The Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College ( or Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan),
colloquially
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known as Maktab Sains (MS), is a government secondary school and
sixth form college
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in
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) is the capital and largest city of Brunei. It is officially a Municipalities of Brunei, municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei–Muara District, the s ...
,
Brunei
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. It is regarded as Brunei's top government-run secondary school; it admits only exceptional pupils and is well-known for its rigorous standards for both academic and extracurricular accomplishment.
Namesake
Sultan
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Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien (Jawi script, Jawi: ; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, reigning from 1950 until his abdication in 1967 to his oldest son, Hassanal Bolkiah.
Over the course of his ...
is honoured by the name of the university. Throughout the late Sultan's 17-year rule, Brunei saw substantial changes. The
Melayu Islam Beraja philosophy, which serves as the nation's ruling ideology, was also created by him. In order to get his people ready for the state's
sovereign rights
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to be restored, which his predecessor had initiated and sparked by the
nationalist movement in Brunei at the end of
World War II
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. He also started economic and
social change
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. He took on the title of upon his resignation on 4 October 1967.
History
Following Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III's accession to the throne, Brunei's Malay
primary school curriculum started to take shape. He has made it possible for locals to pursue more extensive education.
Founded on 30 January 1966, the First Malay Secondary School (SMMP or )
was home to up to 900 pupils registered from all
four districts.
Its founding allowed pupils to pursue secondary education, the Malay primary school education began to take shape.
Following that, a maximum of 1,000 applicants from levels one, two, and three were permitted to take the Primary School Certificate (''Sijil Rendah Pelajaran'') examination. The first principal of the school was
Dr. B. Simaudjuntak, who arrived from a neighbouring country; A. Sabtu bin Muhammad served as the deputy. There were forty-one instructors present at that time, four of them were from the
Malaysian peninsula. Every Sunday, the school's students attended lectures by royal officials to gain valuable insights that would assist them in their future work. The council of
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College organised these lectures, with
Menteri Besar
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Marsal Maun being the first to deliver one. On 2 July 1966, SMMP held its first
Maulud of the
Prophet Muhammad
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celebration outside the school, with
Zain Serudin invited as the guest lecturer for the occasion.
The subjects offered at this school include science and arts, while home economics and carpentry were introduced in April 1971. It was formally established as the Paduka Seri Begawan Malay College ()
on 23 September 1971, by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. Initially, it had 1,000 students, including 350 students from
sixth form
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, and 75 teaching staff. This school, built at a cost of about
B$12.5 million on , can accommodate 500 students with residential facilities for both males and females, and features a library, science labs, home economics facilities, carpentry studios, and a hall. Malay and English-medium programs up to Form V were adopted in 1976. In 1978, Science School (''Sekolah Sains'') was added to its name.
In order to accommodate the
sixth form
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in the English language, its status was upgraded to a college, and renamed to Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College () was adopted in 1985.
As the number of students increased, the school was renovated to accommodate the growing student population. On 3 February 1994, the school was temporarily relocated to a new building in
Kampong Rimba. After the renovations were completed on 2 April 2005, 11 years later, the school returned to its original premises. Since 2007, Form I students have been scheduled for the afternoon session due to a shortage of classrooms. In 2008, Year 8 students were also scheduled for the afternoon session. The Year 7 students of 2008 were the first cohort to experience the SPN 21 initiative.
School life
The four sporting houses of Maktab Sains are Pahlawan, Hulubalang, Panglima and Laksamana.
Notable people
Notable staff
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Abu Bakar Apong
Notable alumni
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Abdul Mutalib
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Abu Bakar Apong
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Fakhrul Razi
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Goh King Chin
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Eusoff Agaki Ismail
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Prince Abdul Mateen
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Prince Abdul Qawi
Abdul Qawi ibni Mohamed Bolkiah (born 27 January 1974) is a businessman and member of the Brunei royal family. He is the nephew of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei and the brother-in-law of Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan, Malaysia.
Early li ...
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Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah
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Princess Sarah
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Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah
Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah (born 16 March 1976) is princess in the Brunei royal family. She is the fourth child of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Queen Saleha. She presently serves as the Department of the Environment, Parks and Recreation's Senior ...
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Princess Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah
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Princess Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah
Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah (born 26 September 1984) is a polo player and princess of Brunei. She is the eighth child of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei by his former second wife, Puan Hajah Mariam. She made a name for herself in 2017 when she ...
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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah (born 15 July 1946) is the Sultan of Brunei since 1967, and prime minister of Brunei since its independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one of the few remaining absolute monarchs in the worl ...
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Wafi Aminuddin
Muhammad Wafi bin Aminuddin (born 20 September 2000) is a Bruneian Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Malaysia Super League side DPMM FC, Brunei DPMM FC and the Brunei national footbal ...
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External links
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{{Sixth form schools in Brunei
Secondary schools in Brunei
Sixth form colleges in Brunei
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Educational institutions established in 1966
1966 establishments in Brunei