history

Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan began as an ordinary school Sekolah Menengah Melayu Pertama (SMMP) in Brunei Town in 1966. Upper secondary level (Form 4) was first introduced in the school in 1967 while Sixth Form classes were introduced two years later. In 1969, the school moved from Brunei Town to Jalan Muara.
23 September 1971 was a remarkable day for the college. Sekolah Menengah Melayu Pertama was officially renamed as Maktab Melayu Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan (Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Malay College). It was officially inaugurated by Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei.
Bilingual education policy was implemented in 1974 and English medium classes was introduced. Two years later, the concept of providing science education was initiated. The school was then again renamed as Maktab Melayu Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan/Sekolah Sains ( Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Malay College/Science School). Hostel facilities for both boys and girls were provided for high achievers from every corner of the country, irrespective of their socio-economic status.
In 1985, the status of the school was raised to that of a college to acknowledge the inclusion of the Sixth Form. With this, the school was again renamed as Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan (Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College).

The students population of the school increased and the campus needed renovation to accommodate the growing school population. In 1994, Maktab SainsPaduka Seri Begawan Sultan moved to a new campus at Kg Rimba,Gadong  The old campus was renovated and on 2 April 2005, 11 years later, Maktab Sains moved back to its old site,this site is then used up until now. Since 2007, the Form 1 (now known as Year 7) students were scheduled in the afternoon session due to shortage of classrooms. In 2008, Year 8 students were also scheduled in the afternoon session. Year 7 students in 2008 were the first batch to try out the scheme of work for SPN21 (Sistem Pendidikan Negara Abad Ke-21).