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SMS Tuanku Jaafar STJ
Location
Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan Malaysia
Information
Type	Secondary residential school (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh)
Motto	Maju Sempurna
Established	1973
School district	Kuala Pilah
Principal	Tuan Adnan bin Harun
Grades	Form 1 - Form 5
Gender	Mixed-gender education
Classes	Al-Batani Al-Farabi Al-Farghani Al-Khawarizmi Al-Zahrawi
Language	Malay, English
Houses	Tunku Kurshiah (yellow) Tunku Burhanuddin (blue) Raja Melewar (red) Raja Hitam (green)
Colour(s)	Yellow and red
Song	Maju Sempurna
Yearbook	Pesaka
Affiliation	Sekolah Berasrama Penuh, Ministry of Education (Malaysia)
Alumni	Persatuan Alumni Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Jaafar (PRESSTiJ)

Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Jaafar (Tuanku Jaafar Science Secondary School; abbreviated STJ) is a fully residential schools (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh) in the state of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Established in 1973 under the Second Malaysia Plan, it is the state's first Science School. The school is widely known as STJ. In 2012, the school was awarded with the Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi or High Performance School title, a title awarded to schools in Malaysia that have met stringent criteria including academic achievement, strength of alumni, international recognition, network and linkages.

History

The school was established in 1973 with the buildings on the current location were completed in 1975. The establishment aims was to provide science education to rural Bumiputera. Formerly known as Sekolah Menengah Sains Negeri Sembilan (SMSNS), it was one of 10 SBP's on a trial basis in 1973 to comply with the aspirations of the New Economic Policy (NEP) as described in the Red Book of the Second Malaysia Plan 1971–1975. In 1982, the name was changed to Sekolah Tuanku Jaafar (STJ) after it was officially opened by the Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan at that time, Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar Tuanku Abdul Rahman. In 1994, the school was renamed to Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Jaafar (SMSTJ). However, the initials STJ is still being used to this day. The first group of students (The Pioneer) in 1973 stayed in the hostels and went to classes in King George V School, Seremban up to 1975 before moving to the current location in Kg. Gentam, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan.

The school created its own e-wallet services in 2020, becoming the first SBP to do so.

References

1. "Berita Harian Online | 14 sekolah lagi dapat taraf SBT". www.bharian.com.my. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012.
2. "MALAYSIA SEKOLAH MENENGAH SAINS KHAS MOHAMMAD RAHMAT". Bernama (in Malay). 21 February 1972. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
3. "SEBELAS LAGI SEKOLAH BERASRAMA PENUH UNTUK GOLONGAN MISKIN". Bernama (in Malay). Kuala Lumpur. 12 October 1993. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
4. "SEKOLAH SAINS BERASRAMA PENUH YANG SEDANG DIDIRIKAN DI KUALA PILAH AKAN MULA MENGAMBIL PARA PELAJAR". Bernama (in Malay). 6 July 1974. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
5. "Two sides to life in residential schools". New Sunday Times. 4 February 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
6. "20 live-in science schools by 1976: Hamdan". New Straits Times. 6 September 1973. p. 11. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
7. "STJ the overall champs". New Straits Times. 18 April 1996. p. 43. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
8. Saharudin, Effi. "Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Jaafar Kini Mempunyai Dompet Digital Tersendiri". Amanz.my (in Malay). Retrieved 4 November 2024.

External links

• http://www.presstij.org.my/index.php - PRESTiJ Official Website

• High Performance Schools (Malaysia)
• Publicly funded schools in Malaysia
• Fully Residential Schools (Malaysia)
• Boarding schools in Malaysia
• Secondary schools in Malaysia
• 1974 establishments in Malaysia
• Educational institutions established in 1974
• Co-educational boarding schools