SMT Alor Setar

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SMT Alor Setar
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Type Government-aided semi-boarding secondary school
MottoBertekun Usaha Diberkati Ilahi
Established16 April 1972
PrincipalSalmi Binti Rafie
GradesFourth form to Fifth form
Enrollment518 (337 hostel student)
Colour(s)     Blue, Yellow, Red, and Green
YearbookBUDI
AbbreviationASTECH
Website smtalorsetar.edu.my

Sekolah Menengah Teknik Alor Setar, or Alor Setar Technical School (ASTECH), is located in Bandar Simpang Kuala, Alor Setar, Kedah and may be the oldest technical school in Malaysia. ASTECH is better known by local people as "Sekolah Teknik Lebuhraya", often confused with Sekolah Menengah Teknik Jalan Stadium (now known as Kolej Vokasional Alor Setar). In front of the school is the famous Wan Mat Saman Aqueduct.

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History

The establishment of ASTECH can be traced to 1972. It was located in KM 2, Lebuhraya Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar near Simpang Kuala. The original site of this school was a paddy field. This school was created when the government started technical education in the state of Kedah. Before it was moved to its own building, students of ASTECH were located in nearby Keat Hwa Secondary School.

Finally in 1972, this school was moved to its own building where it has remained. Other institutions located near to this school are Keat Hwa Secondary School, Maktab Mahmud and SRA Darul Aman. ASTECH also was chosen by the Technical Education Department as a controlled technical school (Gred A). In 2009, ASTECH was declared as Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan or Cluster School of Excellence by the Ministry of Education Malaysia [1] due to advancement in both academic and extra-curricular field of Agricultural Science [2] and Robotic. [3]

Starting in 2011, student uniforms changed from normal to special orange uniforms that is also worn by the students of Technical and Vocational Schools throughout Malaysia.

Principals

Name of principalTook officeLeft officeComments
Abdul Razak Mohd. Sharif19721979
Mohammed Yasin Mydin19801984
Megat Ramli Megat Adnan19851987
Omar Abbas19881995
Mohd Akhir Shafie19951998
Azaman Hassan19982002
Cik Nordin Che Wan20022006
Mohd Zanal Dirin20062008
Mizal Azman Sharif20092010
Sulaiman Md Zin20112013
Mohamad Refaee Ismail20142015
Noresah Mohd Shariff20152018
Sarimen Sapiei20192019
Salmi Rafie2019Present

Courses

There are five main courses:

CourseYear establishedComments
Agricultural Science1973Formerly known as Agriculture
Commerce Studies1992
Civil Engineering Studies1972Formerly known as Building
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Studies1992
Mechanical Engineering Studies1972Formerly known as Mechanical

Subjects

Main subjectCore subjectElective subject
Malay Physics Civil Engineering Studies
English Chemistry Mechanical Engineering Studies
Mathematics Additional Mathematics Electrical and Electronic Engineering Studies
History Biology Entrepreneurship Studies
Islamic Studies or Moral Studies Engineering Drawing Agricultural Science
Physical Education Accounting

Houses

ASTECH has four houses, each named after Physics's Prefixes. There are:

HouseColour
Mega   Blue
Pico   Yellow
Giga   Red
Nano   Green

Achievements and rankings

YearGPSRanking (SMT)
20053.975
20063.925
20073.514
20083.253
20093.344
20103.436
20113.5910
20123.607
20133.215
20143.516
20153.484
20163.273
20173.164
20183.614
20193.714
20203.66-
2021
2022
2023

Notable alumni

1. Kapten Izham Ismail, CEO Malaysia Airlines Bhd [4]

2. Yusrizal Yusof, book writer

3. Maszlan Ismail, former director, Malaysian Space Agency [5]

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