Batch Sylvoria 2125 hits the ground running

By Hakimi bin Mohd Akmal

For most students, the months after SPM are a time to breathe. For Batch Sylvoria 2125 of Kolej Yayasan Saad, it has been anything but.

Just months after handing in their Just months after handing in their final papers, members of the class of 2025 are already deep into work—leading volunteer initiatives, earning national recognition, pursuing hands-on experience in medicine and biotech, and, in at least one case, representing a Malaysian startup on one of the world’s most prestigious stages for social innovation.

Sylvoria’s SPM results ceremony

10.00 a.m

No build-up. A moment every 18-year-old across the country had been waiting for. The school was still running. The classrooms were full, and lessons carried on like any other day.

But outside, in the car park, it was different.

Phones came out. Screens refreshed. Some hesitated, holding onto the last few seconds before everything became real. Others opened theirs immediately, like ripping off a bandage.

And then it hit.

A shout from one corner. Someone was crying two cars down. Laughter that didn’t quite sound like laughter. Calls being made, “Mama, I got it,” voices shaking with half-disbelief and half-relief. Some stood frozen. Some dropped into hugs. Some just sat there, staring at the screen like it hadn’t fully sunk in yet. More than 70 straight-A students. With three students obtaining straight A+ results, the school secured sixth place nationally.

But none of that mattered in the first few minutes. It was just a relief. Or shock. Or both, tangled together.

Inside the Great Hall, the ceremony began. Students from each class were called to walk onto the stage to be recognised for achieving straight A’s. Shortly after a photography session took place, and Mr. Tan gave a speech to congratulate the batch on their success. Then came the administrative session, during which everyone collected their SPM slips.

And finally, back to the classrooms. A-Levels and Munshi: spaces that had once been about pressure now felt different, students walking in not as candidates but as something else. Finished, lighter with more bounce in each step, teachers met them with eager smiles, with pride that didn’t need to be said out loud.

Around them, lessons were still ongoing. Pens were still moving across paper. Another batch was still mid-journey, while Sylvoria 2125 had just reached the end of theirs.

A Movement Called SuperTroopers

At the heart of Sylvoria’s post-SPM story is SuperTroopers — a youth-led volunteering initiative focused on underserved communities, co-founded by Chempaka Ariessa and Uqail Shahmi. From its humble beginnings in a PPR flat in Subang, the program grew steadily, eventually becoming Kafa Al Insaniah (KAFAI), a nearby KAFA, and evolving into something far greater.

Today, SuperTroopers has mobilised over 150 volunteers and touched the lives of more than 200 students, supported by SAS alumni and other donors who believe in what the team is building.

Their programs reflect real intentionality. Before the school year began, SuperTroopers ran a Back to School initiative, taking more than 30 kids on a school supplies shopping trip, with each child given a RM150 budget. Volunteers had the option to top up an additional RM20 from their own pockets. It was the kind of gesture that turns a transaction into a relationship.

During Ramadan, they went further. Program Inspirasi Ramadan (PIR) ran every Saturday across three weeks, offering students hands-on STEM experiences: building model cars, assembling musical instruments, and setting up hydroponics systems. The aim was not just to give, but to spark curiosity.

Their programs reflect real intentionality. Before the school year began, SuperTroopers ran a Back to School initiative, taking more than 30 kids on a school supplies shopping trip, with each child given a RM150 budget. Volunteers had the option to top up an additional RM20 from their own pockets. It was the kind of gesture that turns a transaction into a relationship.

During Ramadan, they went further. Program Inspirasi Ramadan (PIR) ran every Saturday across three weeks, offering students hands-on STEM experiences: building model cars, assembling musical instruments, and setting up hydroponics systems. The aim was not just to give, but to spark curiosity.

“Small act, super impact.”

– SuperTroopers

Stepping Forward to Serve

Setting the tone for Sylvoria’s post-SPM momentum, Do Good Co. Volunteers Community began making its mark—a youth-led, cross-institutional initiative built through the collaboration between KYSER and ANSARA (MRSM Alumni). Developed by Aimy Shaqeera, Nurul Aneesa and Rizq Rania representing KYSERS; Nur Irdina Aisyah, Nur Deena Syafia, and Aisyah representing ANSARA; This initiative brings together a group of young leaders under a shared philosophy: that doing good carries more weight when it is done together. 

In a relatively brief amount of time, the team has put that belief into action. Together with Bayt Az-Zahra, they brought food, care packages, and toys to children at Rumah Bakti Nur Ain—ensuring support was reaching where it mattered most.

They also carried out outreach at health facilities, including Tunku Ampuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani Hospital and UKM Children’s Specialist Hospital, to interact with young patients with the help of mascots and volunteers. Working with Yayasan Sri Ehsan—an organization known for its role in supporting community welfare—the team managed to provide over 750 diapers and other basic resources to patients, offering another level of practical support.

