SMT Alor Setar

SMT Alor Setar
Location
Alor Setar
,
Kedah

Malaysia
Information
TypeGovernment-aided semi-boarding secondary school
MottoBertekun Usaha Diberkati Ilahi
Established16 April 1972
PrincipalSalmi Binti Rafie
GradesFourth form to Fifth form
Enrollment518 (337 hostel student)
Colour(s)     Blue, Yellow, Red, and Green
YearbookBUDI
AbbreviationASTECH
Websitesmtalorsetar.edu.my

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.

History

The 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

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

There 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

Main subject Core subject Elective subject
Malay Physics Civil Engineering Studies
English Chemistry Mechanical Engineering Studies
Mathematics Additional Mathematics Electrical and Electronic Engineering Studies
History Biology Entrepreneurship Studies
Islamic Studies or Moral Studies Engineering Drawing Agricultural Science
Physical Education Accounting

Houses

ASTECH has four houses, each named after Physics's Prefixes. There are:

House Colour
Mega   Blue
Pico   Yellow
Giga   Red
Nano   Green

Achievements and rankings

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

1. Kapten Izham Ismail, CEO Malaysia Airlines Bhd [4]

2. Yusrizal Yusof, book writer

3. Maszlan Ismail, former director, Malaysian Space Agency[5]

References

  1. ^ Senarai Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan Mengikut Kategori Sekolah Peringkat Menengah seperti pada 1 November 2018. Retrieved in Portal Data Terbuka Malaysia
  2. ^ Senarai Kebitaraan Akademik Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan (SKK) Peringkat Menengah seperti pada 1 November 2018. Retrieved in Portal Data Terbuka Malaysia
  3. ^ Senarai Kebitaraan Kokurikulum Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan (SKK) Peringkat Menengah seperti pada 1 November 2018. Retrieved in Portal Data Terbuka Malaysia
  4. ^ Nawawi, Muhaamad Hafis (22 October 2017). "Doa bekas guru untuk Kapten Izham". myMetro-mutakhir. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Interview with Mr. Maszlan Ismail, director of ANGKASA". Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum. Retrieved 5 November 2019.