Sekolah Tun Fatimah Explained

Sekolah Tun Fatimah
Motto:Berusaha tangga kejayaan
(Striving is the key to success)
Established:1956 in Malacca,[1] 25 September 1965 in Johor [2]
City:Johor Bahru
State:Johor
Country:Malaysia
Type:Public, All-girls boarding school, Sekolah Berasrama Penuh
Affiliations:Sekolah Berasrama Penuh, Ministry of Education (Malaysia)
Principal:Radziah Mohd Din
Gender:Female
Students:721
Grades:Form 1 - Form 5
Colours:Green and Yellow
Classrooms:
  • Setia (Loyal)
  • Tegas (Strict)
  • Feminin (Feminine)
  • Jujur (Honest)
  • Bersih (Clean)
Houses:
  • Zeti Aziz (blue)
  • Zainon Munshi (yellow)
  • Aishah Ghani (green)
  • Fatimah Hashim (red).
Address:Jalan Tun Abdul Razak,
80000 Johor Bahru
District:Johor Bahru
Yearbook:Purnama
Medium Of Language:Malay, English
Alumni:Persatuan Bekas Pelajar Sekolah Tun Fatimah (Srikandi)

Sekolah Tun Fatimah (en|Tun Fatimah School; abbreviated STF) is a premier all-girl[3] boarding school (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh) located in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The students in the school are affectionally known as STFians. In 2010, the school was awarded with the Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi or High Performance School.[4] The school specialises in netball, hockey, band as well as basketball, robotics, dance and debate.[5] STF has been known for producing high-resistant yet poised young ladies throughout Malaysia.[6] The school is a member of the Strategic Educational Alliance of Southeast Asia and adopted an school for Multimedia University.[7] [8]

History

Sekolah Tun Fatimah is administered by the Ministry of Education. Students are selected based on their excellent academic performances via the UPSR (Primary School Assessment Test) and PMR (Lower Secondary Assessment).

Sekolah Tun Fatimah was founded in Durian Daun, Malacca in 1956 going by the name Malay Girls Secondary School.[9] The goal was to educate malay girls from rural areas. Those who aspire to become teachers were enrolled directly into the Malacca Malay Women Teachers Training College (MWTC) after their LCE/SRP examination.

The school was officially launched by YB Encik Khir bin Johari, the Minister of Education of Malaya in 1958 and given the name "Tun Fatimah School, named after a famous Malay Srikandi Woman of the Malacca sultanate.[10] Sekolah Tun Fatimah has moved to its current premises in August 1962. On 25 September 1965, STF was officially opened by HRH Sultanah of Johor, Sultanah Ungku Tun Aminah Binti Ungku Ahmad.

Notable alumni

The alumni association of STF is known as Persatuan Bekas Pelajar Sekolah Tun Fatimah (Srikandi)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hassan . Abdullah . Fajar menyingsing di Ashby Road kisah pelajar rintis STAR Ipoh . 2016 . PTS Akademia . 9789670685830 . 187 . https://books.google.com/books?id=oFzCCwAAQBAJ&dq=sekolah+tun+fatimah&pg=PA464 . 15 November 2024 . Malay . 27.
  2. Web site: Rajab . Aliza Minai . Pembukaan Sekolah Tun Fatimah, Johor Bharu . Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah . . 15 November 2024 . Malay . 25 September 1965.
  3. http://www.utusan.com.my/rencana/kecemerlangan-sekolah-satu-gender-1.198650 Kecemerlangan sekolah satu gender
  4. Web site: RM1mil among perks for high performance schools . www.thestar.com.my . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100128012213/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/26/nation/5543554&sec=nation . 28 January 2010 . dead.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105212656/http://www.pemandu.gov.my/gtp/upload/78971400-f8d4-4956-a277-f77fde8bbd8c.pdf . 5 November 2013 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: The Malay Male: Judging People Using Top Schools. 14 December 2011.
  7. Web site: Sabre . Sabrina . SMK Seri Permaisuri antara 13 Sekolah Angkat MMU . Wilayahku . 3 April 2022 . Wilayahku.com.my . 23 September 2024.
  8. Web site: Corporate Communication Department . MMU Adopts 25 Schools Nationwide for Its "Program Sekolah Angkat MMU 2023" . MMU.edu.my . 31 March 2023 . Multimedia University . 23 September 2024.
  9. Book: Morais . J. Victor . Pothen . P. Phillip . Educational Directory of Malaysia and Singapore, 1965 . 1965 . J. Victor Morais and P. Phillip Pothen . 78 .
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 23 December 2012 . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916164500/https://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/TunFatimahSrikandiMelayu/Article . dead .
  11. Web site: Putra Blog™: Kisah Mawar Merah Kesepuluh-DYTM Tengku Puan Pahang besabar atas ujian Allah. . syukury.blogspot.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111120141211/http://syukury.blogspot.com/2011/10/kisah-mawar-merah-kesepuluh-dytm-tengku.html . 2011-11-20.