Kampong Selapon Explained

Kampong Selapon
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Brunei
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brunei
Pushpin Label Position:none
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brunei
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Temburong
Subdivision Type2:Mukim
Subdivision Name2:Batu Apoi
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:224
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BNT
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:PC3351
Leader Name:Norasmadi Karim[1]

Kampong Selapon is a village is Temburong District, Brunei, about 19km (12miles) from the district town Bangar. The population was 224 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Batu Apoi. The postcode is PC3351.[3]

Infrastructure

Selapon Primary School is the village's government primary school. It also shares grounds with Selapon Religious School, the village's government school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.

Education

Selapon Primary School was established as a temporary structure in 1973 on an plot of land in Selapon, it was constructed through cooperative efforts by village residents, with materials provided by the government through the Department of Education. The initial building measured, featuring wooden posts, wooden floors and walls, and a zinc roof. A temporary teachers' house was also built in 1973 to accommodate the teachers. The school began operations on 19 April 1974, with an enrolment of 43 students in Grade 1 and only two teachers, including the headteacher. In 1987, a new semi-permanent building was constructed near the old site, funded entirely by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah through the Ministry of Education, and it was officially opened on 20 October 1988. Currently, it is equipped with various facilities, including seven classrooms, a library, a resource room, a computer room with eight computers, a teachers' workroom, restrooms, a headteacher's office, a school kitchen, and a wudu area, and it has operated a full-day integrated schooling system since 3 January 2005.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM . April 2024 . . 4 . Brunei . 32 . ms.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016 . . December 2018 . www.deps.gov.bn . Department of Statistics . 11 August 2021 .
  3. Web site: Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018) . . 26 December 2018 . post.gov.bn . . ms . 11 August 2021 .
  4. Pengiran Ahmad . Pengiran Linong . 2018 . Sekolah Kita: Sekolah Rendah Selapon . Pusaka Majalah . ms . Bandar Seri Begawan . . 44 . 18-22.