Alor Setar Technical Secondary School (, ASTECH), is located in Bandar Simpang Kuala, Alor Setar, Kedah and may be the oldest technical school in Malaysia. ASTECH is better known by local people as "Sekolah Teknik Lebuhraya" (Highway Technical School), often confused with Jalan Stadium Technical Secondary School (now known as Alor Setar Vocational College). In front of the school is the famous Wan Mat Saman Aqueduct.
History The establishment of ASTECH can be traced to 1972. It was located in KM 2, Sultan Abdul Halim Highway, Alor Setar near Simpang Kuala. The original site of this school was a paddy field. This school was created when the government started technical education in the state of Kedah. Before it was moved to its own building, students of ASTECH were located in nearby Keat Hwa Secondary School.
Finally in 1972, this school was moved to its own building where it has remained. Other institutions located near to this school are Keat Hwa Secondary School, Maktab Mahmud and SRA Darul Aman. ASTECH also was chosen by the Technical Education Department as a controlled technical school (Gred A). In 2009, ASTECH was declared as Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan or Cluster School of Excellence by the Ministry of Education MalaysiaSenarai Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan Mengikut Kategori Sekolah Peringkat Menengah seperti pada 1 November 2018. Retrieved in Portal Data Terbuka Malaysia due to advancement in both academic and extra-curricular fields of Agricultural ScienceSenarai Kebitaraan Akademik Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan (SKK) Peringkat Menengah seperti pada 1 November 2018. Retrieved in Portal Data Terbuka Malaysia and Robotic.Senarai Kebitaraan Kokurikulum Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan (SKK) Peringkat Menengah seperti pada 1 November 2018. Retrieved in Portal Data Terbuka Malaysia
Starting in 2011, student uniforms changed from normal to special orange uniforms that is also worn by the students of Technical and Vocational Schools throughout Malaysia.
Principals Name of principal Took office Left office Comments Abdul Razak Mohd. Sharif 1972 1979 Ahli Mangku Negara (A.M.N.) Mohammed Yasin Mydin 1980 1984 Megat Ramli Megat Adnan 1985 1987 Omar Abbas 1988 1995 Mohd Akhir Shafie 1995 1998 Azaman Hassan 1998 2002 Cik Nordin Che Wan 2002 2006 Mohd Zanal Dirin 2006 2008 Mizal Azman Sharif 2009 2010 Sulaiman Md Zin 2011 2013 Mohamad Refaee Ismail 2014 2015 Noresah Mohd Shariff 2015 2018 Sarimen Sapiei 2018 2019 Salmi Rafie 2019 2024 Mohd Effendi Jamlos 2024 Active Ts.
Notable alumni 1. Kapten Izham Ismail, CEO Malaysia Airlines Bhd
2. Maszlan Ismail, former director, Malaysian Space Agency
3. Murali Abdullah, film and tv director
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