MRSM Pengkalan Chepa
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| MARA Junior Science College Pengkalan Chepa Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Pengkalan Chepa | |
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| School type | MRSM, Secondary School, Boarding School |
| Motto | Look Ahead, Go Beyond |
| Established | February 1973[1] |
| Principal | Tuan Haji Ahmad Naszeri bin Salleh |
| Vice Principals | Puan Nor Azlyana binti Aziz (Academic Affairs) Encik Nik Mohd Ariff bin Hj. Nik Ab Rahman (Students Affairs) Encik Abang Johanizam bin Abang Robil (Co-Curricular Affairs) |
| Head Warden | Encik W. Muhammad Syahmi bin W. Noor Zuhari |
| Enrollment | Approximately 250 students every year |
| Officiation | 12 August 1975 by HRH Sultan of Kelantan, Ismail Petra of Kelantan |
| Website | pchepa |
Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Pengkalan Chepa, commonly known as MRSM Pengkalan Chepa (formerly known as MRSM Kota Bharu) is one of the pioneer junior science colleges set up by Majlis Amanah Rakyat or MARA in Malaysia. The slogan of MRSM PENGKALAN CHEPA is #PCNO1 becomes the source of undying motivation to all students.
The college was set up to enable more Bumiputera students to take up and excel in science stream before pursuing courses such engineering, architecture, surveying and medicine at the tertiary level in Malaysian and foreign institutions of higher learning.
History
[edit]The college was established in 1973[2][3] when it admitted its 149 pioneer students who completed their Malaysian Certificate of Examination in 1977. This college is now known as Maktab Rendah Sains Mara Pengkalan Chepa as the college was built on a 17 acres (69,000 m2) land in Pengkalan Chepa, a suburb located at the outskirt of Kota Bharu. MRSM Kota Bharu was inaugurated on 12 August 1975 by Sultan Yahya Petra.
Reputation
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MRSM Pengkalan Chepa is grouped in the cluster of Program Khas Pendidikan (Special Education Programme) MRSMs designed by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) to educate the country's brightest students. The other PKP MRSMs are MRSM Taiping and MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba. Entrance into PKP MRSMs is by obtaining above average scores in the MRSM Entry Qualifications' Test (UKKM), an exam combining mathematics, science and an IQ test.
MRSM Pengkalan Chepa has frequently entered the list of top achievers in the Malaysian Certificate of Education exams. It is one of the top 10 MRSMs in SPM examinations and usually one of the top 20 secondary schools in Malaysia. To date, it is considered one of the best schools in Malaysia, evident by the notable alumni such as Mokhzani Mahathir and Mukhriz Mahathir
Students
[edit]Xtrovia '51
[edit]Xtrovia '51 is the current batch of MRSM Pengkalan Chepa sitting for SPM examinations by the end of 2025. Headed by Muhammad Munif bin Junaidi, Xtrovia '51 has achieved remarkable academic milestones, including getting first place among all MRSM's in the 2024 Form 4 Semester 2 examinations.
References
[edit]- ^ http://pchepa.mrsm.edu.my/info-sejarah.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "MRSM KOTA BHARU / PENGKALAN CHEPA 50T VIRTUAL RUN". getbiib.com. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Sejarah Penubuhan".
External links
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