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SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh [also known as Modal Bangsa (English: State Assets) or MOSA) is a provincial leveled public high school in Aceh, Indonesia. It is located on Jalan Bandara Sultan Iskandar Muda, Aceh Besar. The school was distinguished by Ministry of Education as Rintisan Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional (RSBI), or pioneering international school, before the 2013 command to end the program by the Ministry. It is considered as one of Sekolah Unggul (Excellent Schools) in the province of Aceh. The school is also the first boarding school in Aceh, and uses a semi - military and semi - pasantren system. The school is referred by Acehnese as MOSA (MOdal BangSA).

SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh is known for its tight selective admission process, rigorous academics, numerous achievements in academic and arts competitions, 100% Muslim students, frequently representing Aceh in many events, and extraordinary performance of its students in Indonesian Final National Examination (Ujian Nasional) and University Entrance (SNMPTN). The school has been ranked as one of the best high schools in the province and national for multiple times. Many of its students continue to study in University of Indonesia and Bandung Institute of Technology, two of three Indonesia's most prestigious colleges, many of them pursue degrees in medicine, engineering, and socioeconomic.

History
SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh was found on 1994, under the Yayasan Modal Bangsa. At that time, the school was located at Lampeuneurut. It was latter adopted by provincial government and Education Departement (Dinas Pendidikan) Aceh. The present school building in Blang Bintang was on used in the beginning of the 1997 - 1998 period.

In 2007, this school was entitle with the status of a Rintisan Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional (RSBI), or pioneering international school by the Ministry of Education. In 2012 the school achieve ISO 1998 : 2001 and Sekolah Sadar Hukum, or Law Obedient School. It withheld several seminars training courses for teachers in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar in fields of RSBI, Curriculum, IT, and Management, etc. It has also created many partnerships with other prestigious school like SMA Negeri Unggul Ali Hasyimi and SMA Swasta Laboratorium Universitas Syiah Kuala.

Principals

 * (1994 - 2002)     Drs. H. M. Hasan Yakob MM
 * (2002 - 2006)     Drs. Anwar Z
 * (2006 - 2012)     Drs. Yusnaidi M. Pd
 * (2012 - Present)  Dra. H. Thallea Nensis M. Pd

Academics
The school curriculum adheres to the standard Indonesian high school curriculum. The duration of study is three years. 100% of the students studying at SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa are streamed into science program. At the end of senior year, students are required to take National Examination in order to receive diploma.

Mandatory Subjects
Every student of SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh must under go several mandatory subjects based on their level and type of class.

Physical Education
SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh student's are given the freedom to choose the type of sport class they would like to attend. These classes are commonly known as Cabor (Cabang Olahraga/Sport Subdivision). The purpose is to create students who are able to strengthen their ability in sports based on each one's capabilities and preferences. Student's will also attend O2SN, the National Sport Tournament, according to their respective Cabor. There are 9 physical education classes that can be chosen by the students.
 * Soccer
 * Basketball
 * Volleyball
 * Badminton
 * Ping Pong
 * Karate
 * Silat
 * Kick Boxing
 * Athletics

Arts
SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh student's are given the freedom to choose the type of art class they would like to attend. These classes are commonly known as Kelas Seni (Art Class). The purpose is to create students who are able to strengthen their ability in arts based on each one's capabilities and preferences. Student's will also attend FLS2N, the National Arts Festival, according to their respective Kelas Seni. This is also to preserve regional cultures by teaching them to students. There are 8 art classes that can be chosen by the students.
 * Vocal
 * Guitar
 * Violin
 * Teater
 * Male Acehnese Traditional Dance
 * Female Acehnese Traditional Dance
 * Poster Making
 * Craft Making

Islamic Religion
As an all Muslim school, SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh provides many religious studies not available in other schools or provinces in Indonesia. Students were meant to set a high standard for Muslim students throughout Indonesia, with a strong and strict Muslim student culture tradition and high Islamic knowledge. Islamic studies in SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh are not rare in the province of Aceh, the only Sharia Province in Indonesia, in where these studies are regularly taught in elementary, middle, high schools in neighborhoods, local mosques, communities, Islamic schools, and organizations throughout the province. SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh provides classes that are compulsory taken by all students
 * Tauhid
 * Qur'an
 * Hadits
 * Fiqih
 * Inheritance
 * Shalat
 * General Islamic knowledge

Afternoon Courses
SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh conducts afternoon courses called Prosus (Program Khusus/Specific Program), in where students will continue their learning classes until afternoon prayers. In Prosus, students are divided into 3 groups, Clever Level (CL), General Level (GL) and Fundamental Level (FL). The students will be divided based on their ranking in their same grade level. This is meant so that teachers will be able to adapt better to the learning conditions of the different levels of students.

Admission
The selective and thorough admission process is one of the notable features of this school. A ratio of 1 : 6 students are eligible to enter the academic year. Admission criteria are put at a high level to prevent an overflow of applicants. All the applicants have to take multiple examinations, which are designed to test their academic aptitudes, foreign language fluency, Islamic competence, and personal attitude. In addition, every applicant must undergo an interview and a psychological testing. The admission officers will also take applicant's score in National Examination, a standardized test for all students who wish to graduate middle school, into account.

Student Life
The life of the students in SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa can be considered unique and special compared to other schools based on the fact that students gather from many parts of Aceh and Indonesia in a semi - military dormitory and taught to become model Muslims in their lives.

