Sekolah Menengah Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra

Sekolah Menengah Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra is a school located in Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia, not too far from the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport and the Camp of Eighth Battalion of Malaysian Infantry Force. It was one of the first set of full-time boarding schools (SBP) built by the Malaysian Government in the wake of Malaysia New Economy Policy.

It officially opened in 1973, but the students still had to reside in the hostel of Sekolah Menengah Ismail Petra (SMIP) until its own hostel opened and was occupied one year later. Its original name was Sekolah Menengah Sains Kelantan since it was the first SBP in the state of Kelantan. The name was then changed to Sekolah Menengah Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra when Mr Muhamad Shafie bin Ismail (now Dato') was the school principal. It was a result of the declaration of Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra as the 'Tengku Mahkota' of Kelantan at the moment. Then, once again the name was changed by implementing the word 'Sains' into it.

Motto

The name Sekolah Menengah Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra which has given a lot of inspiration to its staff and students is still used until now. The abbreviation of the name is SMSTMFP, commonly known as Faris Petra. Other mottos such as 'Sains Asas Kemajuan,' and The Green Campus of Farisian are also very familiar to its community.

tudents and alumni

Many successful students have graduated from the school to become professionals in every field. Some become dedicated doctors, some are the good engineers, and even some active politicians. The former students' association of SMSTMFP (also known as SEMESTA) showed their great appreciation to the school as the first place where they learnt the meaning of the determination, love and friendship, by contributing a mosque in 2004. All the costs of RM600,000.00 were borne by the alumni and collection by the SMSTMFP's PTA. Now, the mosque stands as the symbol of the students appreciation to the school.

Principals

*16 Nov. 1973—20 Feb. 1977: En. Mahadzir Hashim, B.A (Hons.) UM, Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan
*01 Mac 1977—14 Dis. 1977: Pn. Hjh. Rahmah Hussain, B.A (Hons.) UM, Dip. Ed.
*15 Dis. 1977—31 Mac 1979: Tn.Hj. Hamdan Abdul Rahman, B.A (Hons.), M.A UM, Dip. Ed.
*01 Apr. 1979—31 Ogos 1984: En. Zakaria Puteh, B.A (Hons.) UM, M.Ed. UM.
*01 Dis. 1984—15 Jun 1993: Dato' Hj. Shafii Hj. Ismail, B.A (Hons.) UM, Dip. Ed.
*04 Jul. 1993—30 Ogos 1995: En. Ishak Sin, M.Ed. UKM, B.A. UM, Dip. Ed. (Now Dr. Ishak Sin attached to UUM)
*01 Jul. 1995—01 Jun 1996: Tn. Hj. Sidi Omar Mat Jusoh, B.A (Hons.) UM, Dip. Ed.
*25 Jun 1996—16 Jul. 1999: Tn. Hj. Wan Mat Tahir Abdullah, B.A (Hons.) UM, Dip. Ed.
*16 Jul. 1999—Sekarang: En. Wan Hamzah Wan Daud, M.Ed. B.A.(Hons.), Dip. Ed., Dip.Psych. (Counseling)

External links

* [http://www.smstmfp.edu.my/ Official Web Site of SMS Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra]
* [http://www.semesta.org.my/ Official Web Site of SEMESTA - Alumni Association of SMSTMFP]
* [http://www.farisian93.com/ Official Web Site of Farisian 93 - Alumni Association of STMFP]
* [http://www.farisian9903.cjb.net/ Official Forum of Farisian9903 community - Alumni Association of SMSTMFP]
* [http://www.stmfp87.org/ Official Site of the Unofficial STMFP87 - Class of 87]