Methodist Boys’ Secondary School Kuala Lumpur

It was a year when examination records fall like ten pins. Never before MBSSKL breached the 3.0 mark in the average grade for the SPM. We did and the average grade was 2.76 (the lower the better) putting us ahead of all partially controlled schools like CBN, VI, St John’s and the Seri Bintang Schools. At the SPM award ceremony at the State Education Department, MBSSKL bagged a record 6 prizes. Subjects like English Literature, Moral Studies, History, Additional Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics were at historical best, by a wide improvement compared to previous years. A total of 19% of the students scored straight A’s and another 58% scored 5A’s and above. Five students had 9A+ or more. For a detailed analysis of the results from 2001-2011, click here.

The STPM 2011 results which were announced recently saw two MBSSKL students, Eric Khong and Lim May Teng making national headlines. They were amongst the top 12 students in the nation with 5A’s. Though the school Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at 2.75 was slightly lower than last year’s, it was one of the best in MBSSKL history. Though there was a slight improvement in the percentage of students scoring at least a CGPA of 3.0 (at 50.9%) compared to 2010, there was a slight drop in the percentage of students with at least a CGPA 2.0. Most subjects showed improvement, especially Physics which saw a historical 100% passes and about a quarter of the students scoring A. The detailed analysis for every subject from 2001-2011 can be downloaded here.

Once again, MBSSKL is ranked a 5 star Smart School by the Ministry of Education under the Smart School Qualifying Standards (SSQS) for 2011. This advancement is mainly self made, as we are not entitled to many privileges of other government schools like the computer laboratory, the self-access centre and the entitlement of the ICT coordinator. Yet with the strong support of the alumni, PTA, and the Board of Governors, we are able to rise to the status of a Smart School and achieved a 5 star ranking last year. The SSQS is a set of qualifying standards produced by the MOE and MDeC to gauge the extent a school has implemented ICT enabled initiatives in its core processes especially teaching & learning and human capital development. Only very few schools can achieve this ranking and almost all of them are the government sponsored Smart Schools. ssqs_2011

Again the school is proud to be selected by the Ministry of Education to be one of the placement schools for the Asrama 1Malaysia students for Form 1 this year. The criteria for entry is a minimum 4A/1B for students from the SK and 6A/1B for those from the SJKC/SJKT. The quota for MBSSKL is 10 places each for Malays, Chinese and Indians.
The application forms can be downloaded here. Closing date is 27 January 2012. Please note that all applications must be submitted to:
Pengarah
Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Harian
Aras 3 & 4, Blok E2, Kompleks E
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan
62604 Putrajaya
(Tel: 03-8884 9433 Fax: 03-8884 9342)

MBSSKL has commendable results for the PMR 2011. With an average grade of 1.67, it is still one the top 10 schools in KL though it is a slight drop from the historical best of 1.59 of 2010. A total of 200 students sat for this examination this year and of these, 26% scored straight A’s while 41.5% had either 7A’s or 8A’s. Most subjects saw a slight deterioration in terms of average grade compared to 2010. The graphs depict the school’s average grade from 2000-2011 and the percentage of students with straight A’s. The detailed analysis of every subject can be downloaded from here.

The following students have been endorsed by the Board of Governors for placement in Form 1 for 2012. As MBSSKL is a missionary school, the board has decided that priority be given to Methodist and Christian boys with above average UPSR results and achievement in extra curriculum activities. For the sake of transparency the profile of these students can be viewed from the following link: Profile of Students under Board of Governors
1. Isaiah Koh Ming Yeow
2. Jerrod Yee Weng Loke
3. Yap Jun Hao
4. Wong Chee Lian
5. Poon Chee Wing
6. Teng Thye Hui
7. Nicholas Siew Le Hao
8. Daryl Goon Kin Kit
9. Jozhua Ten Wei Xeung
10. Zwen Loke Zheng Wen
11. Khoo Chung Li
12. Shaun Liew Wei Jie
13. Ian P. Kovoor
14. Micaiah Sinnadurai

Parents and students are required to report to the school by 16 December 2011 to confirm the acceptance of the placement.