Dormitory
Dormitories in SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa are seperated into individual barracks. Each barrack can contain a maximum of 40 students, consisting of 10 rooms with 4 beds per room and 12 bathrooms. Every student must live in the dormitory and none may leave without written permission form the school. Boys and girls are naturally separated into individual dormitory areas, in where no one of the opposite gender may enter their barracks, may that be students, teachers, visitors, or even parents. There are 9 barracks in total;

The dormitory is also the home of the Dormitory Supervisor, Teachers, Cooks, and Janitors, who work and live in the area. The dormitory is also facilitated with a housing room for parents who might need temporary living places. A small mosque is also the heart of the dormitory life of the students, to pray, read, finish assignments, research, group activity, and games. There is also free internet Wi - Fi, a soccer field, basketball field, volleyball field, a dining room, a locker room, parking lot, 4 large open buildings for group learning, and a small store.

MPK
MPK [Majelis Perwakilan Kelas (English: Assembly of Class Representatives) is the highest student body organization SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh. Its members consist of 5 students from every first and second grade class excluding Acceleration class students. The leaders of MPK (Inti MPK / MPK's Core) are pick using a closed selective democratic process inside the organization itself. MPK functions to observe, sanction, and uphold all organizations in SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh, especially its sister OSIS. To effectively regulate its function, MPK has 10 commissions intended to specialize in 10 aspects of OSIS sections. Below are the organizations.
 * Inti MPK
 * Leader
 * Vice Leader
 * Secretary
 * Treasurer

OSIS
OSIS [Organisasi Siswa Intra Sekolah (English: Inter School Student Organization / Student Body Council)], is the the most popular organization in SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh. Even though OSIS is considered lower than MPK, OSIS functions to run, organize, and conduct programs inside of SMA Negeri Modal Bangsa Aceh. Inti OSIS / OSIS's Core consists of 8 students who have went through a tight selection of physical, academic, religion, and leadership examinations and selections, conducted by their upperclassmen in the former OSIS. The top 8 students who have passed the selections, continue to a campaigning phases, then a general election created by MPK. All students, teachers, and all faculty members are entitled to vote upon who should become the leader of OSIS.
 * Inti OSIS
 * Leader
 * Vice Leader
 * Second Vice Leader
 * Secretary
 * Vice Secretary
 * Second Vice Secretary
 * Treasurer
 * Vice Treasurer

After the elections, the winning student will be able to choose the leaders of each section, in where each leader will be able to choose their own members. Many times, leaders are chosen based on skill and experience of working with that section in previous school periods. Members are entitled to work until the end of the school year without substitution or resignation. All students in OSIS are from the first and second grade classed while third grade and acceleration are prohibited to become a member of OSIS. Each section has 1 leader and 3 members. Inti OSIS will normally divide the sections between themselves and become coordinators of the sections.

RIMIP
RIMIP (Remaja IMTAQ IPTEK / English: Faithful and Knowledgeable Teenagers)

PKS
PKS (Petugas Keamanan Sekolah / English: School Security Officers)

CC
CC (Cleaning Council)

KPA
KPA (Komisi Pecinta Alam / English: Nature Lovers Commission)

BI
BI (Badan Informasi / English: Information Agency)

T-GUSI
T - GUSI (Teater Unsur Seni Gabungan Musik dan Puisi / English: Artistic Components of Theatrics Combine with Music and Poetry)

LC
Language Council

ANANG
Aneuk Nanggroe

BA
BA (Badan Amil / English: Charity Agency)

School song
Hymne Delapan is the official song of SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta.

SMA Delapan giat belajar  Demi masa depan bangsa yang besar  Kami bersatu hati membangun negara  Untuk pertiwi tanah tercinta.

English translation: SMA 8, we study diligently For the future of our great nation We are united to develop the country For Ibu Pertiwi, our beloved homeland.

Partnerships
As a pioneering international school, the school has established close relationships with many schools abroad. Sister schools of SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta are located in Singapore, Thailand, Australia, and Turkey. Some foreign universities have also established partnerships with this school, and they regularly visit SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta and organize information sessions. Guidance department plays an important role to invite universities, especially from Japan, Europe, and United States to campus, to increase the number of students going to world's top universities.

SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta has a large number of graduates attending selective Indonesian universities, and each year there is a homecoming tradition for those alumni. They are given the opportunity to talk before the entire senior class to promote their colleges and help prospective university students prepare themselves for the admission process.

This school is one of the model schools in Indonesia. Many other schools refer to its academic and organizational systems, and annually SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta could receive tens of official visits from other schools, both domestic and international. In academic year 2009/2010 alone, the school received 45 official visits. Faculty members and the members of central student government of SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta have the liberty to visit other schools as a part of comparative study. Some faculty members have been invited to officially visit schools in other parts of Southeast Asia as well as Australia. The latest official visitation carried out by student government was in 2010, when members visit high schools in Yogyakarta.

The school also offers homestay and cultural immersion opportunities for its students on a regular basis. Students travel to the United States, United Kingdom, or Australia with teachers as chaperons. Under the partnership with Singaporean and Japanese universities, it is possible for teachers and student alike to attend workshops and summer camps abroad. Furthermore, a significant number of students at SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta is selected each year to participate in exchange program, where they can study in foreign high schools and stay with local families. Students of this school have been sent to the United States, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, France, and Norway to name a few.

Aside from rigorous academic atmosphere, SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta has a strong tradition of traditional performing arts, such as saman. Student performers from this school have been invited to perform both in Indonesia and overseas.

Notable Alumni

 * Vena Annisa, broadcaster and VOA presenter
 * Mesty Ariotedjo, physician and harp player
 * Taufik Basari, lawyer
 * Marissa Haque, actress and politician
 * Indra Herlambang, TV personality
 * Tessa Kaunang, model, presenter, actress
 * Uya Kuya, magician, businessman, TV personality
 * Nugie, singer and environmental activist
 * Adi Nugroho, presenter, TV personality
 * Krisna Purwana, radio announcer, comedian
 * Nicholas Saputra, actor