In both the Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3) and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) exams, the school is popularly known for achieving outstanding outcomes.

Additionally, the school is also known for its wide variety of co-curricular activities such as rugby, netball, swimming,[1]triathlon, orchestra and also debate.

Half of these spots are set aside for scholars from lower socio-economic environments where they are funded by local GLCs or organisations such as Axiata Foundation and Yayasan Khazanah.

The school fee averages at around RM40,000 yearly Kolej Yayasan Saad is located in Ayer Keroh, a small town in the state of Malacca.

Kolej Yayasan Saad lies near the North-South Expressway and accessible through the Ayer Keroh Toll Exit.

KYS is 140 km from Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, about one and half hour if travelling by car.

Every year, the orchestra goes on tour and performs for dignitaries including the Royal families and Malaysian ministers, parents and students of guest schools.

[2] In 2010, the orchestra performed at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall Auditorium featuring a split programme consisting abridged works from Beethoven to Andrew Lloyd Webber.

[3] The more recent PT3 examinations also produced similar results as KYS was the number one ranked school in the nation for all five years of its implementation.

Just recently, KYS emerged as the top school in Malaysia for SPM 2018 with a GPS of 1.24, beating MRSMs and SBPs nationwide.