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]
| SMK Damansara Jaya | |
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 Crest of SMK Damansara Jaya | |
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| Coordinates | 3.13083°N 101.61563°E |
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| Other name | SMKDJ |
| Type | Government Co-Ed Secondary School |
| Motto | Malay: Berilmu Untuk Berjasa ('To Gain Knowledge for Success') |
| Established | 1983 |
| School district | Petaling Utama |
| Session | Morning |
| School code | BEA8608[1] |
| Principal | En Ahmad Ezzat bin Ismail |
| Grades | Form 1 – Form 5 |
| Age range | 13–17 |
| Language | English language, Malay language |
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| Yearbook | Nostalgia |
| Website | www |
History
The school received its first intake of Form 1 students in 1983. 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. The first headmaster of the school was Hj Abu Sujak, 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. 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.
The first student to be appointed head prefect was Syed Nasurudin Syed Abu Bakar, followed by Megat Fairuz Khairudin. The straight A students among the pioneers were consistently Chuah Beng Sim and Irene Siow Ai Ling. In 1987, the school celebrated the victory of one of its students in a yachting competition at the Olympics.
The school is rated as one of the best in Malaysia based on public examination results.
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.
Demographics
The school's population is 46% Chinese, 40% Malays, 14% Indians and numerous other races.
Notable people
Alumni
- 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
External links
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.