Sayyidina Ali Secondary School

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Sayyidina Ali Secondary School Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Ali
Location
Kampong Pandan, Kuala Belait , Brunei , Belait District Brunei
Information
Type	secondary, sixth form
Motto	Strive Towards Excellence (Malay: "Bertekad Ke Arah Kecemerlangan")
Established	1994
Status	Open
School district	Kuala Belait
Authority	Ministry of Education
Principal
Gender	Male,Female
Color(s)	Green

Sayyidina Ali Secondary School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Ali, Abbrev: SMSA), is a co-educational school located in Kampong Pandan, a suburban village in Kuala Belait, Brunei. In 2013, it had a student population of 1500, 700 of which were Pre-U students. The current principal is Awg Steven Shin Sheau Huei.

History[]

Construction of the school was completed on November 30, 1993. When the school was established on May 9, 1994, it was known as Sekolah Menengah Kampong Pandan (English: Kampong Pandan Secondary School) and catered for only secondary students. The school was renamed to its current name on August 3, 1996.

In 1997, a sixth form centre was created within the school. This has allowed students to pursue their pre-university studies in Kuala Belait, whereas all previous sixth form education in Brunei had been offered only in Bandar Seri Begawan.

At present, the school offers curriculum leading up to BC-GCE "O", and "A" level examinations.

List of Principals[]

Staff[]

The school has 120 teachers, as well as office staff and other workers.

School motto[]

Bertekad ke Arah Kecemerlangan (Strive towards excellence).

Secondary Level[]

•Year 7

•Year 8

•Year 9

•Year 10

•Year 11

Sixth Form subjects[]

The school offers 15 subjects for the GCE "A" Level course,^[1] namely:

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Accounting
• Economics
• Business Studies
• Sociology
• History
• Geography
• Literature in English
• Bahasa Melayu
• Syariah
• Psychology

General Paper is a compulsory AS Level subject for all Sixth Form students, for which a credit 6 in BGCE "O" English Language is necessary. Sixth form students without a credit 6 in that subject usually sit again for it in June or November of their lower sixth year to enable them to undertake the GP course beginning in upper sixth.

References[]

External links[]

• SMSA Pre-U Blogspot
• SMSA career
• SMSA counselling

See also[]

• List of schools in Brunei

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