Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Tun Abdul Razak
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: Tun Abdul Razak Integrated Boarding School, Abbreviation: InSTAR) was one of 54 boarding schools (SBP) in Malaysia. The school is located in Pulau Serai, Pekan, Pahang. In 2009, the boarding school integration Tun Abdul Razak has 197 boys and 228 girls, making a total enrollment of 425 people. It has a total of 58 teachers.

Generality of these school sites is 38 acres located in the state assembly Peramu Jaya, Pekan
Pekan
Located on the banks of the Pahang River 50 km south of Kuantan, Pekan is the royal town of the Malaysian state of Pahang Darul Makmur. Its name comes from a flower, the Bunga Pekan. Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary constituency in its own right...

 Parliament, about 15 km from the city town and 35 km from Kuantan
Kuantan
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.

Beyond this is the school motto and vision Success is Education for Life school.

History

InSTAR was opened on August 4, 2003 under the name of Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Pekan (SBPIP) only occupied by students from Form One, taken from schools around Pahang who are eligible to enter SBPIP.
The first form four students intake was started in 2004.

On May 23, 2010, the name of Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Pekan has been officially changed to Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Tun Abdul Razak with abbreviation of InSTAR (Intergrated Boarding School of Tun Abdul Razak). Since then instar continues to grow and now has reached maximum enrollment capacity of 560 students, 62 teachers and 20 supporting staff.

Academic System

Just like other Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi in Malaysia, InSTAR requires lower secondary students to take nine (9) subject for Penilaian Menengah Rendah
Penilaian Menengah Rendah
Penilaian Menengah Rendah is a Malaysian public examination taken by all Form Three students in both government and private schools throughout the country. It was formerly known as Sijil Rendah Pelajaran...

 (PMR) including communication Arabic
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 subject.
For higher secondary students, they offered to continue learning in a stream that is offered for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia , or the Malaysian Certificate of Education, is a national examination taken by all fifth-year secondary school students in Malaysia...

 (SPM) as follows:

1. Pure Science
offers nine subjects for the SPM, which are Malay language, English, History, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Islamic Religious Education.

2. Religious Pure Science
offers 11 subjects for SPM, which are Malay language, English, History, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, High Arabic language, Quran and Sunnah Education and Educational of Islamic Sharia.

3. Technical Science
offers 10 subjects for SPM, which are Malay language, English, History, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and Technical Drawing.

International language education was introduced in the school such as Arabic
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, French
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 and Mandarin. The school is also involved in the BCCC program, one of the school internationalization program.

List of Principals

Since operating on August 4, 2003, InSTAR were led by three principals as follows:
Num. Name Serving Period
1 Tuan Haji Abas bin Abdul Rahman, AMP 2003–2006
2 Tuan Haji Mokhtar bin Abdullah, AMP, AMN, PKC 2006–2008
3 Tuan Haji Azhari bin Tauhid, SMP 2008-2011
4 TBC 2012


Tuan Haji Azhar bin Tauhid has led instar since 16 April 2008. In the 2010-2015 Long Term Plan, the school Vision was changed to "Becoming The World Class Effective School" which is aligned with the Boarding School Division and the School of Excellence vision which is "Leading a World Class Education." One of the agenda is toward the achievement of this vision is work all out to achieve the status of "High Performance Schools (HPS)." Six annexes were set in HPS were tried to be accomplished through programs in long-term plan which is to be refined in the annual short-term plans.

Achievement

  • February 16, 2011: Deputy Prime Minister and also a Education Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced instar as the High Performance Schools (HPS).

School Song

InSTAR school song is still using the old song of SBPIP.




SBPI... Pekan berwawasan

Bersama azam jalin keilmuan

Di sini kami berjuang berusaha

Tekun penuh cekal waspada



We strive for excellence to be successful

Discipline, committed is our ethics

It visualizes the true colour of us

To respect our teachers



Visinya pendidikan sepanjang hayat

Demi agama, bangsa dan negara

Rohani yang kuat bersama ik'tikad

Kejayaan semua

( Arabic version)



We survive and struggle for the great

With the challenge the success's ours

Begin with the... spirit of excellence

Aim towards the great nation



Bersatu... berganding bahu

Generasi gemilang

Begin with the... spirit of excellence

Aim towards the great nation



Mari kita... terus mara

Usaha jaya

BEYOND SUCCESS

Student oath citation

We, the students of Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Tun Abdul Razak,

pledge to,


Strive for excellence,

Be well-disciplined,

Always respect teachers,

Cleanliness is our way of life,

Well-mannered we will always be,

Pursue knowledge,

Live life harmoniously.

Address

Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Tun Abdul Razak
Pulau Serai
26600, Pekan
Pahang, Malaysia
Telephone = 6094101010
Fax = 6094101030

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