Kian Kok Middle School (''Sekolah Menengah Kian Kok'' in

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, ''沙巴建国中学'' in

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) is a Chinese independent high school located in

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. The current principal is Goh Teck Seng (吴德成). The school offers both Malaysian public examination SPM, and

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examination, UEC.

History

Kian Kok Middle School was founded in

during the early 1963. It was initially founded with the intention of accommodating junior high school students who failed to enroll into any public school. On 1 June 1963, the Hokkien association of Kota Kinabalu initiated the funding campaign for Kian Kok Middle School, with an initial donation of RM10,000 by the chairman. Within 9 months, the association has raised a total amount of approximately RM300,000. During the early days of the school, there were only around 60 students and two classes. Students were forced to study in a temporary "campus" made up of several commercial offices that were leased by local businesses. The first building of Kian Kok Middle School was finally completely in January 1965. All 366 junior high school students enrolled in the school at that time were moved to the new permanent campus in Jalan Tuaran. Kian Kok Middle School introduced their senior high school class in 1966. By 1968, the school was completed with four senior high school classes and eleven junior high school classes. It was considered as the standard size of a Malaysian high school at that time. :zh:亞庇建國中學

Notable alumni

* Oh Ei Sun, former political secretary of Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak. *

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, young entrepreneur and season 1 winner of reality show Love Me Do.

References

External links

Kiankok.edu.my
Chinese-language schools in Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Schools in Sabah {{coord missing, Malaysiahttp://www.theborneopost.com/2013/11/03/students-protest-sacking-of-10-teachers/