SMS Raja Tun Azlan Shah

SM Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah SERATAS
Location
Taiping , Perak Malaysia
Information
Type	Secondary School, Boarding School Sekolah Berasrama Penuh
Motto	Berdisiplin, Berilmu, Berbakti Discipline Knowledge Serve
Founded	1 January 1982^[citation needed]
School district	Taiping
Colour(s)	Blue, Yellow, Black
Yearbook	SERATAS
Affiliations	Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Ministry of Education (Malaysia)

Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah (English: Raja Tun Azlan Shah Science Secondary School; abbreviated SERATAS) is a boarding school located 3 km from the town of Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. It is situated at the foot of Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill). The school covers an area of 51.9 acres (21.0 ha) and was founded on 1 January 1982 under the Rancangan Malaysia Ketiga (RMK-3). The school was formerly known as Sekolah Menengah Sains Perak and as Sekolah Menengah Sains Taiping or SEMESTA. The school enrollement were focused mainly on excellent student from rural areas and economically disadvantage background.^[1][2]

As of November 2024, the principal of SERATAS is Wan Shaiful Akmar bin Mohamad Idris.^[3]

Notable People

• Azri Zahier, Hausboom founder^[4]
• Amanina Alwani, composer^[5][6]

Refererence

1. Yahaya, Abdullah Sani (2003). Mengurus Sekolah (in Malay). PTS Professional. p. 90. ISBN 9789833376650. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
2. Tan, Eshter (21 October 1993). "Residential school to admits 1,300 poor students". New Straits Times. p. 5. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
3. "Carta Organisasi HEM – SERATAS". Retrieved 13 November 2024.
4. "Kenali Lelaki Gilakan 'Kebendaan' - Inspirasi | mStar". www.mstar.com.my (in Malay). 28 March 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
5. Satibi, Zaitie (21 April 2019). "Hidup beriring alunan indah". Harian Metro (in Malay). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
6. "Minat Muzik Bawa Gadis Daripada Sekolah Menengah Sains Ini Lanjutkan Pengajian Di UK" [Interest in Music Leads Girl From Science High School to Further Study in UK]. The Vocket (in Malay). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

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