SMS Sembrong

SMS Sembrong
SASEM

Ihsan Ilmu Khalifa (Knowledge Courtesy of Khalifa)
Address
J16, Padang Tembak Road
Kluang, Johor
Malaysia
Information
Type Secondary school,
Boarding school, Sekolah Berasrama Penuh, Mixed-gender education
Established 11 April 2011
School district Kluang, Johor
Principal En. Mohd Noh Bin Mohd Yussoff (2012-2014), Tn. Hj. Mohd Shariff bin Junidek (2014-)
Grades Form 1 - Form 5
Number of students ≈800-820
Medium of language Malay, English
Classrooms Lower Forms: Ibn Kathir, Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Majjah, Ibn Sina, Ibn Qayyim. Upper Forms: Abu Hanifah, Al-Farabi, Al-Ghazali, Ar-Razi, As-Syafie, Al-Bukhari, Al-Khawarizmi
Houses Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Blue), Tuanku Syed Putra (Red), Tuanku Hisamuddin (Yellow), Tuanku Ismail (Green)
Colour(s)          Blue and Red
Affiliations Sekolah Berasrama Penuh, Ministry of Education (Malaysia)
Website www.sainssemberong.com

Sekolah Menengah Sains Sembrong (English: Sembrong Science Secondary School) or SASEM is a fully residential schools (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh) in the state of Johor, Malaysia. The school was completed and officially handed over to the Ministry of Education in April 2011.The school is widely known as SASEM.

History

Sekolah Menengah Sains Sembrong (Sembrong Secondary Science School) or SASEM for short is a newly established fully residential school in Kluang, Johor. The school was completed and officially handed over to the Ministry of Education in April 2011.

The first batch of students registered just before the year end school holidays in November 2011. They returned as Form 2 students in January 2012. Currently, there are about 500 students enrolled in the school, consisting of Form 1, Form 2 and Form 4 students. In terms of number of classes, the Form 1 and Form 2 students make up five classes each where as the Form 4 students make up seven classes.

Buildings

SASEM is a big school; the total area is more than 60 acres. The hostels can accommodate a maximum of 850 students. The school complex is divided into two areas, one area for the academic and administrative buildings and the other for the hostels. The two areas are separated by a small stream which the school cannot do anything about because it is under the jurisdiction of the Water and Drainage Department. It takes about a 15 minutes walk from the hostel to the academic building.

Principals

Head Boy and Head Girl

Session Head Boy Head Girl Dep. Head Boy Dep. Head Girl
2012-2013 amir zaim Nur Mastura Rahmat
2013-2014 Ahmad Fahmi bin Md Yusuf Nor Al-Shuhadah Sabaruddin Mohamad Suhaimi Samad Nurul Aimi Athirah Juarimi
2014-2015 Mohd Ikmal Zamri Iwana Haidah Hamdan Amir Harith Saipolyazan Umi Amirah Zulkifli

School Areas and Vicinity

SASEM has two fields, one for hockey and another one for Rugby, Football and other Field Events. There are only three parking spaces in the academic block and two in the hostels, one each for the girls and the boys hostels. There are two basketball courts in the school and one big hall which has a stage with curtains and three badminton courts. There is one volleyball court each in the boys' hostel and the girls' hostel. There is an additional Sepak Takraw court in the boys' hostel. The school is also equipped with labs for every science subject (Science, Physics, Chemistry and Biology), a room each for French Language and Japanese Language, a music room, an art studio, a viewing room and also a Multimedia Studio. The rooms and the sports area are all available for students' use under teachers' supervision.

The nearest town to the school is Bandar T6, located less than five minutes to the school. Bandar T6 is a quaint little town equipped with a few grocery stores and a mosque which is where the male students go for their Friday prayers. This town is however not the place where the students go for their weekly outings, the school bus would usually bring the students for their outing to the Kluang town, located 12 km from the school. The school is also near to the Kluang Hospital, the Hospital Enche' Besar Hajjah Kalsom, where the hostel wardens would bring the sick students for treatments or check-ups.

Hostels

SASEM hostels have the capacity to house 900 students. There are only two blocks, one for girls and one for boys. There are at least 56 rooms in each hostels and each room have the capacity to house 8 students. There are two restrooms in each floors. The room allocations are according to levels and houses. The prefects would get a whole floor to themselves and the rest of the students would be distributed according to their forms. Each room would consists members of the same house but different forms. Except the form five and form three, who would have rooms exclusively for their own forms only.

Academic Achievements

Even though SASEM is a new school, but it has shown tremendous progress. The school ranked highly in SBP list for both PMR and SPM achievements in 2013. A total of 37 students acquired 9As in SPM. The best achievements on subjects are History, Pendidikan Islam and Mathematics.

Niche Areas

SASEM's planning for niche area in sports would be Athletics. Since the school managed to show a good performance in 2012, ranking at number 6 in Kluang district for Athletics, number 5 in 2013 and became a runner up for Kluang district in 2014, the school has decided to focus on having Athletics as their niche area. Under the leadership by the school's head athletic coach, Mr. Hassan bin Ayub who is also one of SASEM's experienced Mathematics Teacher, the athletes in the school undergo training everyday. SASEM is also active in Hockey, Rugby, Football, Netball and Handball, however none have yet shown achievement as good as Athletics.

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