SMK Subang Utama

SMK Subang Utama
File:Smksu logo3.jpg
Address
Jalan SS 18/1A Subang Jaya , Selangor 47500 Malaysia
Coordinates	3°04'07.3"N 101°34'54.1"E
Information
Type	National Secondary School
Motto	Berjaya dan Bersepadu "Success and Integrity"
Established	1989
School district	Petaling Perdana
Principal	Madam Yasmin
Grades	Form 1 - Form 5
Yearbook	Gemala
BEA Code	BEA8614

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Subang Utama (or SMKSU) is a secondary school situated in Subang Jaya, Malaysia. It was formerly known as Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Subang Jaya 2.

The school began classes in 4 December 1989. It is the second oldest national secondary school in the district of Subang Jaya after SMK Subang Jaya.

History/Sejarah

The construction of the SMK Subang Utama commenced in 1987 and was completed in October 1989. One of the oldest institutions of secondary learning in Subang Jaya, SMK Subang Utama was built to accommodate the swelling population in the area which caused a lack of classrooms in SMK Subang Jaya. The school welcomed its first class of students on 4 December 1989. Nests along the main highway into metropolitan Subang Jaya, the school attracts many students residing within the area, especially from the precincts of SS18 and SS19. The campus spreads across an area of about 13 acres (0.053 km²). The school was then equipped with a cafeteria, an assembly area, a multi-purpose field, and four blocks of classrooms, namely Anggerik (A), Bakawali (B), Cempaka (C), and Dahlia (D). The founding class of SMK Subang Utama shared the newly-built campus with students of Sekolah Kebangsaan SS19 (SS19 Primary School) as the latter waited for the construction of their school to be completed. The primary-school students temporarily occupied Block A and B, while the secondary students Block C and D.

A single-story block consisting of four workshops (Bengkel Kemahiran Hidup) and a storeroom was built in 1993 for the Kemahiran Hidup subject (Electrical and Electronic, Pipe and Plumbing, Mechanical, and Technical Drawing). In the same year, five science labs were operational. The science labs include two for the lower secondary cohort, one physics lab, one biology lab and one chemistry lab. Due to shortage of classrooms and an increasing student enrollment throughout the years, these science labs became temporary classrooms for Secondary Four students (Floating Classes). On 30 July 1994, the school was officiated by the then State Secretary of Selangor, Dato’ Haji Yaacob bin A. Hamid. The school's name was also changed (from SMK Subang Jaya 2 to SMK Subang Utama) on that day. In 1998, construction began for the school's first Surau. The old makeshift Surau was closed and the Surau was opened to all Muslims, including the public. In 2000, a temporary single-story block was built to accommodate an even larger student population. This block, named Flora (F), houses four additional classrooms. In 2003, a two-story computer lab was built on what was formerly the site of a volleyball court between Block B and Block D. In the following year, a new volleyball court, along with a basketball court were built next to Block A.

In December 2004, the construction of a multi-purpose hall was started. For the next five years, the hall—named Dewan Sumbangsih (English: Contribution Hall)—would be left incomplete, with only a rooftop and structural frames but no walls. Over the years students and alumni alike raised complaints that the hall was not functional during times of extreme weather. For example, students would get wet when it rained outside. The school administrators, with the help of the Parent-Teacher Association, actively fund-raised toward the completion of the hall. The hall was finally completed in 2009 and renamed Dewan Perdana PIBG in honor of the school's Parent-Teacher Association.

Further, in December 2008, new construction of a brand new three-story block was completed in 2009 and named Exora (E). Block Exora opened its doors to students in the following academic year. This block houses new classrooms, a library, state-of-the-art science labs, and workshops. At about the same time, the Surau was renovated and expanded to accommodate the increasing number of worshipers in the area.

Around November 2019, Dewan Perdana PIBG underwent a minor renovation to fix its broken doors, cracked walls and broken windows. Later in December 2019, Block B had its roof replaced and a classroom in Block D was turned into a Digital Classroom (a classroom equipped with an interactive projector, a computer unit with Internet access, sound system etc.). Block F and the Bengkel Kemahiran Hidup block (which were unused for years) are currently being renovated as there is a lack of classrooms. There are plans to repurpose one of the workshops as a PIBG room and rename three of the workshops as "Bengkel Supreme", "Bengkel Ultimate" and "Bengkel Excellent".

School Vision/Visi Sekolah

Insan Seimbang. Balanced People.
Kita Cemerlang. We are Excellent.
SMKSU Gemilang. SMKSU is Glorious.

