SMS Tuanku Munawir

SMS Tuanku Munawir (SASER)
SASER

Berilmu Beriman Berbakti
Knowledgeable Believe Serve
Location
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia
Information
Type Fully Residential School
Founded February 2002
School code SMSTM (formerly SMSSr)
Principal Tuan Haji Sabuddin bin Haji Sani
Grades Form 4 and Form 5
Gender Male
Age range 16 - 17
Number of students approx. 500
Classes Alfa, Beta, Delta, Epsilon, Gamma, Iota, Omega, Sigma, Theta, Zeta
Language Malay, English
Houses Tuah (Red), Lekir (Blue), Kasturi (Yellow), Jebat (Green)
Colour(s)      Blue
     Green
Slogan SASER Namamu Teratas
Yearbook SASER
Affiliations Sekolah Berasrama Penuh
High-performing Schools
Alumni SASER Old Boys' Association (SASEROBA)
Website saser.net.my

Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Munawir (SASER) (English: Tuanku Munawir Science School), formerly known as Sekolah Menengah Sains Seremban (English: Seremban Science School), is an all-boys boarding school located in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Established in February 2002, it is one of the best school under the Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP) and was awarded as the best school in Malaysia for the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) result achievement.[1] In 2009, SASER became the first MOE's school to achieve GPS SPM of below 1.0 which was 0.97. In SPM 2010, it created the best record for GPS SPM of below 0.9 which was 0.89. The best record for the lowest GPS in the history of SPM is still held by Sekolah Tun Fatimah in SPM 2013 with a record low of 0.8410. SASER also created record in producing the second highest number of candiDates obtaining straight A+ in SPM 2010 with 16 students. The highest number of straight A+ in the history of SPM is held by Sekolah Tun Fatimah in SPM 2013 with 21 students. The school is widely known as SASER and a student of this school bears the name Saserian and Putera Saser. The school performance in SPM 2012 is the second best among SBP's with GPS 1.06.[2] In 2011 and 2013, SASER got 5th place among SBP's. The number one SBP for that year was Kolej Tunku Kurshiah and Sekolah Tun Fatimah respectively. In 2011, the school was awarded with the Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi or High Performance School, a tittle awarded to schools that have met stringent criteria including academic achievement, international recognition, network and linkages. The school is specialised in Innovation Team, Seni Tari Randai and Caklempong.

History

SASER was established officially in February 2002. The school use the site and the abandoned school building of the Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak (SDAR) which had moved to the new premises at Sungai Gadut, Seremban. Works on upgrading the abandoned school building have been carried out with the overall cost of almost RM 600 000. The upgrading works were completed on 30 March 2002.

On 1 March 2002, the first principal of SASER, Tuan Haji Md Azam bin Atan registered to the school. The first group of teachers registered on 18 March 2002 and the second group registered on 20 March 2002 - a total of 26 people.

The Pioneer Saserians

Only 122 students registered in 2002 through two intakes as the first group of students in SASER history. The second group was registered in the year 2003 stood at more than 300 people through four intakes until the end of 2004.

SASER Renamed

Sekolah Menengah Sains Seremban, which has been the country’s top residential school for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results, has been renamed Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Munawir. It is named after the ninth ruler of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Munawir Tuanku Abdul Rahman, who reigned from 5 April 1960 to 14 April 1967 and made educational gains in the state during his reign, and is the father of the present ruler Tuanku Muhriz. The declaration of the new name was made by HRH Tuanku Muhriz at the school's Dewan Putera.The name change also changed the school anthem,altough the SASER acronym doesn't change.

Student Selection Criteria

Only Form 4 students for the next school session are allowed to apply. These are some minimum requirements to become a SASER student:

Sports

Co-curricular Achievements

List of Principals

References

  1. ↑ "SM Sains Tuanku Munawir Muncul Sekolah Terbaik SPM 2010". Bernama. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.melvister.com/2013/03/senarai-ranking-sekolah-sbp-terbaik-keputusan-spm-2012.html

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