Kolej Yayasan Saad Melaka Information

Kolej Yayasan Saad (KYS), formerly known as the Saad Foundation College, is a private, fully residential school founded by Tan Sri Halim Saad in 1995. It was built in memory of his late father. The school campus is located in Ayer Keroh, Malacca. The school is famous for producing excellent results in the Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3) and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations. Additionally, the school is also known for its wide variety of co-curricular activities such as rugby, netball, triathlon and also orchestra, for example. Admissions into the school are based on merit. Prospective students apply online and are filtered through a rigorous selection criteria which includes academic performance, leadership potential and co-curricular involvement. From about 5000 applications nationwide, only about 100 spots are offered for the Form 1 batch every year. Half of these spots are reserved for students from humble socio-economic backgrounds where they are sponsored by local GLCs or organisations such as Axiata Foundation and Yayasan Khazanah. The tuition fee averages at around RM40,000 every year.