Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah or simply Alam Shah (abbreviated as SAS) is a fully residential school situated in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Moving to Putrajaya

There have been discussion to move the school when Kuala Lumpur were partioned from Selangor. In 1990, Muhammad Muhammad Taib, Menteri Besar of Selangor have proposed to move the school to Kuala Selangor. This however did not materialized.

Later, Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad proposed to move the school to Malaysia's new administrative capital, Putrajaya. The meeting between Mahathir and the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance, had led to the realisation of this idea. A 24-hectare land was approved as the site for SAS’ new campus. Construction works started in early 2001, and ended in 2003. At the size of , the overall cost amounted to RM 54 million, which was considered the most expensive SBP ever built in Malaysia.

Motto and Identity

Motto

SAS’ main motto is enshrined on its blazonry, which is ‘Chita, Usaha, Jaya’ (Aspire, Strive and Succeed). Other mottos include ‘SAS: Good to Great, Great to Exceptional’.

Blazonry

thumb|left|Infographic of SAS’ logo.

The logo consists of a red “Old French” escutcheon (shield) with yellow per bend sinister motive. A blue circle with the crescent and the 14-pointed Federal Star (Bintang Persekutuan) is located in the middle of the shield. Above the circle lies a glaring red flame of a torch. Below the circle, an opened book is placed. Located below the book is a small blue banderole bearing the motto of the school ‘Chita Usaha Jaya’.

Below the shield, a simple black compartment is added and a blue banderole containing the words “Sultan Alam Shah Putrajaya”, denoting the school's name, is included.

Each element bears their own meaning, which include:

  • Torch – Education and Support
  • Book – Knowledge
  • Star and Crescent – The Country, Islam and the National Principles (Rukun Negara)
  • Yellow – Cautious
  • Blue – Calmness
  • White – Pureness
  • Red – Bravery

Flag The school rugby team is one of the pioneers in Malaysian youth and grassroots rugby and has produced many accomplished rugby players nationwide. The school team participated in the Super Six Schools Rugby Tournament. The tournament is held among traditional rivals of the game which made up of the best rugby playing schools in Malaysia – Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK), Sekolah Tuanku Abd Rahman (STAR) Ipoh, Sekolah Dato Abd Razak (SDAR) in Seremban, Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah (SAS) in Putrajaya, Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor (SMSS) and Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu Selangor (SEMASHUR).

Wind Orchestra

The Alam Shah Wind Orchestra (ASWO) was established in 1996. ASWO members are aged from 13- to 17-years'-old high school (all boys) students who started their music education from the most basic level upon joining the orchestra. The orchestra has won awards.

Notable alumni

  • Wan Saifulruddin Wan Jan - current MP for Tasek Gelugor
  • Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah - Former Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
  • Norian Mai - the 6th Inspector-General of Police
  • Zolkples Embong - Former Director of National Sports Council of Malaysia
  • Noor Hisham Abdullah - Former Director-General of Health of Malaysia.
  • Pkharuddin Ghazali - the 19th Director General of Education (Malaysia)
  • Isham Jalil - engineer, politician
  • Malique - composer
  • Anwari Ashraf - producer, film director
  • Zaki Zainal - News anchor

Notes

References

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