SMK Ibrahim

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ibrahim or Ibrahim Secondary School (Ibrahim School) is a premier public secondary School in the the town of Sungai Petani, in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah. The school is well-known for its excellent academic and co-curricular achievements, and has produced top scorers in the public examinations in Malaysia.

History

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ibrahim or Ibrahim Secondary School was started in August, 1919 by Mr. E.A.G Stuart, who was the Superintendent of Education of Kedah and Perlis of colonial British-Malaya. Initially, the school was named Government English School. When it was first established, the school was consisted of a longhouse with cemented floor and wooden walls, with three classrooms.

Before the school was opened, Mr. Stuart invited teachers from the Government English School (now known as Sultan Abdul Hamid College), Alor Setar to hold the position of School Principal of the newly formed school. Allahyarham Tuan Syed Jan was selected to be the first School Headmaster, and one Assistant Headmaster who was Encik Mohamed bin Suparman.

The students who first studied in this school were not large in number. Most of the students came from the Anglo Chinese school which was closed down. Student qualification of the school was different from other schools. The lowest standard was known as Class Primary. Students had to study two years in Class Primary which is known as Primary 1 and Primary 2 before advancing to Standard 1. Students who were more imbecile were allowed to advance to Standard 1 after only one year in Class Primary.

In the years 1921 and 1922, three more teachers were sent to provide service in the school because of the increasing number of students. The Government rented a shophouse in Jalan Petri to provide a better and larger area for the increasing number of students.

In year 1935, the school was moved again to Jalan Kolam Air , where is school is currently situated and renamed as Sultan Hamid School. The school was renamed again in the following year, 1936, as remembrance of Almarhum Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Ibrahim Ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, the Regent of Sultan of Penang (1913 - 1914).

Principals

#Tuan Syed Jan Al-Jefree (1919-1946)
#Y.Bhg Dato' J.F. Augustin (1946-1953)
#Encik Lim Chien Chye (1953-1958)
#Encik Kham Beng (1958-1962)
#Y.Bhg Dato' Syed Abu Bakar Barakbah (1963)
#Encik K.K Koshy (1963-1966)
#Y.Bhg Dato' G.Raja Gopal (1967-1971)
#Encik K.K Koshy (1972-1973)
#Encik P.A Norton (1973-1975)
#Tuan Haji Yahaya B. Haji Awang, BCK (1976-1982)
#Tuan Haji Syed Ahmad b. Syed Yasin, PJK (1982-1987)
#Tuan Haji Mohamad Amin b. Abdul Rahman, PJK (1987-1993)
#Tuan Haji Atan Awang b. Abdullah (1994-1995)
#Tuan Haji Md Jaffar b. Haji Din, BCK,BKM (1995-1999)
#Tuan Haji Rosli b.Pin (1999-2004)
#Puan Hajah Haminah bt. Haji Rejab (2004-2005)
#Tuan Haji Mansor b. Lebai Habib, BCK (2005-2006)
#Encik Menteri b. Abdullah (2006)
#Encik Ramli b. Abdul Rahman (2007-2008)

port Houses

Students are grouped into five houses:
#Sultan - yellow - no.5 & 0
#Sultanah - red - no. 3 & 8 (Formerly known as Asus)
#Bendahara - purple no. 2 & 7 (Formerly known as Day)
#Raja Muda - blue - no.1 & 6 (Former known as Stuart)
#Syed Jan - green - no.4 & 9

The Annual Sports Day were introduced in 1946 by the second principal, Dato' J.F. Augustin. The name of the houses according to tradition has been always Sultan (yellow), Syed Jan (green), Stuart (blue), Day (purple) and Sultanah (red). Due to the new revamp introduced by Tuan Haji Rosli b. Pin. The name of the houses represents the hierarchy of the old sultanate system.The last number in students school number determine the sport houses. For example, if your school number is 14008, then your sport house is Sultanah.

The sports houses have always produced close and entertaining fights.

chool Anthem

"Sekolah Menengah Ibrahim""Harum semerbak namamu""Mendidik membimbing kami""Putera-puteri berakhlak berilmu""Cekal tabah semangat waja""Cita-cita murni tanpa kecewa""Demi agama,bangsa dan negara""Ilmu di dada warisan kita""Sekolah Menengah Ibrahim""Lahirkan insan sempurna""Maju jaya setiap lapangan""Usaha tangga kejayaan" [ Music and lyrics by Cikgu Rahman bin Zainol ]

chool's Academic Achievement

SMK Ibrahim has produced many high achievers throughout the years, with a many of its alumni going on to further their studies at various prestigious seats of higher learning, both in Malaysia (e.g. University of Malaya, National University of Malaysia) and around the world (e.g. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, USA)

In the year 2007, this school managed to achieve 100% passing rate for the Lower Secondary Examinations (Penilaian Menengah Rendah - PMR).With 113 students scoring straight A's ,SMK Ibrahim emerged as the second best school in Kedah and was resepectably ranked as the tenth best school in Malaysia.

The school also has a good track record of producing students with excellent results in the Malaysian Certificate of Education (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia - SPM; equivalent to the British GCSE) and the Malaysian Higher Certificate of Education (Sijil Tinggi Pelajar Malaysia - STPM; equivalent to the British A-Levels). In the 2007 SPM examinations, SMKI maintained its track-record and continued this tradition of excellence when 24 student managed to obtain 11 1As. One of the students, Neoh Beng Ying, scored 13 1As and was nominated as one of the top scorers in the state for this examination.

SMKI also has been awarded '5-Stars' by the Malaysian Ministry of Education in recognition of its achievement as a centre of educational excellence.

Besides that, the school also receives royal patronage from the Royal Family of the state of Kedah, with the Sultan himself normally gracing the Annual Speech and Award Presentation Day to award honours to the top academic and co-curricular achievers.

chool's Sports Achievement

SMK Ibrahim has always been known for its strength of its cricket, hockey, tennis, chess, football and rugby team.With the sports teams managed by Encik Suhaimi bin Abdul Samad, this school have always performed well in the inter-schools and inter-district sport tournaments.

2007

a)Rugby - District Champion

b)Cricket - State Champions (Some of the player are selected to play in national level)

c)Tennis - National level participation

d)Chess - District Champion

e)Hockey - 2nd place in District

f)Athletics - 3rd Place - 8 Gold, 11 Silver and 6 Bronze (District Level)

g)Badminton - 4 gold , 2 silver, 3 bronze (district level), 2 silver (state level), 1 silver (national level)

chool curriculum achievements in 2007

#Debate team - 4th place, National level, Sarawak
#Drama team - 4th place, National level, Langkawi
#Drama team - Best script 2007
#Debate team - Best speaker, district & state level

chool's Vision

Ibrahim Nombor Satu Di Kedah Menjelang 2010 (Ibrahim Number One in Kedah State in year 2010)

chool's Mission

To generate the entire population of Ibrahim Secondary School to be excellent in; Management, Government, Curriculum and Co-curriculum, Personality, Unity, Purity, Creativity and Innovation, Community Service, Usage of technology and Preparation of Infrastructure.

chool's Motto

"penamat penentu mahkota" ("Finis Coronat Opus")

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