T H E NE W FACE O F KO L E J S B U Z Z

The GEMS
1st Edition

January-March 2016

In this issue
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2
3
4
5

PRINCIPALS REMARKS
PROTUNE
4-IN-1 CEREMONY
SPM RESULT ANNOUNCEMENT

Principals Remarks
The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the
person who does not know how to learn
Assalamualaikum w.b.t.,

GOTONG ROYONG PERDANA

EDITORIAL STAFF
ADVISOR

Mr. Roslan Sahari

LANGUAGE ADVISOR

Madam Noor Adzlina Bolhan

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Muhammad Rahiman Abdul Manab

EDITORS

Nur Amani Azzuddin

Amirah Farwizah Ahmad Pahmi
Nur Azeema Askan
Liyana Syahirah Jasmy

PHOTO DIRECTOR
Zaid Osman

PHOTOGRAPHER
Fatin Emilya Pauji

REPORTERS

Nur Farhanah Muttaqini

Nazrin Nawawi

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Firstly, I would to congratulate the GNews committee for successfully publishing this
bulletin. The phrase time flies so fast has never be truer as for the past 3 months, much
agenda and incidents have occurred. Among them are the PT3 result announcement,
which marked a new milestone for Kolej as we emerged as the best among the
rest with a grade point average of 1.30 and as many as 24 candidates successfully
achieving straight As in the exam. This proud accomplishment proves to be a zenith
for Kolej in the year 2015 thus putting a grand closure in the end.
It is undeniable that this encourages me to strive along with the members of
the school in order to achieve the prestigious Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi (SBT)
recognition by 2019. It is indeed a challenging vision to achieve, but it is possible
nonetheless. All Permata Gemilang of Kolej D.P.AH. Abdillah needs to realise this and
go outside the norms and comfort zones as well as synergise in order to make the
dream become a reality. The successes that we accomplished from early 2016 are
strong indicators that the Eureka, Yes! spirit is more than adequate to motivate us to
be better in the future. In the first two months, Kolej has managed to win 9 awards in
13 categories that were contested including 1st runner up for Best Overall Company
in the Program Tunas Niaga (PROTUNe) convention at state level 2015 and also 1st
runner up for the Olympiad Matematik Gabungan Pendidikan Melayu Malaysia
competition at national level. Very recently, our school has managed to maintain
our spot as the 4th best school out of 190 schools in Sarawak for the Sijil Pelajaran
Malaysia (SPM) 2015 result. Even though our school grade point average (GPS) has
decreased from 2.41 (2014) to 2.75 (2015) but this should be viewed as a motivation
for Kolejians to work harder, smarter and systematic.
The challenges that we will face prior to PT3 and SPM that is due in 7 and 8 months
respectively encourages us to seek for sources of inspiration. As I quote Elvin Toffler,
The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person
who does not know how to learn. Therefore, we must sort our priorities and emphasise
of the education agendas in order to be prepared for the definite future,PT3 and
SPM; thus become the very person that Alvin Toffler has ingeniously said. It is of my
greatest hope that Kolejs Permata Gemilang will strive under the schools slogan,
WE MUST, WE CAN, WE WILL EXCEL, EUREKA, YES!

KOLEJ DATU PATINGGI ABANG HAJI ABDILLAH

Lorong 1, Siol Kandis, Petrajaya, 93050 Kuching Sarawak
Phone: 082-449635 Facsimile: 082-449872
EMAIL: kolejabdillah@ymail.com

Mesyuarat Agung PIBG

& Pelancaran My Target
On the 30th of January 2016, Kolejs
Parent Teacher Association (PIBG)
has held the 29th Parent Teacher
Association General Meeting for the
year 2016. The annual meeting was held
at the Dewan Permata Bestari Gemilang
to discuss on agendas brought up by
parents and teachers leading to the
welfare of students and the school. The
meeting was lead by the Yang Dipertua
PIBG, Dr. Morni bin Abu Samat. This
years meeting witnessed an increase in
attendance of parents, an achievement
stated by Senior Assistant of Student
Affairs, En. Jaya bin Uki during the event.
Meanwhile, Form 5 students were
also attendees of the event through a
lecture given by a well-known UNIMAS
lecturer, Tuan Haji Mohammad Suib
bin Haji Maknun. The motivational
session named Selangkah ke Hadapan
helped inspire and guide students on
how to prepare themselves for the SPM
examination this year.
The
4-in-1
ceremony
reached
its main event during the Parent
Teacher Association General Meeting
Closing Ceremony and the My Target
Programme Launching Ceremony
which was officiated by Y.B. Dato Sri Haji

Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, the Minister of

Works.
In conjunction with the closing
ceremony, a total of 25 candidates
from the Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3)
were rewarded for their excellence
in achieving straight As in the exam,
among which 3 and 22 students for the
year 2014 and 2015 respectively. They
received their certificates of excellence
and financial incentive courtesy of PIBG.
As a side note, Kolej D.P.A.H. Abdillah
was praised for achieving a whole new
milestone for achieving a grade point
average (GPA) of 1.30 and ranked first
among other schools in Sarawak. This
is a significant jump from 2014s GPA of
1.88. Nevertheless, we hope for the best
for this years PT3 candidates to bring
glory to Kolej Abdillah once more.
The whole programme concluded with
the My Target programme, where Form
3 and Form 5 students went to their
respective classes together with their
parents to fill in their targeted result for
PT3 and SPM.

Mesyuarat
Rumah-Rumah
Sukan
Mesyuarat Rumah-rumah Sukan
telah diadakan pada 3 Februari
2016, bermula jam 2.40 petang
sebagai persiapan Temasya Sukan
Tahunan Sekolah 2016.
Mesyuarat
tersebut
diadakan
mengikut tempat rumah sukan
masing-masing iaitu All Blacks
di Dewan Permata Bestari, Lions
di Dewan Permata Gemilang,
Springbok di Dewan Lestari dan
Wallabies di Kafe De Permata.
Pemilihan ahli-ahli jawatankuasa
bagi setiap rumah sukan telah
berjalan dengan jayanya dengan
kerjasama pihak guru dan pelajar.
Temasya Sukan Tahunan Sekolah
ke-37 yang dinanti-nantikan akan
diadakan pada Julai 2016.

Welcome,
Little Ones!

We welcome 2016 with a fresh

start, a new spirit and a whole lot
of firsts! From the 4th till the 6th
of January 2016, we welcomed the
fresh faces of Kolej DPAH Abdillah.
An orientation session, Program
Permata Hati which was conducted
by the Counselling Unit with the
help of the MPP was held for 3 days
to expose the Form 1 students to
our schools culture. Several fun
activities were conducted such as
team building work, money game,
and also an explorace around the
school.
Throughout the week, all Form
2 Form 5 students had a session
with our principal, Ayahanda Haji
Ibrahim. This is to fire up their spirits
to achieve the best and to remind us
to set a goal for ourselves. May we
achieve the upmost success in 2016!

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Its a (friendly)
battle between the
Champions!

Kolej DPAH Abdillahs pride and joy,

the SHARKS was invited for 2 friendly
matches. They were up against MRSM
for the first friendly on the 4th of
February 2016. The senior rugby
team, led by Brandon Tsai, tied with
MRSMs Black Stallions with an overall
score of 24 points.

In another recent event, the SHARKS

was invited for another friendly match
with Vokasional and SAKURA. On
the 27th of February, our pride was
restored when our boys managed to
emerge victoriously in the matches.

Congratulations boys for your

continuous efforts and may this
boost up your confidence for the real
tournament!

A.C.E. Sdn. Bhd., the

ace of companies
2016 began with a promising jump
start for Kolej D.P.A.H. Abdillah as A.C.E.
Sdn. Bhd., the company representing
Kolej in the Program Tunas Niaga
(PROTUNe) State Level 2015 has
carved its name triumphantly during
the programmes final stage and
competition.
The company, under the leadership
of General Manager, Muhammad
Rahiman and 4 other managers;
Administration Manager (Fatimah
Zahrah Affendy), Marketing Manager
(Nur Rania Zainal Abiddin), Finance

Manager (Dyg Wafa Amirah Abg

Zainalabidin)
and
Operation
Manager (Nur Sakinah Alzian) was
established on January 5th 2015
and has operated for 10 months. The
company demonstrated excellence
in performance and was shortlisted
among the top 10 schools qualified
for the convention.
The convention which lasted for 4
days from the 22nd to 25th of January
saw companies representing schools
around Sarawak competing to
represent the state in the Nationals.

