Rimba Secondary School

Rimba Secondary School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Rimba, abbreviated as SMR)[1] is a government secondary school located in Rimba area on the outskirts of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei.[2]

For another secondary school of similar name in the same area, see Rimba II Secondary School.
Rimba Secondary School
Sekolah Menengah Rimba
Location
Rimba National Housing Scheme

Gadong 'A'
,
Brunei-Muara
,
BE3519

Brunei
Coordinates4°57′22″N 114°55′08″E
Information
Established2005
AuthorityMinistry of Education
Years offered7-11
GenderMixed

Location

The school is technically located in Area 3 of Rimba National Housing Scheme which is a village subdivision under Gadong 'A' in Brunei-Muara District.[3] Rimba National Housing Scheme is a public housing estate near Rimba on the northern outskirts of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.

History

Rimba Secondary School was established in 2005. It was officially opened by Sheikh Adanan bin Sheikh Mohamad, the then a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, on 9 May 2005.[4]

Previously, the school ground was home to Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College until its first campus at Jalan Muara was refurbished.

The principal was Haji Malai Shah bin Hj Yusof.[5] In 2009, Rimba Secondary School had over 2,000 students and is one of the largest secondary schools in Brunei.[6]

Athletics

The soccer team won the Bruneian School Soccer Championship in 2007. Baseball and rugby were introduced in 2008. The school won the Zone 2 Inter-school table tennis championship in March 2008.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Rimba Secondary School Hold Parent-Teacher Meeting | Brunei's No.1 News Website". www.brudirect.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. "LIST OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM" Archived 2008-11-18 at Archive.today, Ministry of Education, accessed 22 August 2009.
  3. Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps., Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd., 2014, pp. 50–51, ISBN 9789991732411, OCLC 932264901
  4. "History", SM Rimba, accessed 22 August 2009.
  5. "Educators from Shanghai visit Rimba Secondary School", Zasika Musdi, Borneo Bulletin, 9 October 2008.
  6. "SM RIMBA SAYS THANK You WITH PRIZES, CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION", Borneo Bulletin, 14 June 2009.
  7. "SM Rimba crowned table tennis champs", Brunei Times, 5 March 2008.
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