Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak
Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak (English: Dato' Abdul Razak School; abbreviated SDAR) is a premiere , Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (English: Fully Residential School) for boys in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is named after Abdul Razak Hussein.
| Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak Dato' Abdul Razak School | |
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| Address | |
Sungai Gadut , , 71450 Malaysia | |
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| Other name | SDAR |
| Type | Sekolah Berasrama Penuh |
| Motto | Malay: Berilmu Untuk Berjasa (To Learn and To Serve) |
| Principal | En. Roslie bin Ahmad |
| Gender | Boys |
| Colour(s) | Red, Yellow, White |
| Website | www |
It was known as a Smart School, before becoming a Cluster School in 2008. In 2010, SDAR was selected as one of the 20 Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi or High Performance schools in Malaysia. The school is specialised in rugby and foyer program.[1]
Extracurricular activities
Rugby is one of the most popular sports at the school and its rugby team is known as the 'SDAR Lions'. A number of players were selected to play in the Malaysia national rugby union team. The school's rugby team won the National Premier Schools Rugby Championship in 1998 and featured in the final of the 1999 and 2001 editions. Before the school moved to its new campus in Seremban, the team won the Perak state title and the MORI Cup in 1971. It also won Negeri Sembilan school rugby championship and became the only school to win the title in two different states. Since 1973, the school competes with King's College Thailand in an annual rugby match.[2]
In 2011, the school band was featured in a flash mob style, reality programme, Refleksi Orkestra in conjunction with Orkestra RTM 50 Golden Jubilee.[3]
Notable alumni
- Wan Hisham, politician
- Ahmad Maarop, jurist and lawyer
References
- "Annual Report 2010: Improving Student Outcomes" (PDF). Government Transformation Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- "Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak". Malaysian Super Six Schools Rugby Fifteens 2013. Super Six. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- Rahman, Ridzuan Abdul (25 May 2011). "Pelajar berentap 'flashmob'". My Metro.