SMK Pengiran Omar
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| Jalan SMKPO Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia, Peti Surat 29 Malaysia |
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| School type | Secondary School |
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pengiran Omar or SMKPO is a secondary school located at the town of Sipitang, in the Interior Division of the state of Sabah, Malaysia. The school is listed as one of 90 pilot smart schools (Sekolah Bestari) in Malaysia.[1] This school has achieved several awards for their academic and co-curricular performance and have also broken a Malaysian record.[2]
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History of the school
The school was first established in January 1965 and was originally called Government Junior Secondary School Sipitang. Its original site was in a shoplot area in Sipitang town. In 1968, the building was destroyed due to typhoon, hence it is relocated to the current location near Kampung Pelakat Sipitang. In 1973, the school was upgraded to a Government Secondary School and the school's name was changed to Sekolah Menengah Pengiran Omar Sipitang in order to commemorate Pengiran Omar bin Syaifuddin for contributing to the local economy. The school was nominated to be a smart school in 1999.
Academic and Co-curricular Achievements
The school is very active in rugby.[3][4] On 6 April 2008 the school won 3rd place in the under 16 age category in the state finals.[5]
The school was recently nominated to inquire two program from the Ministry of Education for F1 in school and for robot building. They also have broken the Malaysian record for the longest (thank you) card.
School's Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ Smart School Department Socio-Economic Development Division Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn Bhd, (2006). List of Smart Schools. Malaysian Smart Schools. Page 60, [Online] Available at: http://www.moe.edu.my/btp/wp-content/doc_pap/pemantapan88sb/Smart%20School%20Implementation%20Plan.pdf, Accessed: 3 September 2008
- ↑ Schools official websites : http://smkpo.edu.my
- ↑ New Sabah Times"Plan for residential rugby" : http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/8683
- ↑ Rugby News : http://www.sdc.net.my/sdc/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=22&topic=84.msg448
- ↑ Daily Express (2008). SRC Eagles live up to top billing. 6 April. [Online] Available at: http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/print.cfm?NewsID=56740 (Accessed: 3 September 2008)
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