SMadJiwa was established in 1973 under the Second Malaysia Plan as Sekolah Menengah Sains Kedah.[2][3] The school officiation took place on 6 November 1976. In 1984, the school was renamed as Sekolah Sultan Mohamad Jiwa. The inauguration of the new name was made by Kebawah Duli Yang Maha MuliaSultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the Sultan of Kedah.
This name was subsequently changed to Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mohamad Jiwa in 1997 and remains until now. Students of the first batch was placed temporarily in several other schools in Perak such as SMK Anderson and SMJK Methodist Girls School and in Kedah such as SMK Khir Johari and Sungai Petani during the construction of the school building.[4]
In 1974, after the building and school complex were completed and certified safe for occupation, the school started to commence its operation with a total of 35 teachers, 60 support staffs and 454 pupils.[4]
In June 1981, the school hosted Kelas Matrikulasi Sains, preparing students for their first year at Universiti Sains Malaysia[5]
Sport House
All the students of this school is assigned to one of the four sport houses during their inception to the school. The sport houses were named after four key officers during the classic Malay kingdoms such as Bendahara, Laksamana, Panglima and Temenggung.
Throughout the school year, each house will be competing in sports activities, whether academic, sports, dedication and many more through collection of Merit Demerit Sport House System. The house with the highest points collected in the system will be proclaimed winner of the Sport House System in a formal dinner party finale at the end of the school year.
Colour
Sport House
Bendahara
Laksamana
Panglima
Temenggung
Principals
Tenure
Principal
1.
1973
Encik Abdul Shukor bin Abdullah
2.
1979
Encik Mohd Ismail bin Othman
3.
1981
Encik Ishak bin Khamis
4.
1989
Haji Zakaria bin Haji Harun
5.
1995
Haji Ismail bin Ahmad
6.
1999
Haji Ali bin Ahmad
7.
2005
Haji Rusdin bin Husin
8.
2011
Encik Pesol bin Md Saad
9.
2017
Encik Harris Ganae bin Nainar
10.
2019
Tuan Haji Mohd Ghazali bin Ahmad
11.
2020
Puan Nadziroh binti Mohd Nadzim
12.
2023
Puan Noraini binti Mohamad Isa
Yearbook
SMadJiwa publishes its own annual magazine, named RINTISAINS. The magazine is published by full color printing and captures the special moments throughout each year and also a formal picture of the members of each classroom and its graduating student.
Alumni Association
The alumni of the school is known as ASSAK (Alumni Science Kedah). The alumni is established by a former student and in recent year, the membership is automatically conferred upon graduation.[6]