13 categories were contested and

A.C.E. Sdn. Bhd. managed to sweep
9 awards including 1st runner up in
Best Overall Company, Catur Bestari
Champion, Best General Manager
for Rahiman and Best Marketing
Manager for Rania. Here are the
details of their achievements:
Best Overall Company
1st Runner Up
Best Company Report
2nd Runner Up
Best Company Service
2nd Runner Up
Best Creative Product
1st Runner Up
Best Innovative Product
1st Runner Up
Best Presentation
2nd Runner Up
Catur Bestari
Champion
Best General Manager
Muhammad Rahiman
Abdul Manab
Best Marketing Manager
Nur Rania Zainal Abiddin

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Agama Islam has improved from 1.52

to 1.51, English 1119 has improved
from 1.54 to 1.42 while Pendidikan
Moral improved significantly from 2.81
to 1.65. Below is the list of students
who obtained straight As in the 2015
1. Siti Nurfatihah binti Aidel
7A+ 2A
2. Nor Atikah binti Abdul Rahman
6A+ 3A
3. Nur Hanisah binti Yusman
5A+ 2A 2A4. Azreena Aziah Jasmine binti Azizan
4A+ 5A

SPM Result Announcement

Congratulations, batch 98!
3rd of March marks the 2015 batchs long awaited date as they receive their SPM
examination results of 2015. Around 9:30 a.m, parents, students, and teachers
filled the Dewan Permata Bestari Gemilang for the result announcement at
10 a.m. sharp. The schools Academic and Administration Senior Assistant,
Miss Hajah Norfardillah Haji Hamni led the event by announcing the overall
remarks of last years SPM results. 16 students successfully obtained straight
As with Siti Nurfatihah bint Aidel as the highest achiever with 7A+ and 2A
while 9 students achieve a near-miss result of one B. 8 students including
Siti Nurfatihah binti Aidel (5E), Nor Atikah binti Abdul Rahman (5E), and
Hanis Athirah Fathi (5R) were invited to the JPN to receive the certificate of
excellence in a ceremony officiated by Y.B. Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah, the
Minister of Welfare, Family and Children Development. The 2015 SPM results
contribute to the schools grade point average of 2.75. The GPA for Pendidikan

5. Afifatus Zakiyah binti Saudi

4A+ 4A 1A6. Fifi Aina Haziqah binti Hamzah
4A+ 4A 1A7. Mohd Syafiq Hakim bin Safuani
4A+ 3A 2A8. Hanis Athirah binti Fathi
3A+ 5A 1A9. Deena Ilyana binti Nafri
2A+ 6A 1A10. Aimi Syahirah binti Joni
2A+ 4A 3A11. Nur Hadirah binti Isa
1A+ 8A 1A12. Mohd Azraei bin Hamden
1A+ 5A 3A-

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13. Isyamsu Azizi bin Samsudin

1A+ 3A 5A14. Nurul Afiqah binti Mohd Khir
1A+ 3A 5A15. Mohd Iqmal bin Mohd Ivan
5A 4A16. Siti Umairah binti Mohamad Shukry
4A 5A-

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G for Gotong Royong

Cleanliness is a very vital aspect in
everyones life. Therefore, in order
to be excellent students, we should
ensure that our surrounding is clean,
particularly in the classrooms. A clean
and tidy surrounding will give strong
impacts on students interest to study.
On the 27th of January 2016, the
schools 3K squad, which are led by
our two teachers, Miss Siti Norhayati
bt Sapong and Ustazah Raniah bt
Amin, had organised an event called
Gotong Royong Perdana.
This programme was held to ensure

that the cleanliness of the school is

always at an excellent level.
The launching was held at Dewan
Permata Bestari officiated by our
principal, Tuan Haji Ibrahim bin
Jamain. He was invited to plant
a tree to signify Kolejs support
towards green environment. He also
announced the new name for our
lecture hall, which is known as Dewan
Permata Gemilang.

