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SDARian (Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak Alumni) and affiliates
A collection of profiles for alumni of Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak and it's affiliates, i.e. teachers and other supporting staff.
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Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak (English: Dato' Abdul Razak School; abbreviated SDAR) is a premier, all-boys boarding school in Malaysia, named after Allahyarham Dato' Abdul Razak (later known as Tun Abdul Razak). Being one of the oldest Fully Residential schools in Malaysia and one of 6 all-boys SBP's, SDAR is considered as a Premier School.
SDAR was founded in Johor Bahru on 1 May 1956, and was first known as the Malay Secondary School, or Sekolah Menengah Melayu. SMM. The first group of 80 students and three teachers were temporarily housed at Sekolah Bukit Zaharah, Johor Bahru.
In early 1957, half of the students (40 pupils) from this group re-enrolled to study at the new premise in Ipoh, Perak. Along with other pupils from across the country, they became the pioneer batch of students in what then became Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (STAR).
In May 1957, the second group of 40 students of SMM in Johor Bahru were relocated to Tanjung Malim, Perak, where they shared the campus of Sultan Idris Teachers College (SITC), now known as Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI). Along with other pupils who registered there, the number of students increased to 119. Mr. R.A. Goodchild, the SITC Principal, was assigned as a temporary Principal for this new school. Two months later, Mr R. A. Goodchild was replaced by Mr. C.F. Daniels. During this period, the teaching staff was 11, which included two part-time teachers. On 5 January 1958, the new buildings for the school, situated next to SITC, were opened. En. Ariffin Mohd. Nam was appointed as the first school Principal.
In 1971, Negeri Sembilan State Government allocated a piece of land in Jalan Sikamat, Seremban to build the new campus of SDAR. On the 2nd of January 1972, SDAR officially moved to the new site in Seremban.
Living up to its status as a premier all-boys fully residential school, Ministry of Education had finally decided to upgrade SDAR facilities. On 2 February 2002, a new 40 acres campus in Sungai Gadut opened its door to SDAR. The campus is equipped with facilities that include administrative blocks, teachers' lounge, 25 classrooms, four four-storey hostel buildings, mosque, dining hall and apartments for academic and non-academic staffs. The campus also has a huge multi-use field, cricket batting cage, futsal court, tennis court and basketball courts.