Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Bentong

History

The construction of SM Agama Persekutuan Bentong started on 10 April 2008 was completed in October 2011 with the total cost of RM 56.6 million. The school was built on a 40 acres land which was a perfect place to make the school, built with modern infrastructure and convenient technologies. SMAP Bentong was fully operated at Jun 11 2012 with the help of the earliest teachers and staffs to arrive ( 20 teachers & 8 staffs). 11 Jun 2012 was one of the historical days for SMAP Bentong as it was the registration day for the earliest batch (EON 99') to arrive and stayed at SM Agama Persekutuan Bentong. Later on the following year, SM Agama Persekutuan Bentong received two more batches which was named as Predominate 1317 and Valours 1314.Together,with the energy of three batches, SMAP Bentong had received several awards and certificates throughout the year such as first runner up for the Fully Residential Schools International Symposium, Hari Kecemerlangan Sekolah Berasrama Penuh and others. Amazingly, SMAP Bentong's Mahallah was bestowed the "Platinum Award" by the Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP) during the Hari Kecemerlangan Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (HKSBP) event due to its ability in providing a conducive, systematic and clean hostel for students.

Location

SMAP Bentong was built in a small town called Mempaga (FELDA Mempaga) which was a bit far away from the town (The nearest town is Bentong which was 30 minutes by bus and Karak). The geographical location of SMAP Bentong really makes the school a very convenient and comfortable place for students to study as the area of the school is filled with beautiful and mesmerizing view of hills and oil palm trees. Due to its location, the students also find out that the school compound is a quiet, serene and relaxing place to study and memorizing quranic verses.

School Symbol

"Melangkaui Kecemerlangan" or in English "Exceeding Excellence". It means the school is above the excellence in both academic and curricular achievements

School Principle

SM Agama Persekutuan Bentong (SUPERB) highlighted 3 main principles of life which are AGAMA (RELIGION/FAITH), ILMU (KNOWLEDGE)and AMAL (GOOD DEEDS). The integration between these three elements is vital in order to be an excellent person in both 'duniawi' and 'ukhrawi'

School Badge

Meaning behind the school badge

Reflecting the colour of the state of Pahang Darul Makmur, as the school itself located in the district of Bentong , one of the districts of the Pahang.

The image of Al-Quran reflects the school itself as one of the religious school and the third Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan (SMAP) in Malaysia.It can also reflect the school as the pioneer of 'Ulul Albab' program by Ministry of Education (Malaysia). In addition, the image can also be viewed as a book, that shows knowledge is an important pillar toward success.

Reflecting the integration of modernization, sciences, technologies and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in studies to enable students to be more competitive and productive at both national and international stage.

Showing the hopes and aspirations of the students to pursue their studies until university, or so called 'menara gading' in Malay. It also reflects the spirituality, strength, optimism and the quality of the students. It also reflects Pahang as it the symbol of the state.

it means religion and faith is very essential for human being as the vicegerent (caliph) of Allah. It shall be the core and the priority of every human in this world. The element of knowledge (ilmu) is also essential for every Muslim, as it is fardu 'ayn and obligatory for every Muslim to seek knowledge in their life. There shall be integration between religion (AGAMA) and the knowledge itself so that it can be developed successfully for the sake of Allah and for the sake of the ummah.

School Song

the official school song was written in Bahasa Melayu

Menjunjung tinggi wawasan Al-Quran,
Penuh inspirasi menjadi terbilang,
SMAP Bentong SUPERB nilai pendidikan,
Ilmu dijana untuk umat cemerlang,

Keupayaan pendidik berwawasan,
Obor insan sepanjang zaman,
SMAP Bentong SUPERB terus ke hadapan,

Berdiri bangsa kerana ilmuwan,
SMAP Bentong SUPERB menyahut cabaran,
Modal insan penuh ketakwaan,
Untuk generasi masa hadapan.

Lower Form (Form 1 to Form 3)

For form 1 to form 3 students:

The bolded subjects are the subjects that will be assessed in the Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3) with total of 13 subjects (by dividing the Lisan and Penulisan for Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Inggeris)

Upper Form (Form 4 and Form 5)

Only Aliran Sains Tulen Agama (science stream) is offered for form 4 and form 5 students, and the subjects are as followed:

The bolded subjects are the subjects that will be assessed in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) with the total of 12 subjects

Uniformed Bodies (Unit Beruniform)

Society (Kelab dan Persatuan)

Sports (Sukan dan Permainan)

Special Student Bodies (Badan-Badan Khas Pelajar)

Tahfiz Model Ulul Albab (TMUA)

Tahfiz Model Ulul Albab (TMUA) that has been implemented in SMAP Bentong since 2014 is a combination between the National Curriculum (Kurikulum Kebangsaan), Tahfiz Integrated Curriculum or Kurikulum Bersepadu Tahfiz (KBT) and co-curricular with 3 approaches as described below:

* Quranic Approach

Method that enable the students to memorize 30 chapters (juzu') of the Quran and understand its contents based on BIFFAS concept (Baca, Ingat, Faham, Fikir, Amal dan Sebar) over a period of five (5) years of studies in secondary school.

* Encyclopaedic Approach

This method provides a foundation for students to master various sciences and languages, highly skilled and able to act as a the source of reference to their peers.

* Ijtihadik Approach

A method to produce students who able to voice out views and opinions to solve problems, and maximize the ability of higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) creatively and innovatively. Students are given the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities, which is equivalent to the capacity of the school, such as horse riding, swimming and archery

House System

There are 4 Houses at SUPERB, which are :

Motto : Strive Glory Beyond Impossibility

Motto : Bow to the Champ

Motto : Farabi Fight For Future

Motto : Think, Action, Inspire

All students will be divided into these four houses. The achievement of the Houses will be counted and measured with 4 Elements which are Academics, Curricular, Cleanliness (3K- Kebersihan, Keceriaan dan Keselamatan) and discipline. And at the end of every year, a grand feast will be held (Malam Lailatul-Mutafawwiqin) as a closing ceremony for the year.During the feast, the awards for the best academics, best curricular, best cleanliness, best discipline and the best house of the year will be held as achievement for the houses throughout the year.