SMK Damansara Jaya
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Damansara Jaya (SMKDJ), also known as Damansara Jaya Secondary School, is a secondary school situated in Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It was awarded the Cluster School of Excellence status in 2013 by the Malaysian Ministry of Education.[2]
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] 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 people
Alumni[citation needed]
- Heidy Quah[3] – 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.[4]
- Hasnol Hassan Ariff – A male singer from Malaysia. He was won third place at the Sony Music Voice of Asia in 1991.
- Sofia Jane Hisham – Actress and former model.
- Melissa Saila – Singer and actress
- Shahrizan
- Eric Yeo – Saloon car driver and racer
- Chow Yan Kit † – Motorcycle rider and racer
See also
- Education in Malaysia
- Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan
External links
- Official website
References
- ^ Malaysian Ministry of Education (KPM) (10 June 2020). "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah Jun 2020". Archived from the original (XLSX) on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via moe.gov.my.
- ^ "History of SMK Damansara Jaya". Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Damansara Jaya. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Making a difference". New Straits Times. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Heidy Quah – FOUNDER, REFUGE FOR THE REFUGEES". Generation T. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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