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Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Tun Ghafar Baba, commonly known as MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba (formerly known as MRSM Jasin) is a co-educational boarding school in Jasin District, Melaka, Malaysia.

Background

The school was established in 1981. It is located in the district of Jasin, one of the three districts in the State of Melaka, with a total area of 50 hectares. It was launched by the Chief Minister of Malacca at that moment, YAB Dato' Seri Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam on 21 June 1981. The first phase development of the school followed includes the Academic Block, the Administration Block, the Hostel Block, the Lecture Hall, the Library and the Laboratories.

The first batch of school students came on 2 August 1982, consisting of 150 Form 1 students and 150 Form 2 students, with 16 teachers during that time. The opening of the school was officiated on 8 March 1984, by the Deputy Prime Minister, YAB Datuk Musa Hitam.

In 1995, MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba is one of the three MRSM that implemented Program Khas Pendidikan (Special Education Program) to train, enhance and enrich the brightest students in the country. This program enable the school to take only the students who have obtained straight As in their PMR examination and passed the MRSM's Entry Qualification Test (UKKM) with excellent results.

MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba made its landmark by achieving 100% passes with Grade 1 in 1997.

The other MRSM which undergo the same PKP's recognition are MRSM Taiping, and MRSM Pengkalan Chepa during that time. MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba has maintained its status quo as one of the top achievers nationwide in the Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) exam with excellent results. It is one of the top 5 MRSMs that outperformed during SPM examination and considered as one of the top 10 secondary schools in Malaysia.. In 2001, 2005, 2006, 2012 and 2016, MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba was listed as the best school for SPM level in Malaysia.

In conjunction to commemorate its 25th anniversary, MRSM Jasin was renamed as MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba on July 25, 2006 by the Minister of Entrepreneur & Cooperative Development, Dato Seri Mohamed Khaled Bin Nordin.

References

"Sejarah MRSM". tgb.mrsm.edu.my. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
"Maktab Rendah Sains Mara Jasin".
"SPM: 200 pelajar MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba dapat semua A". www.utusan.com.my. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013.
"MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba". mj.mrsm.edu.my. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.

External links

Official website

v t e MARA Junior Science College in Malaysia
North Zone	MRSM Arau MRSM Beseri MRSM Baling MRSM Kubang Pasu MRSM Merbok MRSM PDRM Kulim MRSM Pendang MRSM Balik Pulau MRSM Kepala Batas MRSM Transkrian Kolej MARA Kulim Kolej MARA Kuala Nerang
West Zone	MRSM FELDA MRSM Gerik MRSM Lenggong MRSM Parit MRSM Pasir Salak MRSM Pengkalan Hulu MRSM Sultan Azalan Shah MRSM Taiping MRSM Kuala Kubu Bharu MRSM Sungai Besar MRSM Gemencheh MRSM Kuala Klawang MRSM Serting Kolej MARA Banting Kolej MARA Seremban
East Zone	MRSM Jeli MRSM Kuala Krai MRSM Pasir Tumboh MRSM Pengkalan Chepa MRSM Tumpat MRSM Besut MRSM Kota Putra MRSM Kuala Berang MRSM Kuala Terengganu MRSM YT Ketangah MRSM Bentong MRSM Kuantan MRSM Muadzam Syah MRSM Tun Abdul Razak MRSM Tun Ghazali Shafie
South Zone	MRSM Alor Gajah MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba MRSM Terendak MRSM Batu Pahat MRSM Johor Bahru MRSM Mersing MRSM Muar MRSM Tun Dr Ismail
Borneo	MRSM Kota Kinabalu MRSM Semporna MRSM Tun Mohammad Fuad Stephens MRSM Tun Mustapha MRSM Betong MRSM Mukah

v t e Schools in Malacca
This list is incomplete. Only notable all-day and full-time schools should be listed.
Jasin District	MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba SBP Integrasi Selandar
Melaka Tengah District	Anglo-Chinese School Catholic Elementary School Catholic High School Gajah Berang Secondary School Infant Jesus Convent Kolej Yayasan Saad Malacca Chinese High School Malacca High School Melaka International School MRSM Terendak Notre Dame Convent Pay Fong High School SMK Tun Tuah SMS Muzaffar Syah St. David's High School St. Francis' Institution
Italic denotes the school is under construction.

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