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| Sultan Abdul Hamid College Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid | |
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Jalan Langgar, 05460 Alor Setar, , Malaysia | |
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| Type | Secondary School (Intelligent-Cluster School)(Premier School) (Elite School) |
| Motto | Scholar, Sportsman, Gentleman |
| Established | 8 December 1908[citation needed] |
| School district | Kota Setar |
| Principal | En. Shamsulbadri bin Ishak |
| Grades | Form 1 - Upper 6 |
| Enrolment | 789 students |
| Language | Malay, English |
| Colour(s) | Red, yellow, black |
| Affiliations | SAHOCA (Sultan Abdul Hamid Old Collegians Association) |
| Website | sahc |
Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid (English: Sultan Abdul Hamid College; abbreviated SAHC; also known as Maktab Sultan Abdul Hamid) located in Alor Setar, Kedah, is one of Malaysia's oldest and most prestigious schools. Founded in 1908 as Government English School (G.E.S.), it is also one of the country's oldest English-medium schools.[citation needed] The students of Kolej, are mostly boys as Forms 1 to 5 are for boys only,[citation needed] and the Lower and Upper Sixth Forms are co-educational.
There were only 50 students back in the year 1908 and by 2007 more than 1200 students were enrolled. The school is fondly known as "Kolej" to the people of Alor Setar and also Kedah as a whole. Students of this school are proudly known as "Collegians". The school's yearly magazine, Darulaman ("the abode of peace"), takes its name from the state of Kedah's honorific title. The school celebrated its 100 years in existence in the year 2008 and the Sultan Abdul Hamid Old Collegians' Association(SAHOCA) has built a new hall, the Dewan Centennial Sultan Abdul Halim in the school to commemorate the 100 year celebrations. The hall was officiated on May 18, 2016 and is named after the 5th and 14th Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (Supreme King of Malaysia), who was also Sultan of the state of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah who was also named the "Collegian of the Century" during the school's 100 year celebrations in 2008.