their tasks while some of the prefects

helped the 3K squad to distribute the
cleaning tools needed on that day
The cleaning started at 3 p.m. and the
weather was nice too. Many admitted
that they did not like the idea at frist;
however the day turned out to be a
productive one. Everybody worked
their fingers to the bone for a cleaner
Kolej D.P.A.H. Abdillah!

The students were grouped according

to their classes before they started

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Bacaan Yaasin
dan Aktiviti
Kerohanian
Assalamualaikum,
Seperti yang kita sedia maklum,
hari Jumaat yang penuh barakah
merupakan penghulu segala hari.
Kolej D.P.A.H. Abdillah juga tidak
mensia-siakan syafaat hari Jumaat
dengan mengadakan aktiviti bacaan
Yassin pada setiap pagi Jumaat.
Aktiviti yang dianjurkan oleh
Persatuan Pelajar Islam Kolej (PPIK)
ini wajib dihadiri oleh semua warga
permata Kolej yang beragama
Islam. Pelajar kebiasaannya akan
berkumpul di Dewan Bestari
sebelum bacaan Yassin bermula.
Aktiviti ini memakan masa selama
30 minit dengan dimula oleh bacaan
Yassin pada jam 6.50 sehingga 7.10.
Manakala 10 minit yang terakhir
pula akan diadakan sedikit tazkirah
daripada Tuan Haji Ibrahim.
Shalom,
On the other hand, the Christians
have their morning devotion session
at 6.30 a.m. every Friday, at Dewan
Kuliah. The morning devotion
session includes a sharing either
by a great speaker, a teacher, or a
student. Christian followers of the
school are very positive about the
programme as they can learn more
about the word of God and how to
implement the values in their lives.
The morning devotion programme
is usually adjourned by 7.15 a.m.

2016 Netball Tournament

On the 25th-27th of
January 2016, 12 Gems
represented the school
in the MSSM Basketball
Match Under 18 in
Siburan Community Hall.
Unfortunately, the team
had no luck in winning
against SMK. St. Joseph,
SM. Chung Hua No.3, and
SMK. Sg. Maong.
On the next Monday,
1st of February, Kolej
DPAH Abdillah sent its
Under 18 netballers to
Kolej Vokasional Matang.
They had their match

Meanwhile, another team

of Under 15 netballers
went to MRSM Kuching

for the match organised

by MSSM Kuching. On
the first day, the team
was at second place
against three schools;
SMK. Matang Hilir, SMK.
Batu Lintang and Lodge
International School.
The next day, 4th of
February, the netballers
was lost to MRSM Kuching
by 11-6. Although we did
not do well, we know the
netballers trained very
hard for the tournament.
Cheer up, girls!

Hello, Selamat Pagi,

Konnichiwa!
Head
of
Language
Department, Tuan Haji
Mohd Zaidi bin Wahab
recently announced that
3 days of the week are
chosen as the days for
students to use English,
Bahasa
Melayu
and
Japanese
extensively
in school. Tuesday is
English day, Wednesday
is Bahasa Melayu day and
Friday is Japanese day.

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with SMK. St. Mary, SMK.

Petrajaya, and SMK. Jalan
Arang. They dominated
all the three matches
by 8-2, 13-2 and 19-0
respectively. They even
succeeded to the third
round by winning against
SMK. St. Teresa on the
second day. However,
they didnt make it to the
next round after being
defeated by SMK. Tabuan
Jaya.

This move is in line with

the schools objective of
producing students who
can speak the languages
proficiently. Hence, it
is hoped that students
and teachers will take
the initiative to practice
using the languages
among
themselves
in those designated
days. As English is the
schools niche, it is hoped

that students will be

able to improve their
confidence in speaking
the language as well as
being proud speakers of
Bahasa Melayu Baku and
Japanese language.

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