But the influence of Do Good Co. is much bigger than an individual programme. Through collaboration across institutions, the community has made links between more than 30 schools—such as Sekolah Dato’ Abdul Razak (SDAR), SM Sains Tuanku Aishah Rohani, and others—and more than 150 volunteers applied to join the movement. The outcome was more than a collection of initiatives. It became a network of young people united across districts, backgrounds, and institutions. This capacity to bring people together and turn ideas into action is what makes Do Good Co. stand out: not simply for what they create, but for what their people achieve together.

“Do Good. A responsibility we share.” 

— Do Good Co. Volunteers Community

A National Stage

Among those who have caught the attention of national institutions are Tuah Nur Azman and Daania Aleysha Khairudin. Both were selected as part of the Yayasan Tun Razak Leadership Programme 2026 (TRF LEAP), placing them in the top 70 out of over 500 applicants from schools across Malaysia.

What makes their selection especially remarkable is the timing: both completed their interviews on 20 December 2025, in the middle of their SPM examinations.

TRF LEAP, inspired by the legacy of Tun Abdul Razak and supported by the Ministry of National Unity, is a 12-day intensive program bringing together student leaders for Oxbridge talks, parliamentary engagements, institutional visits, and community initiatives across Kuantan and Kuala Lumpur.

Daania went on to earn the TRF LEAP Best Participant Award, one of only six nationwide, securing a fully sponsored one-week leadership program in the United Kingdom this summer.

“A voice heard is nothing without a heart that listens”

— Tuah Nur Azman

In the Clinic, by Choice

While some in the batch are building outward, Daania has also been looking inward at what the work of a doctor actually demands.

During a clinical shadowing placement, she worked a 12-hour shift alongside doctors and senior clinical assistants, who guided her through procedures including ECGs, DXT tests, urinalysis, and COVID and influenza swabs. She was also given the opportunity to assist with wound dressings for amputees, cancer patients, and general cases.

“It’s best to do jobs that you enjoy and those that align with your pursuit of life,” she reflected—a stance that felt earned, not rehearsed.

From the Field to the Global Stage

Hakimi Mohd Akmal’s path into the professional world began not with a title, but with a willingness to learn. Over four months at Qarbotech Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian biotech startup harnessing nanotechnology to increase crop yields by enhancing photosynthesis rates, he worked his way from intern to special officer at the CEO’s office.

His responsibilities stretched far beyond what most entry-level roles typically demand. He delivered educational talks to clients in Johor, carried out fieldwork and data sampling in Kedah, and contributed across departments, including HR, marketing, and market research for sales. The breadth was intentional: to understand the full picture of an impact-driven company from the inside.

That grounding in real-world work culminated in Hakimi representing Qarbotech at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, UK, one of the world’s leading gatherings for social entrepreneurs and impact investors. He was among the few Malaysians from his generation to walk into the room, carrying with him not just a company’s story but also the ambitions of a batch that has never been content to wait.

Outside of Qarbotech, Hakimi has been quietly playing another role. He was working alongside Chempaka on the expansion of SuperTroopers, conducting the outreach and research that will determine how far the initiative can reach.

Purnama at PROMX

When SRI Aman, SMK Damansara Utama, and Victoria Institution put PROMX together at the Luna Grand Ballroom in KL, they brought in bands from various batches to perform throughout the night. Sylvoria 2125 from KYSM sent their band Purnama.

They didn’t need long to make the room theirs.

The dress code said formal. The night said otherwise. Suits and gowns, sure, but the moment Purnama’s set started, the polish gave way to something looser, louder, more alive. Their song choices set the tone: nothing safe, nothing that faded into the background. Music that pulled people off their seats and kept them there.

Their set ran in contrast. Slower numbers slowed everything down; eyes locked in, the room holding its breath in the way only a packed crowd of teenagers can. Then the tempo lifted, and the floor lifted with it. Hands up. Voices back. Songs that didn’t ask for a reaction so much as pull from the crowd.

Every batch had a band. But Purnama played differently. There was a certain aura to in the way they carried themselves on stage, the kind that kept students on the edge of their seats every time they stepped up, watching for what was coming next.

In the quieter pockets of the night, the photobooth became its own thing: group photos stacking up, batchmates pulling each other in, and the kind of pictures you only take when the night actually means something.

Then came the close. Purnama had asked the crowd to stay until the end and promised the best performance of the night in return. The crowd stayed. Purnama delivered. By the final song, the line between stage and floor was gone. Just one room, one moment, locked in until the lights came up. Even after graduation, Purnama doesn’t feel finished; they’re just getting started.

Still Just Getting Started

Sylvoria 2125 has barely begun. No university placements confirmed, no careers locked in. And yet the batch has already run community programs, earned national awards, gained clinical experience, and earned a seat at an international forum.

It is early days. But for those who know KYS, that is usually how it starts.