Sekolah Menengah Sains Kuala Selangor (; abbreviated KUSESS) is a Fully Residential School, also known as

Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP) or Fully Residential School is a school system established in Malaysia to nurture outstanding students to excel in academics and extracurricular activities. Since 2008, SBPs are directly administered by Fully Resid ...

(SBP) in

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. KUSESS was then built under the Sixth Malaysia Plan. It is located near Bandar Melawati,

Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor is a town in northwestern Selangor, Malaysia. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the coterminous Kuala Selangor District. Etymology The name ''Kuala Selangor'' means Estuary of the Selangor River. History ...

which is about 70 kilometres from the nation's capital,

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. The construction works on the school began on 24 April 1994 and finally completed in 1996. The school started operating on 8 September 1996; with a first intake of 210 students,19 teaching staff and 4 support staff. The following year saw a sharp increase in the number of students that were admitted to the school. 187 students gained entry to Form 1 while 165 students were admitted into Form 4. The teaching staff almost tripled from 19 to 53. On 27 May 1997 the school was officiated then by the Deputy Prime Minister; Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Sekolah Menengah Sains Kuala Selangor2

By 1998, the number of students had grown to 810 and the teaching staff had a strength of 63 people. The year also saw the retirement of the school's first principal Tuan Haji Khamis bin Maarof. He was replaced by Tuan Haji Ariffin bin Abdul Rahaman, who left his post at Sekolah Menengah Kadok, Kota Bahru, Kelantan to take the seat as the principal. It was also the year which saw the students of the school sit for

Penilaian Menengah Rendah Penilaian Menengah Rendah (commonly abbreviated as PMR; Malay for ''Lower Secondary Assessment'') was a Malaysian public examination targeting Malaysian adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13 and 30 years taken by all Form Three ...

(PMR) and

Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), or the Malaysian Certificate of Education, is a national examination sat for by all Education in Malaysia#Secondary education, Form 5 secondary school students in Malaysia. It is the equivalent of the Genera ...

(SPM) examinations for the first time. The results were an overwhelming success as for PMR as the school was ranked as one of the top 5

(SBP); while with the total of 147 students out of 148 students obtained first rank in

(SPM). Today the school has 783 students in 25 classes, taught by 75 teachers.

School logo and flag

Logo * The Book represents knowledge obtain by the students in KUSESS, * The Three Circles represent academic and co-curricular activities, * Berilmu Beramal Berbakti is the school's motto, which translates to being knowledgeable, doing good deeds and having a level of devotion in all courses that been dedicated by each and every student in KUSESS. * Gear and Conical Flask represent outstanding students achievement in science and technology. Flag * Yellow represents incredible achievement that has been achieved by the student in KUSESS. * Red represents bravery, persistence, and spirit that was implanted in KUSESS' student. * The merging triangles of red and yellow represent unity between the passion the students in KUSESS in achieving success.

Tradition

The school hosts the "Hari Penganugerahan Kecemerlangan", an annual weekend event celebrating the

result achievers. It is modelled after the convocation ceremony of universities. The graduation robe is maroon. Kusses1HK

The school has a lot of dress codes for each student to solidified their standing as a outstanding student based on the day of the week and time. On Mondays, students would wear a white shirt with long sleeves for boys; Baju Kurung with black skirt for girls. While on Wednesdays, they would usually wear the uniform of their respective uniform units. On Thursdays, they will wear their sport attire based on their houses whether it is Waja, Perdana, Wira and Satria; while they will wear an exclusive design of traditional batik clothes specifically on the first week of the month. Fridays on the other hand, they will wear a white Baju Melayu completed with a beautiful blue samping for the boys while Baju Kurung is worn by the girls. The school stages an assembly every weekday morning in which started with shouting out 'KUSESS SUKSES' prayers are recited was then followed by the singing of Malaysia's national anthem (

Negaraku "" ( Jawi: , ; ) is the national anthem of Malaysia. It was adopted as the national anthem at the time of the Federation of Malaya's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. The tune was originally used as the state anthem of Perak, "'' A ...

), the Selangor State song and the school songs. The national pledge ( Rukun Negara) is also recited during the assembly. It was then closed with sending regards to the teachers. During the days of Puan Rosida; the school's third principle, 'spot talk' was held during the assembly. A student is chosen at random and given a topic to talk about in English. While in much more recent days, a speech or presentation regarding other language being taught at KUSESS during assembly such as Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Arabic and German every Wednesday. This is so the student at KUSESS can learn other language than English, Malay and the language they've taken.

The School Songs

The school song is a symbol of incredible identity the school imprinted on the student not only to succeed in school, but also in society and will later on committed towards serving the country.