School Mission/Misi Sekolah

Kecemerlangan pelajar dan kegemilangan SMKSU
dicapai dalam suasana kondusif
melalui pengajaran-pembelajaran yang berkesan
serta aktiviti-aktiviti kokurikulum
dan pembinaan insan yang terancang
berlandaskan Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan

Student excellence and SMKSU glory

Achieved in a conducive environment

Through effective teaching

As well as co-curricular activities

And planned human development

Based on the National Philosophy of Education

School Anthem/Lagu Sekolah

The school anthem was written by Madam Hajah Kamsiah binti Saabin and arranged by Mr. Mohd. Azzan bin Mohd. Fadzil.

Subang Utama
Malay lyrics	English translation
Sekolahku Subang Utama	My school is Subang Utama
Mencari ilmu hingga berjaya	Toward success we seek knowledge
Demi masa depan yang tercinta	For our cherished future
Untuk nusa dan bangsa	For mankind and society
Berjaya dan bersepadu	Success and integrity
Cogan kata sekolahku	My school motto
Menuntut ilmu, berdisiplin diri	Attaining knowledge, self discipline
Melahirkan insan yang berbudi	Producing noble characters
Miliki guru berdedikasi	Endowed with dedicated teachers
Kepada guru kami berjanji	To our teachers we promise
Melangkah dan berjuang bersama	To stride forward and strive together
Mengharumkan Subang Utama	In honour of Subang Utama

Principals/Pengetua

#	Name of Principal	Took office	Left office
01	Mr. Chee Hock Choong	1 November 1989	23 June 1991
02	Madam Kamsiah Saabin	24 June 1991	15 October 1992
03	Madam Kapsah Jaafar	16 October 1992	3 December 1999
04	Miss Kamariah Sidek	16 December 1999	31 December 2002
05	Madam Nor Hayati	1 January 2002	31 July 2002
06	Madam Fatimah Uni	1 August 2002	19 September 2006
07	Mr. Mothar bin Jaafar	1 March 2007	25 February 2011
08	Madam Rahanim binti Abdul Rahim	11 May 2011	15 November 2013
09	Madam Zanariah binti Abu Bakar	2 January 2014	25 August 2017
10	Madam Yasmin binti Kamarudin	25 September 2017	27 January 2020
11		Present

The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)/Persatuan Ibu Bapa-Guru(PIBG)

The Parent-Teacher Association of SMK Subang Utama has contributed vastly to the school, financially and in terms of support.

In 2009, the school hall which was once known as Dewan Sumbangsih has been renamed Dewan Perdana PIBG after the Parent-Teacher Association for their great efforts in upgrading the school facilities, particularly the school hall.

List of PTA/PIBG Presidents

#	Name of President	Year service began	Year service end
01	Mr. Wan Abdul Wahab bin Abdullah	1993	1993
02	Mr. Mohammad Said bin Harun	1994	1998
03	Mr. Haji Mohammad bin Afandi Ismail	1999	2000
04	Datuk Abdul Razak bin Dawood Sultan	2001	2004
05	Tn. Ir. Haji Yusof bin Mohd. Sani	2005	2007
06	Mr. Rudy Yong Yeak Yau	2008	2010
07	Mr. Andy Oon Soo Peng	2011	2012
08	Mr. Hamdan bin Mohd. Nor	2013	2013
09	Mr. Mohd. Fadzli bin Yusof	2014	2014
10	Mr. Mohd. Solihan bin Badri	2015	2016
11	Mr. Tan Ban Chin	2017	2017
12	Mr. Patrick Lai Khin Yoon	2018	2018
13	Mr. Erwan Os'hara bin Omar	2019	Present

Sport Houses/Rumah Sukan

There are currently four sport houses. The sport houses are named after American space shuttle missions: Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia, and Discovery. Students represent their sport houses in the school's annual Road Run, Sukantara & Sports Day. Prior to 2013, there were five sport houses in place of the present four. Named after the legendary Malaccan warriors, the five houses were formerly known as Hang Tuah, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekir, Hang Jebat, and Hang Lekiu. The team colour orange (Hang Lekir) has since been retired. This downsize was made to reflect the school's smaller student population.

House Colour	1990 - 2012	2013-present
	Hang Tuah	SS Columbia
	Hang Lekiu	SS Challenger
	Hang Kasturi	SS Discovery
	Hang Jebat	SS Atlantis
	Hang Lekir	-

Below is an incomplete list of the annual Sports Day results.

