Sekolah Menengah Sains Banting (English: Banting Science Secondary School; abbreviated BASIS) is a boarding school in Banting, Selangor. It is one of the Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP), or fully residential boarding schools, in Malaysia and is the only one in its district (Kuala Langat).
History
The school was inaugurated on 17 November 2011. It became fully operational on 22 January 2012. Tuan Haji Muhamad Kamaludin bin Taib is the first and current principal of Sekolah Menengah Sains Banting. At that time, the school had only two batches. By 31 January 2012, the school had received approximately 200 new Form 4 (2012) students. The school began its first year with three batches. Under the management of Tuan Haji Muhamad Kamaludin bin Taib, former principal of Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah and Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Munawir, it began to rise in popularity with participation in co-curricular activities[2] and academic achievements[3] in Kuala Langat district level and SBP level. In 2012, the school adopted the motto, "From Zero to Hero". In 2014, the first batch of BASIS brought the name of the school to 22nd place out of 68 SBP. In 2015, batch Khattab 1314 had put BASIS at 13th place of 68 SBPs thus becoming among the 20 top schools for SPM 2014 in Malaysia.
Introduction
Sekolah Menengah Sains Banting is 6 km (3.7 mi) from the town of Banting. The school covers about 24 acres (9.7 ha) of land in Jalan Sultan Suleiman Shah Jugra along with other institutions including Kuala Langat Community College, Selangor Matriculation College, and the Kuala Langat Industrial Training Institute. BASiS has a multi-purpose hall, academic block, residential block (both student and teachers), a mosque, a dining hall, and a canteen. The recreation and playground zones contain a football and rugby field, a hockey field, 2 basketball courts (both men and women), 2 tennis courts, 3 badminton courts, 2 sepak takraw courts, 2 volleyball courts, a grandstand and 3 badminton courts inside the hall. The mosque has had several renovations to accommodate greater numbers of students.
Principal
Tuan Haji Kamaludin Taib (2012 – July 2017)
Puan Norsham Binti Nordin (September 2017 – December 2020)
Encik Rijaludin bin Che Mat (January 2021 – May 2022)
Encik Yusanizan bin Shafie (June 2022 - present)
Students' Administration Council
Students' Administration Council or Majlis Pimpinan Pelajar (MPP) is a collaboration of 4 councils under the Student's Affair unit (Unit Hal Ehwal Murid).
The councils are Badan Pengawas (Prefectorial Board), Pengawas Pusat Sumber (Librarian), Badan Dakwah dan Tarbiah (BADAR, Dakwah, and Education Council), and Pembimbing Rakan Sebaya (PRS, Peer Preceptors).
The leaders of the MPP are Badan Pengawas (BP, Prefectorial Board):
Year
Leader
Deputy-Leader
Vice Leader 1
Vice Leader 2
2012
Nursyariz Mohd. Nor Asadat
not yet established
Aliah Zuhairah
2012–2013
Nursyariz Mohd. Nor Asadat
not yet established
Nurafiqah Alizan
2013–2014
Adam Fareez Ismail
Muhammad Khabir Hariz A Rahim
Nur Hidayah Abdul Karim
2014–2015
Haziq Haiqal Bin Zulkifli
Muhammad Zulikhmal Zulkarnine
Nur Syaza Paliman
2015–2016
2016–2017
Muhammad Nur Zulkeflee
Noorul Syifaa' Mustafa
Muhammad Hafiz Mohd Effendy
2017–2018
Syamim Aiman Mohammad Rasidi
Irdina Hanis Zakaria
Muhammad Firdaus Zaharan
Nur Anisah Alfian
2018–2019
Muhammad Rifa'at
Nur Nasuha
Muhammad Razi
Farhanis
2019–2020
Muhammad Danial Haiqal
Hana Afiqah
Muhammad Afif Shauqi
Nur Syatrah
Pengawas Pusat Sumber (PPS, Librarian):
Year
Leader
Vice-Leader
2012–2013
Muhammad Aziq Kamarudzaman
Muhammad Faris Bazli Hassan
2013–2014
Izrul Hakim Kasim
Nurul Hazwani Hasim
2014–2015
Johan Hilman Ismail
Nur Liyana Samudi
2015–2016
Haziq Ali
2016–2017
Irfan Hakimi Nor Yazid
Siti Nursakinah Mohd Shahar
2018–2019
Muhammad Musoddiq Mohd Yusman
Qamarina Qistina Ali
2019–2020
Syed Luqman Putra
Nurdania Batrisyia
Badan Dakwah dan Rohani (BADAR) (Dakwah and Spiritualism Council):
Year
Leader
Vice-Leader
2012–2013
Muhammad Syahmi Muhammad Ameer
Amiratul Syifa Hasnul
2013–2014
Ali bin Bahari
Abdullah Haziq Amat Yazid
2014–2015
Fakhrul Haziq Bin Mohd Setia
Asma’ Binti Toslan
2015–2016
2016–2017
Muhammad Hasif Mohd Hashim
Anis Fatinah Kamarulzaman
2017–2018
Muhammad Hakimi Mohd Nizam
Nur Aisyah Nadirah Sulaiman
2018–2019
Muhammad Aidil Jaafar
Nor Farihah Hasan
2018–2019
Muhammad Syazmil Haziq
Nur Fakhriah Hazirah
Pembimbing Rakan Sebaya (PRS) (Peer Guidance):
Year
Leader
Vice-Leader
2012–2013
Azief Abdul Razak
Nur Aina Nasuha
2013–2014
Muhammad Daniel Nor Azlan
Nur Ain Mohd Asuki
2014–2015
Muhammad Badrul Amin
Ateefa Zulkifli
2015–2016
2016–2017
Muhammad Nur Najmi Mat Hanim
Nur Atikah Mohammad Ikhwan
2017–2018
Akmal Rezza bin Shafie
Nurin Najwa Insyirah binti Shamsul Effendi
2018–2019
2019–2020
Muhammad Zarif Haikal
Siti Sofea Syaurah
Batch and academic performance
It is a tradition for any SBPs to have numerous batches. In BASiS, the name of every batch has a different meaning. Each of them strives together to achieve their best results in SPM during their senior year .