Berilmu, beramal, berbakti,

Itulah pegangan sekolah kami,

Kebanggan putera dan puteri sejati,

Harapan ibu pertiwi,

Bersumpah taat dan setia,

Kepada agama, bangsa dan negara,

Bersama mendukung cita-cita mulia,

Semoga cemerlang sentiasa,

Kami berdoa kepada Yang Esa,

Diiring restu ayah dan bonda,

Dengan bimbingan guru yang tercinta,

Doakan kami terus berjaya,

SMS Kuala Selangor,

Pusat ilmu idaman kita,

Bagai permata indah bersinar,

Untuk mencapai wawasan negara.

Student Vows

Maka kami, murid SMS KUALA SELANGOR, berikrar, akan menumpukan seluruh tenaga dan usaha kami untuk mencapai cita-cita tersebut

Co-curriculum

Clubs and societies *

Language Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...

Cultural Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

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English Language English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples th ...

Drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

Society * Guidance &

Counseling Counseling is the professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes. This is a list of c ...

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Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

Science Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

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Islamic Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

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History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

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Music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

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STEM Stem or STEM most commonly refers to: * Plant stem, a structural axis of a vascular plant * Stem group * Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Stem or STEM can also refer to: Language and writing * Word stem, part of a word respon ...

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Consumers A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or use purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, who is not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities. Th ...

Club * Protune Club * Media Centre Club *

Nature Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the Ecosphere (planetary), ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the Scientific law, laws, elements and phenomenon, phenomena of the physic ...

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Stamps Stamp or Stamps or Stamping may refer to: Official documents and related impressions * Postage stamp, used to indicate prepayment of fees for public mail * Ration stamp, indicating the right to rationed goods * Revenue stamp, used on documents to ...

Philately Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possibl ...

Club * Doktor Muda Club Uniform units * '' Malaysia School Youth Cadet Corps'' * ''Police Cadet'' * ''

Malaysian Red Crescent Society The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) () is a voluntary humanitarian organization that seeks to promote humanitarian values, as well as provide service and public education in disaster management, as well as healthcare in the community. It is part o ...

'' * ''Fire Brigade Cadet (Boys Exclusive)'' * ''Boy Scouts (Boys Exclusive)'' * ''Puteri Islam (Girls Exclusive)'' * ''Girl Guides (Girls Exclusive)'' * '' Silat Gayung Fatani'' * ''Taekwondo'' Games *

Chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

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Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a Bow and arrow, bow to shooting, shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting ...

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Bowling Bowling is a Throwing sports#Target sports, target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a bowling ball, ball toward Bowling pin, pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). Most references to ''bowling'' are ...

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Netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...

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Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

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Softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

Club * Petanque Club *

Cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

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Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

Club * Takraw &

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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Ping Pong Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of two, players ...

Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

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Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Tou ...

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Hockey ''Hockey'' is a family of List of stick sports, stick sports where two opposing teams use hockey sticks to propel a ball or disk into a goal. There are many types of hockey, and the individual sports vary in rules, numbers of players, apparel, ...

Tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

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Esport Esports (), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams. ...

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Principals

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Senior Administrative Teacher (PK Pentadbiran)

Senior Student Affairs Teacher (PK HEM)

Association of Parents and Teachers (PIBG)

The Association of Parents and Teachers are an association being created to create an harmony relationship between parents and student in order for students in KUSESS to succeed. Usually, they are the one who gives out donation for a better life of the students at KUSESS.

Head Students

The Head Students is selected amongst the ranks of the Student Representative Council (MPP) to assist in commanding, running and managing school affairs. He is assisted by a committee (Majlis Tertinggi) and primarily follow the guidance and orders of the current Senior Student Affairs Teacher (PK HEM).

Full Colours Award (SBP) recipient

The ''Full Colours '' award is awarded by the Fully Residential School ( Sekolah Berasrama Penuh; SBP) body for the students with incredible academic and co-curricular achievements as well as their contributions not only to their school but basically to the SBPs as a whole. The students from KUSESS have received the award in the following years:

Gold Award recipient

The student who receive gold award in SPM

List of Full Colours students

Full Colours students are excentiantly student who are exceptional not only in academic but also in co-curricular activities. They are the people who stays excellent even after going

Co-Curricular Achievement 2008/2009

Notable Alumni

* Ahmad Fedtri bin Yahya, a famous Malaysian speaker, television personality and radio presenter

Batches

A batch is a set of students that is classified by age, most commonly when they enter. E.g: Batch 1923 is a batch from the year 2019 to 2023. Each batch is led by a selected student amongst the batchmates and by a teacher appointed to them.

References

External links

http://www.kusess.edu.my
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