SM St. Michael, Penampang
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| SM St. Michael, Penampang | |
|---|---|
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Founder | Rev Fr. J. Rientjes, MHM |
| Authority | Penampang District Education Office |
| Oversight | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu |
| Principal | Jennifer Asing |
| Senior Assistants | Judith Fidelis Donsia (Administration) Michael Ting Pick Kieng (Co-curriculum) Flavia Ignatius Sundangit (Student Affairs) Johanna Sybil Disimond (Afternoon session students) |
| Staff | ~50 |
| Faculty | ~30-40 |
| Grades | Form 1 to Form 5 |
| Gender | Male, female |
| Age range | 13-17 years old |
| Enrolment | ~950 students |
| Language | Malay, English |
| Colour(s) | Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange, Maroon |
| Teams | Cheetah, Jaguar, Leopard, Puma |
| Yearbook | Michaelian |
| Website | www |
St. Michael's Secondary School, Penampang (Malay: Sekolah Menengah St. Michael (SMSM), Penampang) commonly known as SM St. Michael is a national secondary school in Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia. It was named after Saint Michael the Archangel.
The school was built by Mill Hill missionaries to spread
The school, built in 1890, is among the oldest in Sabah. It was officially established as a secondary school in 1958. The school hall is named after Datuk Peter Mojuntin, one of Sabah's most prominent leaders. He was one of its prominent alumni and had taught in the school before venturing into politics.
History
The school was built in 1890 by Mill Hill
The school's current site used to be a paddy field. It was donated to the school by locals. Despite the students having to share their classroom space with village goats, the school gained a commendable reputation, attracting students from as far as Tambunan and Kuala Penyu. This increasing demand led to the establishment of a boarding school, but it was short-lived until about the 1960s, when the school became a fully non-residential school.
During World War II, the Japanese occupation forced the temporary closure of the school. However, the school was not badly damaged, suffering only from machine gun bullets. Rev. Fr. M. Henselmans applied to convert the school to a senior or secondary school on 10 August 1957 to provide the 53 students who were then in primary six with a post-primary school. The school was converted into a secondary school on 10 March 1958 with Tambunan native Marcus Otigil at the helm. The school rose slowly, with the older buildings replaced by newer ones over the years.
Sisterhood with Yong-ho High School, South Korea
SM St Michael fostered a relationship with Yong-ho High School, South Korea and ended their participation in the KDCA-ISEP exchange program. They dubbed the relation a sisterhood and organised an English Camp for South Korean students who arrived in Sabah in July 2008. SM St Michael's students are scheduled to go to South Korea in November or December.
Principals
- Marcus Otigil (1958–1961)
- Fr. Roger McGorty (1961–1963)
- Fr. M. Hurley (1963–1965)
- Fr. John Rooney (1966–1967)
- Fr. W. Van Gastel (1967–1970)
- Stanislaus Tendahal (1970–1971)
- Shenton de Rozario (1971–1972)
- Datin Ritamma Joseph (1972–1973)
- Hin Tian Chin (1973–1974)
- K. V. Joshua (1974–1982)
- Katherine Philip (1982–1987)
- Gan Lee Ping (1987–1990)
- Chandran Vengadasamy (1990–1992)
- Range Maurice Majikol (1992–1994)
- Datin Lorna Mathews (1995–2003)
- Fidelis P. Insing (2003–2006)
- Marie Yong Pik Hua (2006–2015)
- Jennifer Asing (2015–present)
Notable alumni
- Tan Sri Bernard Dompok– former Sabah Chief Minister and former minister in the Malaysian cabinet
- Stacy Angie Anam – Malaysian singer and dancer[1]
- Velvet Lawrence Aduk – singer-songwriter and radio announcer
- Datuk Cornelius Piong – Bishop of the Diocese of Keningau
- 1976 Double Six tragedy
- Datuk Ewon Benedick – cabinet minister since 2022 in the Pakatan Harapan-led unity government
References
- ^ Rosie Haslinda Nasir (13 June 2016). "[EKSKLUSIF] Tahun Pertama Ummu Syaikhah Stacy Menyambut Ramadan Sebagai Muslimah dan Isteri" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.