SMS Muzaffar Syah

Sekolah Menengah Sains Muzaffar Syah (English: Muzaffar Syah Science Secondary School; abbreviated MOZAC) is the only science school and one of the two fully residential schools (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh) in the state of Malacca, Malaysia. Established in 1973 under the Second Malaysia Plan, it is the first boarding school in Malacca. The school is widely known as MOZAC and the students bears the name Muzaffarians. In 2010, the school was awarded with the Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi or High Performance School,[1] a title awarded to the 20 schools in Malaysia that have met stringent criteria including academic achievement, strength of alumni, international recognition, network and linkages. The school is specialised in green technology, agriculture, robotics and electronics.[2] Most of the students became engineers and doctors.The school is a member of Strategic Educational Alliance of Southeast Asia.

SMS Muzaffar Syah
MOZAC
Location
Ayer Keroh
,
Malacca

Malaysia
Information
TypeSecondary school,
Boarding school, Sekolah Berasrama Penuh, Mixed-gender education, Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi
MottoBersikap Membina
(Be Constructive)
Established5 January 1973
School districtAyer Keroh
PrincipalMd. Baharudin bin Mahani
GradesForm 1 - Form 5
ClassesAlpha, Beta, Omega, Sigma, Theta (available in Upper Form only)
LanguageMalay, English
HousesBendahara (Yellow), Syahbandar (Green), Laksamana (Blue), Temenggung (Red)
Colour(s)  Yellow and Blue
SongBersikap Membina
YearbookPembina
AffiliationSekolah Berasrama Penuh, Ministry of Education (Malaysia)
AlumniAlumni Mozac
Websitemee2141.edu.my
Alumni building.

History

The school was established in 1973 under the Second Malaysia Plan. It was built on the top of a hilly area in Ayer Keroh, Malacca, at 121.9 meters above sea level and in an area encompassing 12.9 hectare. The buildings were completed in 1976. It was officially opened by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka in 1983 as Sekolah Menengah Sains Melaka.[3]

The first batch consisted of 120 Form 1 students and 160 Form 4 students who started on 5 January 1973 at a temporary location, Sekolah Menengah Munsyi Abdullah. The students were then transferred to Sekolah Menengah Sains Johor, Kluang, Johor because the buildings in Ayer Keroh were not completed. At first, the school had 22 classes, office, library, staff room, language lab, media room, counselling room, koperasi, living skills workshop for Ekonomi Rumah Tangga (ERT) and Kemahiran Manipulatif Tambahan (KMT), dentist room, sick bay, hostel office and others. In 2001, Al-Abrar surau was built and officially opened by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka as well as the construction of spotlights in the school, hostel and field. The school was provided with free Wi-Fi service by the Melaka government to encourage the spread of information and communications technology (ICT) among students.

In 1976, the school was entrusted by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia to conduct its matriculation course. The matriculation courses were carried out for SPM school leavers who wanted to pursue their studies in the university's Faculty of Medicine. The first batch of matriculation consisted of 102 students from all over the country.

The name "Sekolah Menengah Sains Melaka" was changed to Sekolah Muzaffar Syah Melaka in October 1983 while retaining the same acronym S.M.S.M and also a denomination given after the fourth Sultan of Melaka Sultanate, Muzaffar Shah of Malacca. Muzaffar also means 'winning' in Arabic. In 1998, the school was grouped as one of the 88 Smart Schools in Malaysia.

In 2007, MOZAC field was utilized as the training ground for the winning Manchester United during 2007 Champions Youth Cup and was upgraded. A landslide, however, occurred later that year. Most of the upper side of the field was severely affected, causing the field to lose it firmness.[3] In 2008, the school was granted the title Cluster School followed by the prestigious High Performance School in 2010.In 2015, Alumni building were erected to accommodate Alumni Association needs followed by the rebuilding of Al-Abrar surau.

MOZAC acronym

Sekolah Menengah Sains Muzaffar Syah is renowned for its catchy acronym, MOZAC. The history was still unknown until now. Rumours said that goes back to 1999 when the school was acknowledged as the best in the country based on the 1998 SPM results.[4][5] Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, then Education Minister, Dato' Seri Haji Mohamad Najib Razak, flew by a chopper and landed on the school field to announce the news.[3] Due to the performance that year, the school was promoted to change its given name to Muzzafar College, which serves as the basis for the acronym MOZAC. Due to the fact that it is the only science school in Melaka, the State Education Department objected to the name change.[3] Even though the name was not changed, the acronym remains widely used. However, on melakacool.com a former 1995 student of Muzaffar Syah denied the fact. He claimed that the name MOZAC was there way before 1998. Even before the result of SPM 1998 was announced, the school had always been known as MOZAC. The name MOZAC was in existence for student's way back in time (although might not be approved by teachers and powers that be).

Student life

There are seven student bodies in MOZAC. They are the Prefectural Board, Missionary and Spiritual Board (BADRI), House System Board, Librarian Board, KOSMOZ Board and Peer Counsellors (PRS). The leaders of BADRI and House System are under the Prefectural Board as these are influential bodies in the school, immediately after the prefects.

There are four houses in MOZAC: Bendahara (Yellow), Syahbandar (Green), Temenggung (Red) and Laksamana (Blue). Previously, before the school was renamed, the houses were named known as Beta, Omega, Sigma and Alpha.

The sports that are popular in MOZAC are rugby (MOZAC DRAGON), basketball (MOZAC KNIGHTS), softball, volleyball (MOZAC SPIKERS), netball (MOZAC TITANIUM), and football. Others sports played by the students include hockey [ (MOHOC)], sepak takraw, and badminton. The uniformed bodies are the all-boys Persatuan Kadet Bersatu Malaysia (PKBM), all-girls Persatuan Puteri Islam (PPI), Kadet Remaja Sekolah Malaysia (KRS), Air Scouts, Kadet Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (KPA), Malaysian Red Crescent Society (PBSM) and Wind Orchestra (WO).

The niche area of MOZAC is Research and Development (R&D). Earlier, when it was awarded the Cluster School status, there were three niche areas: k-teroka (R & D), e-MOZAC (ICT) and e-Tinta (Writing). The three were combined into the single R&D in 2012. In recent years, MOZAC has been known for pioneering other schools in this area. In 2009, the school produced its own thumb drive known as i-MOZAC (not to be confused with Apple's products). The lights in the school fully uses LED that are assembled by the students. In addition, it is also known for its robotics and F1 in Schools programmed. Recently, the school started to do research involving the potential of green technology.

The school WO team made it to the Wind Orchestra Finale in 2002 and 2003. The best conductor award was given to the school in 2002 and was the fourth out of eight teams in 2003.

Notable alumni

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