Rimba Secondary School
| Rimba Secondary School Sekolah Menengah Rimba | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 4°57′22″N 114°55′08″E / 4.956224°N 114.919021°E |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Authority | Ministry of Education |
| Years offered | 7-11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
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]
Location[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Raabi'atul Adawiyyah (born 1992), wife to Prince Abdul Malik[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rimba Secondary School Hold Parent-Teacher Meeting | Brunei's No.1 News Website". www.brudirect.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "LIST OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM" Archived 2008-11-18 at archive.today, Ministry of Education, accessed 22 August 2009.
- ^ Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps., Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd., 2014, pp. 50–51, ISBN 9789991732411, OCLC 932264901
- ^ "History", SM Rimba, accessed 22 August 2009.
- ^ "Educators from Shanghai visit Rimba Secondary School", Zasika Musdi, Borneo Bulletin, 9 October 2008.
- ^ "SM RIMBA SAYS THANK You WITH PRIZES, CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION", Borneo Bulletin, 14 June 2009.
- ^ "SM Rimba crowned table tennis champs", Brunei Times, 5 March 2008.
- ^ Lainufar, Inas Rifqia (2023-01-16). "Raabi'atul Adawiyyah, Menantu Kesayangan Sultan Bolkiah dari Brunei Darussalam". iNews.ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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