St Cecilia's Convent Secondary School

St Cecilia's Convent Secondary School (SCCSS), Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Konven St. Cecilia (SMK Konven St. Cecilia), is a secondary school in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.[2][3] Its Ministry of Education code is XFE2037.

St Cecilia's Convent Secondary School
Location
Sandakan
,
Sabah

Malaysia
Information
TypeGovernment Secondary School
MottoFirst Things First[1]
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1963 (as primary sch)
Opened1966
PrincipalMr. Soo Tian Hock
GradesForms 1–5
Enrolment1560+

Located within the newly formed Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan, SCCSS is situated at 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Sandakan. Nearby schools are the SM St. Mary's (boys secondary school), SR St. Mary's Boys, SR St. Mary's Convent, SR St. Mary and SMJK Tiong Hua. It is also near to the Duchess of Kent General Hospital and the local Polyclinic. Students of St Cecilia's are known as "Cecilians". It is one of the 30 Convent secondary schools in Malaysia.

History

St Cecilia's was founded in 1963 as a primary school under Rev Mother St. Leonard. It was one of a number of schools in Sabah staffed by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, also known as the "Blue Sisters". In 1966 it became the first girls' secondary school in Sandakan. The primary school was closed and its students transferred to SR St. Mary's Convent, one of St Cecilia's present-day feeder schools.[4]

School Song

St. Cecilia the best school of them all,
All of us are certain of our victory,
In every field we join,
We join with hope, and confidence,
So come on now, and don’t you let us down,
Do your best to strive for excellence,
We are here to cheer your Cecilians,
So do your best and be the best.

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References
  1. School Profile II
  2. Daily Express Dramas way to teach English Published on: Sunday, 10 April 2005
  3. Catholic Mission Schools in Sandakan Archived 9 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  4. School History

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