Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Ali

Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Ali
Motto	Bertekad Ke Arah Kecemerlangan (Malay: "Strive Towards Excellence")
Established	1994
Type	high school, sixth form college
Location	Kuala Belait, Belait, Brunei
Colors	green

Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Ali, or SMSA, is a co-ed school located in Kuala Belait, Brunei. In 2005, it had a student population of over 1000. The current principal is Awg Cheong Huat Joo.

History

Construction of the school was completed on November 30, 1993. When the school was first established on May 9, 1994, it was known as Sekolah Menengah Kampong Pandan and catered for only secondary students. The school was then officially renamed to Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Ali on August 3, 1996.

In 1997, a sixth form centre was created within the school. This allowed students to pursue their pre-university studies in Kuala Belait, whereas all previous sixth form education in Brunei had been offered only in Bandar Seri Begawan. The school offers PMB, BGCE "O", and "A" level courses.

List of Principals

• Awg Othman Bin Hj Adol
• Awg Zainal Abidin Bin Hj Gimbar
• Awg Koh Hong Puah
• Dyg Aming Binti Wasli
• Awg Cheong Huat Joo
• Dyg Annie Anak Sindai

Subjects offered in the Sixth Form

Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Ali offers 14 subjects for the GCE "A" Level course, namely:

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Accounting
• Economics
• Business Studies
• Sociology
• History
• Geography
• Literature in English
• Bahasa Melayu
• Syariah
• Usuluddin
• Psychology

General Paper is a compulsory AS Level subject for all Sixth Form students, for which a credit 6 in BGCE "O" English Language is necessary. Sixth form students without a credit 6 in that subject usually sit again for it in June or November of their lower sixth year to enable them to undertake the GP course beginning in upper sixth.

External links

• SMSA Pre-U Blogspot
• Life After SMSA

See also

• List of schools in Brunei