Sekolah Berasrama Penuh

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

List of Fully Boarding Schools in Malaysia (According to states in Malaysia)

Wilayah Persekutuan

*Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah
*Sekolah Menengah Sains Seri Puteri
*Sekolah Seri Puteri
*Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah
*Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor
*Sekolah menengah Sains Labuan

Perlis

* Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Syed Putra

Kedah

* Sekolah Menengah Sultan Abdul Halim
* Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mohammad Jiwa
* Sekolah Menengah Sains Pokok Sena
* SBP Integrasi Kubang Pasu

Perak

*Malay College Kuala Kangsar
*Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah
*Sekolah Menengah Sains Teluk Intan
* SBP Integrasi Gopeng
*Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman

Selangor

* Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah (KISAS)
* SBP Integrasi Gombak
* SBP Integrasi Rawang
* SBP Integrasi Sabak Bernam
* Sekolah Seri Puteri
* SM Agama Persekutuan Kajang
* SM Sains Hulu Selangor
* SM Sains Kuala Selangor

Negeri Sembilan

*Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Jempol
*Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Jaafar
*Sekolah Dato Abdul Razak
*Sekolah Menengah Sains Seremban
*Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Labu
*Kolej Tunku Kursiah

Melaka

* SBP Integrasi Selandar
* Sekolah Menengah Sains Muzaffar Syah (MOZAC)

Johor

* Sekolah Tun Fatimah(STF)sekolah yang sangat best!!!!!
* 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
* SM Sains Sultan Mahmud

Kelantan

* SM Sains Machang
* SM Sains Pasir Puteh
* SM Sains Tengku Muhamad Faris Petra

Sarawak

* SM Sains Kuching
* SM Sains Miri

Sabah

* SM Sains Sabah
* SM Sains Lahad Datu