SMS Muar

Sekolah Menengah Sains Muar, Muar Science School or simply SAMURA or SMS Muar is a Malaysian public residential school located in Muar, Johor, Malaysia. It is the only government funded school in the Muar district bearing the title Science School.

The school was established on May 31, 1983 in Tanjung Agas, Muar, Johor, on a 42-acre site. 204 first-former students registered that day. In the following month, a second group of 421 students under the sponsorship of Malaysian Department of Civil Service registered to undergo TOEFL preparation course for overseas universities. A third group of students, consisting of 175 fourth-former students, registered on September 1, 1983.

The school no longer enrolls first formers. Beginning in 1988, the school has only accepted fourth formers, except for a period from 1991 to 1994 when it received upper and lower sixth formers.

In 1992, the school achieved a 100% grade one result in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (Malaysia Certificate of Education). From 1995 until May 2000, the school has been chosen to provide a matriculation programme for Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Since then, the school has only fourth and fifth formers.

In 2005 till 2007, the school achieved the no.1 ranks for SPM examinations in johor school for 3 consecutive years, beating other SBP schools like Sekolah Tun Fatimah in Johore Bahru and Sekolah Menengah Sains Johor in Kluang.

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