Alor Setar Technical Secondary School
Secondary technical school in Kedah, Malaysia
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Alor Setar Technical Secondary School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Teknik Alor Setar, ASTECH), is located in Bandar Simpang Kuala, Alor Setar, Kedah and may be the oldest technical school in Malaysia. ASTECH is better known by local people as "Sekolah Teknik Lebuhraya" (Highway Technical School), often confused with Jalan Stadium Technical Secondary School (now known as Alor Setar Vocational College). In front of the school is the famous Wan Mat Saman Aqueduct.
(Persevere in Effort, Blessed by God)
| Alor Setar Technical Secondary School | |
|---|---|
Sekolah Menengah Teknik Alor Setar | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Government-aided semi-boarding secondary school |
| Motto | Bertekun Usaha Diberkati Ilahi (Persevere in Effort, Blessed by God) |
| Established | 16 April 1972 |
Principal | YBrs. Ts Mohd Effendi Bin Jamlos |
Teaching staff | 60 |
| Grades | Fourth form to Fifth form |
| Enrollment | 644 |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow, Red, and Green |
| Yearbook | BUDI |
| Abbreviation | ASTECH |
| Website | smtalorsetar |
History
The establishment of ASTECH can be traced to 1972. It was located in KM 2, Sultan Abdul Halim Highway, Alor Setar near Simpang Kuala. The original site of this school was a paddy field. This school was created when the government started technical education in the state of Kedah. Before it was moved to its own building, students of ASTECH were located in nearby Keat Hwa Secondary School.
Finally in 1972, this school was moved to its own building where it has remained. Other institutions located near to this school are Keat Hwa Secondary School, Maktab Mahmud and SRA Darul Aman. ASTECH also was chosen by the Technical Education Department as a controlled technical school (Gred A). In 2009, ASTECH was declared as Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan or Cluster School of Excellence by the Ministry of Education Malaysia[1] due to advancement in both academic and extra-curricular fields of Agricultural Science[2] and Robotic.[3]
Starting in 2011, student uniforms changed from normal to special orange uniforms that is also worn by the students of Technical and Vocational Schools throughout Malaysia.
Principals
| Name of principal | Took office | Left office | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Razak Mohd. Sharif | 1972 | 1979 | Ahli Mangku Negara (A.M.N.) |
| Mohammed Yasin Mydin | 1980 | 1984 | |
| Megat Ramli Megat Adnan | 1985 | 1987 | |
| Omar Abbas | 1988 | 1995 | |
| Mohd Akhir Shafie | 1995 | 1998 | |
| Azaman Hassan | 1998 | 2002 | |
| Cik Nordin Che Wan | 2002 | 2006 | |
| Mohd Zanal Dirin | 2006 | 2008 | |
| Mizal Azman Sharif | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Sulaiman Md Zin | 2011 | 2013 | |
| Mohamad Refaee Ismail | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Noresah Mohd Shariff | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Sarimen Sapiei | 2018 | 2019 | |
| Salmi Rafie | 2019 | 2024 | |
| Mohd Effendi Jamlos | 2024 | Active | Ts. |
Notable alumni
1. Kapten Izham Ismail, CEO Malaysia Airlines Bhd [4]
2. Maszlan Ismail, former director, Malaysian Space Agency[5]