St. Andrew's School, Brunei

St. Andrew's School
Sekolah St. Andrew
Address
Map
Kampong Pusar Ulak, Jalan Haji Basir

Bandar Seri Begawan
,
BS8411

Brunei
Coordinates4°53′47″N 114°56′15″E / 4.89638°N 114.93737°E / 4.89638; 114.93737
Information
TypePrivate
MottoCourage & Love
FoundedJanuary 1956; 69 years ago (1956-01)
FounderPaul Chong En Siong
StatusOperational
ChairmanStephen Ong
PrincipalTan Lian Lian
Deputy PrincipalChong Ah Fok
GenderCoeducational
NicknameSAS
AffiliationsCIE
Websitesaintandrew.edu.bn

St. Andrew's School[1] (SAS; Malay: Sekolah St. Andrew) is a Christian private, co-education school in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, that is overseen and operated by the Anglican Church.[2] It is Brunei's first Anglican school to be founded.[3]

History

The school was founded as an Anglican school in January 1956 by Rev. Canon Paul Chong En Siong, as a primary school with 70 students and 3 teachers.[4] It was the first Anglican school in Brunei. Until 1964 it was based in a church vicarage.[4] That year it moved to its current locations, a site donated by Ong Kim Kee.[4] The Ministry of Religious Affairs has provided all Islamic Religious Knowledge professors with a temporary position since 1971.[2] The school introduced computer studies classes in 1995.[4]

Around 1000 students from Brunei and other countries attended the school in 2009; it offered kindergarten through secondary education. Secondary levels are taught in English, whereas primary levels are taught in Malay.[1] In January 2018, a press release from St Andrew's School formally designated the brand-new parking lot adjacent to the school the Letak Kereta Pengiran Muda Haji 'Abdul 'Azim (Prince Haji 'Abdul 'Azim Car Park), situated on a 1.83 acres (0.74 ha) tract of property owned by Prince Abdul Azim.[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2009. Oxford Business Group. 2009. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-907065-09-5.
  2. ^ a b "About SAS". St. Andrew's School. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  3. ^ Sidhu, Jatswan S. (2009-12-22). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9.
  4. ^ a b c d "History | St.Andrew's School". Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. ^ "Spacious new car park for St Andrew's School". St. Andrew's School. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  6. ^ a b c Sidhu, Jatswan S. (2009-12-22). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. pp. 9, 36, 214. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9. Archived from the original on 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Rano360.com » SAS revisited :D". rano360.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  8. ^ Brunei Darussalam Newsletter. Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office. 2000. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  9. ^ "Profile: Royal Wedding". Borneo Bulletin. 2012-09-19. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  10. ^ Kok Hua, Thiann (2023-01-20). "劉孝德被委任國會議員 深感榮幸並感謝蘇丹陛下". weareunited.com.my (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-21.


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