INTRODUCTION

  Verily, it becomes the hope of  Kelantan Government under the leadership of  the Honourable Dato’ Hj. Mohamad Yaacob,Kelantan Chief Minister at that time, to see a religious school in every district. To  materialise this hope, a three stories building was erected at Padang Siam. It becomes the ninth  school under Kelantan Islamic Foundation.

           OBJECTIVES

I.                     As a reference source for establishment of school

II.                   As a foundation for future development based on the past development

III.                 As a foundation to strengthen school administration from time to time

IV.                 As a target to achieve the objective of school establishment

V.                   As a administration foundation to compare between  past and current education  achievement

SCHOOL’S  HISTORY

The cost of the school was RM888,000 which was fully funded by Kelantan Government and was completed in the mid of 1982. The administration of YPINK (Kelantan Islamic Development Foundation)  invited these officers to discuss the opening on 29 Julai 1982:

               

i.                     The Director of JHEU (Department of  Religious Matters) Kelantan

ii.                    The  Director TPINK Ustaz Haji Hassan bin Idris

iii.                  Political Secretary of The Chief Minister, Mr. Hashim bin Safin

iv.                  Media Secretary of the Chief Minister, Mr. Ismail bin  Idris

v.                   High Officer of YPINK, Ustaz Haji Hashim bin Idris

       The administration suggested to appoint the opening committee consisted of seven peoples.The committee had a meeting on 24 August 1982 and agreed to increase the members to 10 peoples as follow:

i.                     Ustaz Hj. A. Latif b. Hj.A. Rahman – Chairman

ii.                    District Officer of Tanah Merah – Chairman Assistant

iii.                  The Director Of  JHEUI Kelantan – Committee Member

iv.                  Mr. A.Rahman bin Said - Committee Member

v.                   Mr. Jaafar bin Mohammad - Committee Member

vi.                  RISDA Officer of Tanah Merah - Committee Member

vii.                Head District of Bukit Panau - Committee Member

viii.               Ustaz Hj. Ahmad bin Senik - Committee Member

ix.                   JKR Officer of Tanah Merah - Committee Member

x.                    The Headmaster of the school – Secretary

The committee  was  entirely agreed to the proposals below :

i.                     The headmaster was Mohyedin Jamal

ii.                    The headmaster assistant was Us. Mohamad Yusoff Ibrahim

iii.                  The registration of the students was fixed on 1 October 1982

iv.                  RM57 000 was allocated to purchase the equipments.

v.                   The name of the school was Religious  Secondary  School of State of Kelantan ,Padang Siam ,Tanah Merah.

           The circular  was published on 5 September  1982. The registration was opened from 1 October to 30 November 1982. Media statement was made by media correspondent officer of Kelantan  Islamic Foundation regarding the opening and was published in the local newspaper.

          A proposal named “ The Opening Ceremony of  Religious Secondary  School  of  State, Tanah Merah” was presented in the director meeting of PKINK (Kelantan Development Body )  Paper 10 to get the permission to open the school in 1983 and to ask for additional financial grant  of RM 85 000 from the state government. Whereas, grant of RM 57 350 for buying furniture will be taken from Arabic donation fund. On 12 Disember 1982 PKINK applied to MUIK ( Kelantan Islamic Religion Council ) to register the school

          On 27 Disember 1982 the honourable  Chairman of PKINK approve the grant for sciences laboratory equipment with  the total of RM 26 825 to the school. On 16 Januari 1983, Chairman MUIK wrote letter to PKINK to mention that the committees body which had meeting on 4 June 1982 agreed to approve the school registration with the reference number (58) in MUI.(KN) 458/67.

The teacher at the school were :THE FIRST STAFFS

1.        Ustaz Haji Mohyiden bin Jamal – Headmaster

2.        Ustaz Mohd Yusoff bin Ibrahim – Assistant Headmaster

3.        Ustaz Abdullah bin Ismail

4.        Ustaz Ishak bin Ismail

5.        Ustaz Abdul Manaf bin Ibrahim        

         The number of students in the early 1983 was 192 people and at the end of 1983 was 206 peoples in 7 classes from Remove to Form 4. On 15 September 1983, school was instructed to conduct Thanksgiving Ceremony because the school had received special  grant from Education Ministry. Minor scholarships were also given to students. In 1984,, the school started taking Form five students and the students were 354 in number in 10 classes with 16 teachers. In 1985, the school had 431 students in 14 classes with 21 teachers including 4 from Education Ministry. 

The teachers in 1985 were: 1985 STAFF

1.        Ustaz Abdullah b Ismail

2.        Ustaz Abdul Manaf b Ibrahim

3.        Ustaz Ishak b Ismail

4.        Ustaz Hj. Mat Nor b Yaakob                    

5.        Ustaz Mohsin b Abdul Hamid    

6.        Ustaz Hj Mohamad b Mohd Yamin

7.        Ustaz Hj Mohamad b Sulaiman

8.        Ustaz Ramli b Ismail

9.        Ustaz Zulkifli b Shaari

10.     Ustazah Hasanah bt Mat Dahan

11.     Ustazah Mariah bt Ismail

12.     Cikgu Sabariah bt Shukri                          

13.     Cikgu Wardiah bt Hussin 

14.       Cikgu Che Aziz b Che Pa

15.     Cikgu  Razmi b Hussin                        

16.     Cikgu Arif b Mohd Zain

17.     Cikgu Siti Fatimah bt Awang Mat

18.     Cikgu Johari b Hussain

19.     Cikgu Nik Maizan b Abdullah

20.     Ustaz Mohd Zaki b Awang

21. Ustaz Shamsuddin b Kassim     

            In 1984 the school applied to build a canteen with the cost of RM 65 000. The canteen were completed and were used on 22 August 1985. In 1986 , the number of students were 532 with 14 classes. On 20 Mac 1986, the first Parent Teacher Association Meeting took place to select committee members of school development.  In 1986, the school was officially  accepted as Scout group in Tanah Merah district with the registeration number No. m7011.

           In 1986 also, Islamic  Girls  Society was established with Ustazah Salma Mohd Kassim as  the advisor. The school get 100%  pass in Bahasa Malaysia at SPM level. The teacher , Cikgu Wan Rosli Mat Yem  received honorary gift from YIK ( Kelantan Islamic Foundation ). In 1987, the number of students were 606 studying in 16 classes with 29 teachers. In the same year, for the first time the school had to have afternoon session because the shortage of the class. Form one and two were in the afternoon session whereas the rest of classes in the morning session.

The end.

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