#	Year	1st place	2nd place	3rd place	4th place	5th place
01	1991
02	1992
03	1993
04	1994
05	1995
06	1996
07	1997
08	1998
09	1999
10	2000
11	2001
12	2002
13	2003
14	2004
15	2005
16	2006
17	2007
18	2008
19	2009
20	2010
21	2011
22	2012
23	2013
24	2014
25	2015
26	2016
27	2017
28	2018
29	2019
30	2020

The Board of Prefects/Lembaga Pengawas

Prefectship is the highest position of trust granted upon a student by the school. Students who intend to run for the prefectship are required to undertake a mandatory four month probationary period during which their personality, character and leadership qualities are appraised. This board supplements the tasks of the School Administration under the leadership of the Head Prefect. Among the duties entrusted on a prefect are overseeing the smooth running of the weekly School Assembly, catching those who break the school rules, conducting spot-checks.

The Head Prefect is the highest position bestowed upon a student. His/her election usually goes through an official meeting between the Principal, the Prefect's teacher adviser, the outgoing Head Prefect and his executive committee. The newly elected Head Prefect generally assumes office in August.

List of Head Prefects/Ketua Pengawas

#	Name of Head Prefect	Year
01	Lau Ken Wah	1992/1993
02	Wong Kok Loon	1993/1994
03	Su-Anne Toh Ee Shiow	1994/1995
04	Yeoh Tseow Suan (Hannah Yeoh)	1995/1996
05	Lau Nam Kee	1996/1997
06	Toh Mei Vern	1997/1998
07	Ignatius Edmond Anthony	1998/1999
08	Mohd Taufiq	1999/2000
09	Goh Chee Seng	2000/2001
10	Mohamad Hisham	2001/2002
11	Karanbu Singh Hundal	2002/2003
12	Ooi Yinn Cher	2003/2004
13	Adelle Pushparatnam	2004/2005
14	Lawrence Wong	2005/2006
15	Winter Tan Ian Lee	2006/2007
16	Kwok Si Onn	2007/2008
17	Joanna Foo Sze-Lin	2008/2009
18	Siew Tzer Wern	2009/2010
19	Amanda Yeo	2010/2011
20	Nicole Choong Yie Hern	2011/2012
21	Nur Izzat Aiman	2012/2013
22	Ruben Alvin Joseph	2013/2014
23	Shaheera Aleya	2014/2015
24	Tricia Lai Xiao Lian	2015/2016
25	Farhan Danial	2016/2017
26	Amelia Lai May Ern	2017/2018
27	Lau Yuen Shuen	2018/2019
28	Nur Syefa	2019/2020

Awards/Pencapaian

In 1997, SMK Subang Utama was awarded the title Sekolah Harapan Negara Peringkat Selangor (English: School of Hope State (Selangor) Level).

In 1998, SMK Subang Utama won second runner up in the Sekolah Harapan Negara Peringkat Kebangsaan (National Level) contest.

In 1998, SMK Subang Utama was placed third in the Sekolah Sejahtera (English: Prosperous School) competition. The school won a computer unit.

In 1999, SMK Subang Utama was the winner of the Program Bersepadu Sekolah Sihat (English: Integrated Healthy School Program) competition.

In 2000, SMK Subang Utama was the winner of Pertandingan Pusat Sumber Daerah Petaling (English: Petaling District Library Contest) and also the runner up of Pertandingan Pusat Sumber Negeri Selangor (English: Selangor State Library Contest).

On 24 November 2000, SMK Subang Utama was acknowledged as Cemerlang Akademik Kategori Sekolah Menengah by the Ministry of Education (Malaysia) for the school's strong academic record in the Penilaian Menengah Rendah and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination.

In 2001, SMK Subang Utama represented Selangor in the Zon Bandar (English: City Zone) category of Pertandingan Pusat Sumber Peringkat Kebangsaan.

In 2006, SMK Subang Utama was conferred the title Cemerlang (Excellent) by the Ministry of Education and was nominated as one of the cluster schools in Malaysia. Cluster schools are public schools that are given autonomy in administration and adequate funding from the government to excel in specialized fields (academic, sports and extra-curricular activities) of choice.

Notable alumni/Bekas Pelajar Dikenali

• Hannah Yeoh, incumbent Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Subang Jaya (Class of 1996)
• Joe Flizzow, Malaysian hip hop singer (Class of 1996)
• Levy Li, Miss Malaysia Universe 2008 (Class of 2004)
• Sharifah Sofia, Malaysian Actress

Controversies/Kontroversi

In June 2008, SMKSU came under the spotlight when the school board member decide to take action if the organisers of the school's annual ex-prefects reunion invite the Pakatan Rakyat Assemblyman for Subang Jaya, Hannah Yeoh. Yeoh was a former head-prefect of the school.