SMK Damansara Jaya
| SMK Damansara Jaya Damansara Jaya Secondary School | |
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| Type | Government Co-Ed Secondary School |
| Motto | Berilmu Untuk Berjasa |
| Established | 1983 |
| School district | Petaling |
| Session | Morning |
| Principal | Teo Boon Hwa |
| Grades | Form 1 – Form 5 |
| Language | English language, Malay language |
| Area | Damansara Jaya |
| Website | www |
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Damansara Jaya (SMKDJ), also known as Damansara Jaya Secondary School, is a secondary school situated in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It was awarded the Cluster School of Excellence status in 2013 by the Malaysian Ministry of Education.[1]
History
The school received its first intake of Form 1 students in 1983.[citation needed] The pioneer batch of students came mainly from SRK Damansara Utama and SRK Sultan Alam Shah 1 & 2, and there were also students from Sri Petaling and Kg Tengku primaries.[citation needed] The first headmaster of the school was Hj Abu Sujak,[citation needed] but the most memorable was Kevin De Souza (deceased). Pn Hjh. Naimah (deceased), who was assistant head during the school's early days, went on to become headmistress of the nearby SK Damansara Jaya many years later.[citation needed] The pioneer batch of teachers included Hjh Zuraidah, B.H. Lim, Raoul Huet, Imam Musaniff, Pn. Salina, Cikgu Rosli, Cikgu Syahrim, Pn. Loke, Pn. Leela and Pn Ooi.[citation needed]
The first student to be appointed head prefect was Syed Nasurudin Syed Abu Bakar, followed by Megat Fairuz Khairudin.[citation needed] The straight A students among the pioneers were consistently Chuah Beng Sim and Irene Siow Ai Ling.[citation needed] The celebrities who attended the school in the 1980s included Hasnol Hassan Ariff, Sofia Jane Hisham, Melissa Saila, Shahrizan and Shanie.[citation needed] The notable sports personalities include saloon car driver Eric Yeo and motorcycle rider Chow Yan Kit (deceased).[citation needed] A few years following the pioneers' graduation in 1987, the school celebrated the victory of one of its students in a yachting competition at the Olympics.[citation needed]
The school is rated as one of the best in Malaysia based on public examination results.[citation needed]
Early school students designed the school badge and composed the school song and lyrics. K. Thanalechumy won an art competition to design the school badge while Nicholas Ong composed the school anthem Berilmu Untuk Berjasa.[citation needed]
Demographics
The school's population is 46% Chinese, 40% Malays, 14% Indians and numerous other races.[citation needed]
Notable Alumni
- Heidy Quah[2] - Queen's Young Leader Award 2017 recipient, founder and director of Refuge For The Refugees, a non-profit NGO that provides education for refugee children, as well as raising their standard of living.[3]
See also
External links
References
- ^ "History of SMK Damansara Jaya". Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Damansara Jaya. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Making a difference". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Heidy Quah - FOUNDER, REFUGE FOR THE REFUGEES". Generation T. Retrieved 1 July 2020.