SMS Johor SCORE |
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Location | |
Kluang, Johor Malaysia |
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Type |
Public boarding school Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi |
Motto | Budi Karya Bakti Wisdom Opus Devotion |
Founded | 23 May 1973 |
Principal | Encik Ibrahim Omar |
Grades | Form 1 - 5 |
Gender | Male & Female |
Age range | 13 - 17 |
Number of students | approx. 600 |
Classes |
Lower Form: Malaysia, Matlamat, Merdeka, Muafakat Upper Form: Signifikan, Sinergi, Superior (Science), Terma, Tesla (Technical) |
Language | Malay, English, Mandarin, German, Arabic |
Houses | Purnama, Suria, Buana, Segara |
Slogan | Score Mahu Sentiasa Juara |
Nickname | Science Johore, SMSJ , SMSJDT |
Yearbook | MERCU |
Affiliations |
Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Ministry of Education Malaysia |
Alumni | Sains Johor Alumni (SAJOHA) |
Abbreviation | SCORE |
Website | sciencejohor |
Lower Form: Malaysia, Matlamat, Merdeka, Muafakat
Sekolah Menengah Sains Johor (English: Johore Science Secondary School; abbreviated SCORE), is a boarding school located in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. Established on 23 May 1973, SCORE is the first boarding school or Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP) ever built in the state of Johor. SMSJ is the 16th SBP built in Malaysia under the 2nd Malaysia Plan. In 2011, the school celebrates its 38th year of operation. The school is widely known as Science Johore and a student of this school bears the name Science Johorean.
SCORE was established in the year 1973 under the Second Malaysia Plan. The foundation of the construction was officiated by the Director of Education, Tun Hamdan bin Sheikh Tahir.
Students of the first batch was placed temporarily in English College Johore Bahru until the completion of the school's infrastructure in the month of April 1974. The first principal was Tuan Syed Ahmad Omar Al-Atas and since then, 13 principals have been on duty.
Situated at a mere one kilometre from Kluang, the school covers an area of 32 acres and it provides ample facilities for secondary students. From the year 1974 to 1984, the school received Form 6 students and from the year 1985 until 1989, the school carried out GCE A-Level. After that, the school maintains receiving only Form 1 to Form 5 students until now.
The main field (Padang A), was completed in 1976 and the second field (Padang B), was completed at 1988. The fields have been used for various sports occasions and trainings.
Since 1996, the school reserved two classes for students majoring in Technical Science and three classes for students majoring in Pure Science. SCORE was named a smart school in 1999.
In 2011,the school received the cluster school title (thanks to the school's tremendous Mathematic and hockey excel),and finally in 2012,the school was officially one of the high performance school in Malaysia.
Year by year, SCORE continues to excel in both PMR and SPM, the two major public examinations in Malaysia. The school proves itself to be worthy when it succeed to produce a high percentage of straight "A" scorers for both examinations.