Education
HIGHER EDUCATION
Kolej Universiti Insaniah (KUIN, formerly known as Kolej Insaniah or INSANIAH) is located in Mergong.
Albukhary International University (AIU) will be the newest private institution of higher learning in this city and located in the Albukhary Complex.
Other institutions of higher learning in Alor Setar include Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Alor Setar, also locate in Mergong which is owned by Majlis Amanah Rakyat or MARA.Alor Setar is served by many primary and secondary schools.Kolej Tentera Udara (Royal Air Force College) also located in Kepala Batas, Alor Setar.
Notable secondary schools include:
- Keat Hwa Secondary School
- Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid
- Sekolah Menengah St. Nicholas Convent
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultanah Asma
- Maktab Mahmud Alor Setar
TECHNICAL SCHOOL
- Sekolah Menengah Teknik Alor Setar
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
- Sekolah Menengah Vokasional Jalan Stadium
SPECIALIST SCHOOL
- Sekolah Pendidikan Khas Alor Setar
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“From infancy, almost, the average girl is told that marriage is her ultimate goal; therefore her training and education must be directed toward that end. Like the mute beast fattened for slaughter, she is prepared for that.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
“‘Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.”
—William Congreve (1670–1729)
“The most general deficiency in our sort of culture and education is gradually dawning on me: no one learns, no one strives towards, no one teaches—enduring loneliness.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)