Sultan Abu Bakar School

Sultan Abu Bakar School (SMK Sultan Abu Bakar/SABS/SMKSAB) is a secondary school situated in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. It is entitled as a Premier School by the Malaysian Ministry of Education due to its excellence in academic and co-curriculum. Nowadays, the Ministry of Education accepts UPSR candidates who got Sekolah Kebangsaan(SK) not less than 3A and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan(SJK) not less than 5A.

History
In 1955, when Kuantan was made the state capital, a new site was chosen for the school in Jalan Beserah. A site near Jalan Beserah, with the area of 10 acre, was the new site for the school. Construction started in 1956. The school was officially opened on 16 August 1957 by the then Sultan of Pahang, Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Riayathuddin Al Muadzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdullah Al Muktasim Billah. Datuk Idris bin Babjee was the first principal of the school.

Motto
Through Endeavour We Succeed, "Alah Bisa Tegal Biasa"

Notable alumni

 * Siti Zaharah Sulaiman - former Minister
 * Jamaluddin Jarjis - former Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation Minister
 * Sudirman Arshad - Malaysian singer
 * Yasmin Yusoff - former Miss Malaysia
 * Colin Kirton - Malaysian actor/director                   * Weng Cho Chew - Malaysian-American distinguished professor of electrical engineering at Purdue University