Shah Alam is the state capital of Selangor, situated approximately 30 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur to the east. Sized at 112.1 square miles, Shah Alam is houses several prominent townships such as Bukit Jelutong, Setia Alam and Kota Kemuning. All three townships were previously considered to be located on the outskirts, but are now highly sought after.
Established as the first planned city in the Klang Valley after Malaysia gained its independence and replacing Kuala Lumpur as the Selangor capital in 1978, Shah Alam is a self-sustaining city. While its ratio of residential developments are far higher than its commercial developments, amenities more than suffice in this city.
Interior Of Busy University Campus Building With Students
There are shopping malls in the central area in form of the SACC Mall, Gamuda Walk on the southeastern side and Setia City Mall on the northwest side. Recreational activities within the town are available in form of the Shah Alam Extreme Park, the Go-Kart Circuit and the Darul Ehsan Aquatic Centre which has swimming pools built according to the international specifications required by the International Swimming Federation and is open to the public.
While public transportation is not readily in Shah Alam, accessibility to Shah Alam via private vehicle is also seamless with the multitude of highways connecting the city to central Kuala Lumpur, all the way to north and south of Malaysia.
Providing holistic living in Shah Alam is an extensive range of education institutions for all ages. There is a primary and secondary school within a reasonably short distance of every housing development. Among some of the more prominent primary schools in the district are:
- SK Seksyen 18
- SK Seksyen 19
- SK Seksyen Enam
- SK Padang Jawa
- SK Seksyen 24
- SK Bukit Kemuning
- SK Taman Sri Muda
- SK Shah Alam
- SK Seksyen 27 (2)
- SK Subang Bestari
- SK Bukit Jelutong
- SK Seksyen 13
- SK Taman Tun Dr Ismail Jaya
- SK Tudm Subang
- SK Taman Alam Megah
- SK Subang
- SK Bukit Rimau
- SK Bukit Kemuning 2
- SK Bukit Naga
- SK Hicom
- SK Seksyen 17 Shah Alam
- SK Raja Muda (Integ)
- SK Taman Bukit Subang
- SK Seksyen 7
- SK Seksyen 27(1)
- SK Alam Megah (3)
- SK Seksyen 9, Shah Alam
- SK Alam Megah Dua
- SK Bandar Anggerik
- SK Taman Sri Muda 2
- SK Seksyen 20
There are also a number of Tamil and Chinese national schools within Shah Alam:
- SJK (T) Ladang Rasak
- SJK (T) Ladang Glenmarie
- SJK (T) Hicom
- SJK (C) Pin Hwa (1)
- SJK (T) Sungai Renggam
- SJK (T) Ladang Midlands
- SJK (T) Ladang Ebor
- SJK (C) Subang
Students are then able to continue their studies at the available secondary schools in Shah Alam if they wish, at the below schools:
- SM Teknik Shah Alam
- SM Pendidikan Khas Shah Alam
- SMK Ttdi Jaya
- SMK Taman Sri Muda
- SMK Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- SMK Subang
- SMK Seksyen Sebelas
- SMK Seksyen 9
- SMK Seksyen 7
- SMK Seksyen 27
- SMK Seksyen 24 (2)
- SMK Seksyen 24
- SMK Seksyen 19
- SMK Seksyen 18
- SMK Seksyen 16
- SMK Jalan Kebun
- SMK Chung Hwa
- SMK Bukit Kemuning
- SMK Bukit Jelutong
- SMK Alam Megah 2
- SMK Alam Megah
For an international syllabus education, residents of Shah Alam have the choice of sending their children to the Tenby Private and International Schools, or the Chinese Taipei School Kuala Lumpur which offers Taiwanese syllabus.
The tertiary education offered in Shah Alam are:
- University Teknologi MARA (UITM) Puncak Alam
- Kolej Universiti Poly-Tech MARA (KUTPM)
- University Selangor (UNISEL)
- Management and Science University (MSU)
- PTPL College
- KDU University College Utropolis