Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP) or Fully Residential School is a school system established during the 1970's in Malaysia . The main purpose of it is to nurture selected outstanding students in a conducive and educational environment to excel in academics and extracurricular activities, creating a wholesome student.
Student Selection Criteria
There is great competition to acquire places in these elite schools as the number of places are limited compared to the number of eligible applicants. Students are chosen by the SBP unit of the Ministry of Education based on certain criteria. Enrolment is open at the level of Form 1 and Form 4.
Entry to Form 1
- achieving at least 5A's in the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah or Primary School Evaluation Test
- have outstanding achievements in extracurricular activities
Entry to Form 4
- achieving at least 8A's in the Penilaian Menengah Rendah formerly known as Lower Certificate of Education (LCE).
- have outstanding achievements in extracurricular activities
Other criteria included in the selection:
- Bumiputra and Non-Bumiputra allocation
- eligible students from rural schools
- children of school alumni members (in certain schools)
School System
Students are required to stay in campus throughout the academic session. Amenities such as classrooms, lodging, praying area, sports facilities and food halls are provided for the use of the students with the aim of developing their talents and cultivating their potential in a conducive learning environment. Being selected students, the government spends a high sum of allocation subsidising students of SBP.
Schools can either be single sex or coed. The teachers chosen are among the best in their fields, and this is particularly important as a great emphasis is placed in excellent academic achievements.
In accordance to the high standard expected from these schools, students who are found to not achieve at required levels may be dismissed from the system, but this vary between the schools and is at the discretion of the governing body of the respective schools. Students with poor disciplinary records are also dismissed from the school system, as there is little tolerance for misbehaviour.
SBP schools do produce excellent results in all government examinations, and also in extracurricular activities in both the field of academics and sports. Great achievements of these schools is celebrated in the yearly event "Hari Kecemerlangan Sekolah Berasrama Penuh" (HKSBP) where awards are given out to schools with outstanding achievements.
Traditions and Pride
The history of SBP is a rich one, and certain fields are considered the hallmark of SBP schools. These include
- Piala Perdana Menteri (PPM) debate competition of which is a yearly event as part of the HKSBP calendar
- Wind Orchestra SBP competition
- annual basketball competitions (both at zone and national level) also part of HKSBP calendar
- Rugby SBP 10's
- Nadwah Kepimpinan Islam
- Kem Kepimpinan PRS
- Kem Ketua Rumah Sukan(KESUMA)
- Kem Ketua Pelajar
List of Fully Boarding Schools in Malaysia (According to states in Malaysia)
Wilayah Persekutuan
- Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah(SAS)
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Seri Puteri(SESERI)
- Sekolah Seri Puteri(SSP)
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah(ASIS)
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor
- Sekolah menengah Sains Labuan(SMS EXCEL)
- Maktab Tentera Diraja(RMC)
Perlis
Kedah
- Sekolah Menengah Sultan Abdul Halim(SMSAH)
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mohammad Jiwa
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Pokok Sena(SAINA)
- SBP Integrasi Kubang Pasu
Perak
Selangor
- Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah (KISAS)
- SBP Integrasi Gombak
- SBP Integrasi Rawang
- SBP Integrasi Sabak Bernam (SBPISB)
- Sekolah Seri Puteri(SSP)
- SM Agama Persekutuan Kajang
- SM Sains Hulu Selangor(SEMASHUR)
- SM Sains Kuala Selangor
Negeri Sembilan
Melaka
Johor
- Sekolah Tun Fatimah(STF)
- SM Sains Johor
- SM Sains Kota Tinggi (SAKTI)
- SM Sains Sultan Iskandar
- SM Sains Muar ( SAMURA )
Pahang
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Tengku Abdullah(SEMESTA)
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Kuantan
- Sekolah Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Pekan(shah)
- SBP Integrasi Temerloh
- SBP Integrasi Kuantan
- SBP Integrasi Pekan(INTEP)
Terengganu
- SBP Integrasi Batu Rakit
- SM Sains Dungun
- SM Sains Kuala Terengganu (SESTER)
- SM Sains Sultan Mahmud(SESMA)
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Kelantan
- SM Sains Machang(SMACH)
- SM Sains Pasir Puteh(SCIPP)
- SM Sains Tengku Muhamad Faris Petra
Sarawak
- SM Sains Kuching
- SM Sains Miri(SAINMIRI)
Sabah
- SM Sains Sabah
- SM Sains Lahad Datu
