| Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ibrahim | |
| Mottos | Finis Coronat Opus |
| School type | Secondary School |
| Location | Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia |
| Website | SMK Ibrahim |
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ibrahim or Ibrahim Secondary School (Ibrahim School) is a premier public secondary School in the town of Sungai Petani, in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah. The school is well-known for its excellent academic and co-curricular achievements, and has produced highest scorers in the public examinations in Malaysia.
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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ibrahim or Ibrahim Secondary School was established in August, 1919 by Mr. E.A.G Stuart, who was the Superintendent of Education of Kedah and Perlis, of colonial British-Malaya. Initially, the school was named Government English School. When it was first established, the school was consisted of a longhouse with cemented floor and wooden walls, with three classrooms.
Before the school was opened, Mr. Stuart invited teachers from the Government English School (now known as Sultan Abdul Hamid College), Alor Setar to hold the position of School Principal of the newly formed school. Allahyarham Tuan Syed Jan was selected to be the first School Headmaster.
The students who first studied in this school were not large in number. Most of the students came from an Anglo Chinese school which closed down. Student qualification of the school was different from other schools. The lowest standard was known as Class Primary. Students had to study two years in Class Primary which is known as Primary 1 and Primary 2 before advancing to Standard 1. Students who were bright were allowed to advance to Standard 1 after only one year in Class Primary.
In the years 1921 and 1922, three more teachers were sent to provide service in the school because of the increasing number of students. The Government rented a shophouse in Jalan Petri to provide a better and larger area for the increasing number of students.
In year 1935, the school was moved again to Jalan Kolam Air , where is school is currently situated and renamed as Sultan Hamid School. The school was renamed again in the following year, 1936, as remembrance of Almarhum Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Ibrahim Ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, the Regent of Sultan of Kedah (1913–1914).
Students are grouped into five houses:
The Annual Sports Day were introduced in 1946 by the second principal, Dato' J.F. Augustin. The name of the houses according to tradition has been always Sultan (yellow), Syed Jan (green), Stuart (blue), Day (purple) and Asus (red).
Due to the new revamp introduced by Tuan Haji Rosli b. Pin., the new names of the houses represent the hierarchy of the old sultanate system.
The last number in students school number determine the sport houses. For example, if a student's school number is 14008, then that student's sport house is Sultanah.
The sports houses have always produced close and entertaining fights.
Sekolah Menengah Ibrahim
Harum semerbak namamu
Mendidik memimpin kami
Putera-puteri berakhlak berilmu
Cekal tabah semangat waja
Cita-cita murni tanpa kecewa
Demi agama,bangsa dan negara
Ilmu didada warisan kita
Sekolah Menengah Ibrahim
Lahirkan insan sempurna
Maju jaya setiap lapangan
Usaha tangga kejayaan[1]
SMK Ibrahim has produced many high achievers throughout the years, with a many of its alumni going on to further their studies at various prestigious seats of higher learning, both in Malaysia e.g. University of Malaya, National University of Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; and around the world e.g. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of California at Berkeley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,in the U.S.A ; University of Tokyo, Japan; Asian Institute of Management, Manila and University of the Philippines; University of Singapore/National University of Singapore; University of London, University of Manchester, University of Southampton, University of Warwick, University of Edinburgh, University of Straclyde, University of Glasgow in United Kingdom; University of Melbourne, University of Adelaide, University of Western Australia and Monash University in Australia; University of Auckland and University of Christchurch in New Zealand; and Al- Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt; and other universities in Germany, South Korea, Russia and among others.
In the year 2007, the school managed to achieve the 100% pass rate for the Lower Secondary Examinations (Penilaian Menengah Rendah - PMR). With 113 students scoring straight A's, SMK Ibrahim emerged as the second best school in Kedah and was respectably ranked as the 10th best school in Malaysia.
The school also has also produced a record number of students with excellent results in the Malaysian Certificate of Education (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia - SPM; equivalent to the British O Level), and the Malaysian Higher Certificate of Education (Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia - STPM; equivalent to the British A Levels). In the 2007 SPM examinations, SMK Ibrahim maintained its track-record and continued this tradition of excellence when 24 student managed to obtain 11As. One of the students, Neoh Beng Ying, scored 13 1As and was nominated as one of the top scorers in the state for this examination.
SMK Ibrahim also has been awarded '5-Stars' by the Malaysian Ministry of Education in recognition of its achievement as a center of educational excellence.
The school also receives royal patronage from the Royal Family of the state of Kedah, with the Sultan himself normally gracing the Annual Speech and Award Presentation Day to award honours to the top academic and co-curricular achievers.
The school has produced a number of outstanding alumnus, many of whom have had illustrious careers in both the public and private sector. Tan Sri Hassan Merican, the CEO of Petronas (1995-January 2010) who is widely credited with Petronas's successful global expansion, had his early education in this school. There are many others who have distinguished themselves, including;
SMK Ibrahim has always been known for its strength of its cricket, hockey, tennis, chess, football, basketball and rugby team. With the sports teams managed by Encik Suhaimi bin Samad, this school have always performed well in the inter-schools and inter-district sport tournaments.
Rugby - District Champion
Cricket - State Champions (Some of the player were selected to play in the national level)
Tennis - National level participation
Chess - Kedah District Champion
Hockey - 2nd place in Kedah District
Athletics - 3rd Place - 8 Gold, 11 Silver and 6 Bronze (District Level)
Badminton - National level participation
Rugby - 2nd place in Kedah District
Rugby-District Champion
English Parliament Debate-National Champion
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ibrahim Menjadi Sekolah Menengah Harian Nombor Satu Di Malaysia Menjelang Tahun 2015 ( Ibrahim Secondary School To Be The Number One Day School In Malaysia By 2015 )
To generate the entire population of Ibrahim Secondary School to be excellent in:
Personality,
Creativity and Innovation,
Community Service, and
Preparation of Infrastructure.
Penamat Menentukan Mahkota (Finis Coronat Opus)