SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn

History

SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn was established in December 2003 and began its first session on January 1, 2004. Its first principal was Datin Azmah Abd Aziz, who retired on December 2007. The school consists of four 3-storey building blocks. The school has double sessions; the morning sessions starts from 7.30 am and ends at 1.05 pm. The afternoon session, which started in 2006, begins at 1.05 pm till 6.30 pm.

In 2009, two new building block were completed.

The majority of students came from SK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, SK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn 2, SK Alam Damai, SK Desa Baiduri, SK Cheras Jaya 1 and SK Batu Sembilan.

Administration

The administrators as of 2011 are:

Principal

Senior Assistant of Academic Curriculum

Senior Assistant of Student Affairs

Senior Assistant of Co-Curricular Activities

Facilities

SMKBTHO consists of:

Penilaian Menengah Rendah

SMKBTHO reached the top 10 school ranking of Hulu Langat within four years of establishment, making it the fastest rising school in Hulu Langat. As after PMR 2007, SMKBTHO ranked 7th.

The school's best accomplishment in public examinations are of PMR 2009, where 74 students achieved straight A results (9A and 8A for Muslim students, 7A for non-Muslim students) and 87.5% of exam-takers passed.

In 2007, there were 64 straight A results with a passing percentage of 86.65% while in 2008, there were 68 straight A results with a passing rate of 84.5%.

Organisations

The major organisations in SMKBTHO are:

Disciplinary Board

School discipline is mainly run by prefects and discipline teachers. The uniform for male prefects is a white long sleeve shirt, white trouser and a maroon blazer. The official uniform for female prefects is a white long sleeve blouse, maroon long skirt and a maroon blazer; they can wear white baju kurung with a maroon kain kurung on unofficial occasions.

The number of prefects is 120+ per year, which is about 5% of the school population. The prefects are chosen through interviews by the Prefects Council and approved by the Acting Advisor, rather than the meritocracy method.

The prefects organisation in SMKBTHO is mainly governed by the Prefects Council which consists of 10 to 16 members at a time. The Prefects Council is led by a Head Boy and a Head Girl. The major components in the Council (the primary members) are the Head Boy, Head Girl, Assistant Head Prefects, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer and the Head of Bureaus, which consists Bureaus of the Discipline Enforcement, Assembly Management, Internal Affairs, Protocols & Events, Statistics and Prefects Operation Room Care (was established in year 2010 during Abdul Rahman Azman Shah as the Head Prefect).

There are also Junior Head of Bureaus (called secondary members), a group of unofficial members of the Council consisting of junior prefects trained to take over the prefects administrations in the future.

A few teachers (discipline teachers) has been given mandate to carry a rattan cane, and are allowed to cane students.

ICT Prefects Institution

Main Ideas ICT Prefects Institution was initiated 2010. This institution is mainly run by the ICT Prefects and monitored by the ICT teachers.

Administration The ICT Prefects in SMKBTHO is mainly governed by the ICT Prefects Institution which consists of nine members at a time. The ICT Prefects Institution is mainly led by the Head ICT Prefect. The primary members of this institution are the Head ICT Prefect, Assistant Head ICT Prefect, Honorary Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Honorary Treasurer and the Head of Units, which consists Computer Networking Unit (URK), Website Unit, Graphic Unit.

ICT Coordinator:

ICT Lab and responsible ICT Teachers:

Head ICT Prefect:

Projects by the ICT Prefects Institution:

Uniform The uniform for male ICT prefects is a white long sleeve T-shirt (Monday), black trousers and a black cardigan. The official uniform for female prefects is a white long sleeve T-shirt, back long skirt and a black blazer; however they are allowed to wear white baju kurung with a black kain kurung on unofficial occasions.

Library

Coordinator: Pn Norlaili Khairudin

The library of SMKBTHO is named as Pusat Sumber ZA'BA.

Co-curricular activities

SMKBTHO's co-curriculum unit is led by Senior Assistant of Co-curricular Activities, En Ridzuan Abdullah. The school's co-curricular unit's motto is Siap Siaga (Always Ready).

The school co-curricular units are:

The school sports houses are:

Achievements

The volleyball team has notable players that include Muhammad Aizat Abd Karim who represented Hulu Langat in the state-level under-15 tournament of 2007, and Faliq Ajir, who represented Selangor in the national levels of under-18 tournaments in 2007.

In the 2007 district-level chess tournament, Yeep Ka Young ranked 8th of entire Hulu Langat in the under-18 male category.

The most active unit in SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn is the Kadet Remaja Sekolah. They have organised the most outdoor events of all uniform units in SMKBTHO. The KRS has a close relationship with the Kadet Polis.

In 2007, at the age of 15, Cadet Staff Sergeant Siti Sarah Dzulkifli were bestowed "Hulu Langat's Best KRS Marching Commander" during a district-level marching competition. She also became the youngest at the school to achieve the highest national cadet rank, 1st Cadet Warrant Officer.

In 2010, Scouts 61 troop (SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn) has produced ten King's Scouts which is the highest achievement in scouting. Scouts has been named as the most active and the best Uniform Unit for that year.

In 2011, Scouts 61 troop produced another ten King's Scouts.

Faculty