Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Tun Hussein Onn (2) (or SMKBTHO (2)), sometimes referred as SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn (2) (although there were never another school of the same name before it), is a secondary school in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is the only secondary school in the Bandar Tun Hussein Onn suburb.
The school is located in the city of South Cheras, in the district of Hulu Langat and under the subdistrict of Balakong.
The school is most famous for the success of Yashwin Sarawanan in Asia's Got Talent (season 3).
History
SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn was established in December 2003 and began its first session on January 1, 2004. Its first principal was Datin Azmah Abd Aziz, who retired in December 2007. The school consists of four 3-storey building blocks. The school has double sessions; the morning sessions starts from 7.20 am and ends at 1.05 pm. The afternoon session, which started in 2006, begins at 1.05 pm till 6.45 pm.
In 2009, two new building blocks were completed.
The majority of students came from SK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, SK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn 2, SK Alam Damai, SK Desa Baiduri, SK Cheras Jaya 1 and SK Batu Sembilan.
Administration
The administrators as of 2011 are:
Principal
Datin Azmah Abd Aziz (Jan 2004 - Dec 2007) (retired) Puan Sri Datin Mazlilah Ahmad Mansur (Feb 2008–2013) (retired) Tuan Haji Hasan Che Ling (March 2014-April 2017) (retired)
Senior Assistant of Academic Curriculum
Pn Rozita Ahmad (Jan 2004 - Oct 2007) (promoted to principal in SMK Cheras Jaya) Pn Zainariah Ahmad Yusop (Jan 2008–April 2015) (promoted to deputy district education officer's office)
Senior Assistant of Student Affairs
(Jan 2004 - Dec 2008) (switch to Senior Assistant) Pn Mahani Jusoh (Jan 2008 - Dec 2008) (resigned, back to becoming a teacher) Tuan Abdul Wahab Tuan Shafee
Senior Assistant of Co-Curricular Activities
En Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah (Jan 2004–present)
Facilities
SMKBTHO consists of: six building blocks, assembly area, canteen, field, two changing rooms,"asataka" Anjung Bestari, "asataka" Junjung Kasih administration office, staff room, meeting room, surau (translate: musolla), two event halls, bookshop, 34 classrooms, four cabin-type classrooms, six science laboratory (one Biology, one Chemistry, one Physics, three Science), five Living Skills Workshops (carpentry, engines, pipeworks, sewing and cooking) one library, one language room, Art Studio, four Computer Laboratory, Mathematics Room, Heritage room for History and Geography studies, Discipline room, Counselling Room, Prefects Operations Room, Sick bay.
Academics
Penilaian Menengah Rendah
SMKBTHO(2) reached the top 10 school ranking of Hulu Langat within four years of establishment, making it the fastest rising school in Hulu Langat. As after PMR 2007, SMKBTHO(2) ranked 7th.
The school's best accomplishment in public examinations are of PMR 2009, where 74 students achieved straight A results (9A and 8A for Muslim students, 7A for non-Muslim students) and 87.5% of exam-takers passed.
In 2007, there were 64 straight A results with a passing percentage of 86.65% while in 2008, there were 68 straight A results with a passing rate of 84.5%.
Organisations
The major organisations in SMKBTHO(2) are: Prefectorial Board - white attire and maroon blazers, Librarians - yellow attire and brown vest, Counselling Buddies - purple attire and dark purple vest, ICT Prefects Institution - white attire, black pants with black cardigan, Cooperation Board - brown attire, black pants
Disciplinary Board
School discipline is mainly run by prefects and discipline teachers. The uniform for male prefects is a white long sleeve shirt, white trouser and a maroon blazer. The official uniform for female prefects is a white long sleeve blouse, maroon long skirt and a maroon blazer; they can wear white baju kurung with a maroon kain kurung on unofficial occasions.
The number of prefects is 120+ per year, which is about 5% of the school population. The prefects are chosen through interviews by the SMKBTHO(2) Prefects Board and approved by the Acting Advisor, rather than the meritocracy method.