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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College

Coordinates: 4°53′58.4″N 114°56′17.4″E / 4.899556°N 114.938167°E / 4.899556; 114.938167 (Maktab Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien)
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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College
Maktab Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien
SOASC New Building in 2024
Address
Map
Jalan Sekolah

Bandar Seri Begawan
,
BS8411

Brunei
Coordinates4°53′58.4″N 114°56′17.4″E / 4.899556°N 114.938167°E / 4.899556; 114.938167 (Maktab Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien)
Information
Former nameBrunei Town Government English School (1951–1955)
School typeGovernment
MottoIlmu Adalah Kuasa
(Knowledge Is Power)
Established15 October 1951; 72 years ago (1951-10-15)
School districtCluster 2
AuthorityMinistry of Education
PrincipalMohammed Santra Bolhasan
GradesYears 7–11
GenderBoys
SloganThe Premier College For Future Leaders
YearbookSeri Berunai
AffiliationCIE
WebsiteOfficial Instagram

The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College (SOASC), natively known as Maktab Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien (MSOAS), is a government boys' secondary school in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is the first secondary school in the country. The school is also one of the only three boys' secondary schools nationwide, with the other two being Muda Hashim Secondary School and Ma'had Islam Brunei (Brunei Islamic College). The school provides five years of secondary education leading up to GCE 'O' Level and IGCSE qualification.

Name

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The school is named after Sultan Omar 'Ali Saifuddien III, the twenty-eighth Sultan of Brunei, who preceded the current Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

History

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In Brunei, there was only access to primary education prior to World War II. The government of Brunei established the Education Department in 1951.[1] To encourage English education among Bruneians, the Brunei Town Government English School[2] was founded in Brunei Town on 15 October 1951.[3] Two qualified instructors, one from Malaya and one from the United Kingdom, worked at the school. Their choices—likely made in conjunction with the State Education Officer—have had a long-lasting effect on Brunei's educational system, as seen by the numerous practices that were implemented at the time and are still in use today.[4]

At the time of the establishment, the school functioned as a preparatory school.[3][5] It was also the first government school in the country which provided education in the English language.[5] Since Brunei did not have an official English education system, the school did not initially have any students. As a result, English courses were introduced at Primary 4 at four chosen primary schools. The age at which English-medium education started in Brunei was set by the more gifted students who got extra tuition from the State Education Officer prior to starting school.[4]

The school eventually renamed to Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College in 1955.[3] It later became the first school to provide secondary education in the country. It was gradually implemented, beginning in 1953 with the introduction of Form 1. By 1957, the school had all five years of the secondary education and for the first time the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate examination, a precursor to GCE 'O' Level, was conducted at the school in that year for its Form 5 students.[6] Because the British utilised Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam Malay School as a military base during the 1962 Brunei revolt, the school was temporarily moved to SOAS College.[7]

Academics

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At present, secondary education in Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College lasts five years, beginning in Year 7. At the end of Year 11, students sit for GCE 'O' Level and/or IGCSE examination. After that, they may proceed to sixth form for A Levels. Alternatively, they may also opt for vocational education at IBTE schools or other types of post-secondary education at various non-government schools.

SOAS College in collaboration with Army Cadet Team (Pasukan Kadet Tentera), created the SOAS College Military Cadet.[8][9]

Extra information

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The school magazine "Seri Berunai" was produced from the early 1960s until 2020. It was replaced with a frame with a class photo.

In late 2013, the newly built SOASC New building was completed. It is a five storey building adjacent to the old one built to accommodate more than a thousand students with facilities consisting of a lecture theatre, learning space, laboratories, ICT labs and a new administration block and staff rooms. There are also normal classrooms that are used by "Advance" and "Science" class. (The Advance program is a program where students that are taking O-Level are only having four years of study instead of five years). The building was officially handed over to Maktab SOAS on 19th April 2014.

Class of '64 Library is located at the old block near the surau. The library is a dedication from the Alumni of Form 4 Arts 1964, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College, to His Majesty The Sultan on the occasion of His Majesty's 60th birthday. It is a reference and a research library with its core collection focusing on works on and about His Majesty. Other related materials on Bruneiana are also collected. The resources are available in print and multimedia formats. The facilities is equipped with internet access, study areas, a small multi media room, display area and a reading lounge.

Notable alumni

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Notable staff

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Notable alumni

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  • The college in 2022
    The college in 2022
  • The college in 2023
    The college in 2023
  • Interior of the college in 2024
    Interior of the college in 2024
  • The college surau
    The college surau
  • Logo history of the college
    Logo history of the college
  • Seri Berunai magazine 1991
    Seri Berunai magazine 1991
  • Seri Berunai magazine 2019
    Seri Berunai magazine 2019

See also

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References

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