan Saad (KYS), Melaka, sekolah berasrama penuh (SBP) swasta yang mencatatkan kejayaan cemerlang dengan capaian gred purata sekolah 1.33 dalam peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia tahun lalu.
Kecemerlangan itu meletakkan kolej berkenaan di tangga teratas daripada senarai 10 SBP terbaik di negara ini.
Pengetuanya, Noor Ainun Datuk Seri Yang Rashdi, berkata kecemerlangan itu diperoleh apabila pihaknya melaksanakan proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran secara menyeluruh.
Katanya, memandangkan jumlah pengambilan setahun sekitar 60 pelajar bagi setiap sesi persekolahan pihaknya akan memastikan jumlah itu dapat menyumbang keputusan membanggakan.
Beliau berkata, setiap pelajar mengambil berat antara satu sama lain dan masing-masing akan memastikan rakan yang lemah dibantu, sekali gus mencapai kejayaan bersama.
“Saya melihat hubungan pelajar begitu rapat, kehidupan mereka sebagai satu keluarga. Mereka seboleh-bolehnya mahukan rakan yang kurang cemerlang dibimbing serta dibantu.
“Kerjasama erat membentuk ukhwah dan persahabatan erat. Masing-masing berpegang teguh kepada kejayaan bersama adalah asas dalam melonjakkan kecemerlangan sekolah,” katanya ketika dihubungi Berita Harian.
Keikhlasan mereka berkawan kata Noor Ainun, terbukti apabila semua calon Penilaian Menengah Rendah mencatatkan 100 peratus A dalam tempoh dua tahun berturut-turut sejak 2007.
Beliau berkata, model pendidikan dilaksanakan di KYS diambil daripada sistem pendidikan berasrama penuh di United Kingdom. Sistem yang diiktiraf global itu memberi tumpuan kepada kecemerlangan akademik dan pembangunan sahsiah selain menyelitkan program nilai tambah.
Satu daripada program itu katanya, mewajibkan pelajar mengikuti mata pelajaran muzik bagi memastikan mereka mempelbagai keupayaan yang dianugerahkan iaitu memiliki kecerdasan fikiran dan mahir bermain muzik.
Malah beliau berkata, pihak sekolah juga mewajibkan pelajar mengikuti kelas renang dengan dibimbing jurulatih bertauliah.
Mengulas proses pengambilan pelajar, Noor Ainum, berkata bagi kemasukan sesi persekolahan 2010, pihaknya menerima lebih hampir 2,000 permohonan daripada lepasan Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah.
Bagaimanapun, daripada jumlah itu katanya, hanya 200 calon dipanggil menghadiri sesi pemilihan di KYS untuk memilih 60 pelajar yang layak.
Selain mengambil kira pencapaian akademik dan kokurikulum, pihaknya memilih pelajar yang memiliki sahsiah tinggi selain kemahiran berkomunikasi berkesan dan kepimpinan.
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