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Sekolah Menengah Teknik Alor Setar, or Alor Setar Technical School (ASTECH), is located in Bandar Simpang Kuala, Alor Setar, Kedah and may be the oldest technical school in Malaysia. ASTECH is better known by local people as "Sekolah Teknik Lebuhraya", often confused with Sekolah Menengah Teknik Jalan Stadium (now known as Kolej Vokasional Alor Setar). In front of the school is the famous Wan Mat Saman Aqueduct.
| SMT Alor Setar | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Government-aided semi-boarding secondary school |
| Motto | Bertekun Usaha Diberkati Ilahi |
| Established | 16 April 1972 |
| Principal | Salmi Binti Rafie |
| Grades | Fourth form to Fifth form |
| Enrollment | 518 (337 hostel student) |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Yellow, Red, and Green |
| Yearbook | BUDI |
| Abbreviation | ASTECH |
| Website | smtalorsetar |
History
editThe establishment of ASTECH can be traced to 1972. It was located in KM 2, Lebuhraya Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar near Simpang Kuala. The original site of this school was a paddy field. This school was created when the government started technical education in the state of Kedah. Before it was moved to its own building, students of ASTECH were located in nearby Keat Hwa Secondary School.
Finally in 1972, this school was moved to its own building where it has remained. Other institutions located near to this school are Keat Hwa Secondary School, Maktab Mahmud and SRA Darul Aman. ASTECH also was chosen by the Technical Education Department as a controlled technical school (Gred A). In 2009, ASTECH was declared as Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan or Cluster School of Excellence by the Ministry of Education Malaysia[1] due to advancement in both academic and extra-curricular field of Agricultural Science[2] and Robotic.[3]
Starting in 2011, student uniforms changed from normal to special orange uniforms that is also worn by the students of Technical and Vocational Schools throughout Malaysia.
Principals
edit| Name of principal | Took office | Left office | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Razak Mohd. Sharif | 1972 | 1979 | |
| Mohammed Yasin Mydin | 1980 | 1984 | |
| Megat Ramli Megat Adnan | 1985 | 1987 | |
| Omar Abbas | 1988 | 1995 | |
| Mohd Akhir Shafie | 1995 | 1998 | |
| Azaman Hassan | 1998 | 2002 | |
| Cik Nordin Che Wan | 2002 | 2006 | |
| Mohd Zanal Dirin | 2006 | 2008 | |
| Mizal Azman Sharif | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Sulaiman Md Zin | 2011 | 2013 | |
| Mohamad Refaee Ismail | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Noresah Mohd Shariff | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Sarimen Sapiei | 2019 | 2019 | |
| Salmi Rafie | 2019 | Present |
Courses
editThere are five main courses:
| Course | Year established | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Science | 1973 | Formerly known as Agriculture |
| Commerce Studies | 1992 | |
| Civil Engineering Studies | 1972 | Formerly known as Building |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Studies | 1992 | |
| Mechanical Engineering Studies | 1972 | Formerly known as Mechanical |
Subjects
editHouses
editASTECH has four houses, each named after Physics's Prefixes. There are:
| House | Colour |
|---|---|
| Mega | Blue |
| Pico | Yellow |
| Giga | Red |
| Nano | Green |
Achievements and rankings
edit| Year | GPS | Ranking (SMT) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.97 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3.92 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3.51 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3.25 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3.34 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3.43 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3.60 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3.21 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3.51 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3.48 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3.27 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3.16 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3.61 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3.71 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3.66 | - |
| 2021 | ||
| 2022 | ||
| 2023 |
Notable alumni
edit1. Kapten Izham Ismail, CEO Malaysia Airlines Bhd [4]
2. Yusrizal Yusof, book writer
3. Maszlan Ismail, former director, Malaysian Space Agency[5]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Senarai Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan Mengikut Kategori Sekolah Peringkat Menengah seperti pada 1 November 2018. Retrieved in Portal Data Terbuka Malaysia
- ^ Senarai Kebitaraan Akademik Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan (SKK) Peringkat Menengah seperti pada 1 November 2018. Retrieved in Portal Data Terbuka Malaysia
- ^ Senarai Kebitaraan Kokurikulum Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan (SKK) Peringkat Menengah seperti pada 1 November 2018. Retrieved in Portal Data Terbuka Malaysia
- ^ Nawawi, Muhaamad Hafis (22 October 2017). "Doa bekas guru untuk Kapten Izham". myMetro-mutakhir. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Interview with Mr. Maszlan Ismail, director of ANGKASA". Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum. Retrieved 5 November 2019.