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Kuching Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...

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Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

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Seventh-day Adventist Church The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...

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, the capital of

. It is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Mission of Sarawak and educates children from ages 2/3 (Nursery) to 17/18 (Form 5).

History

Sunny Hill School traces its roots to 1925 when local Adventist missionaries and church members rented two

shophouse A shophouse is a building type serving both as a residence and a commercial business. It is defined in dictionary as a building type found in Southeast Asia that is "a shop opening on to the pavement and also used as the owner's residence", a ...

s to teach their children. A building was erected the following year and the school opened its doors to the public for the first time. Initially only a primary and secondary school, the kindergarten division opened in 1975. In 1988 the school completed its biggest single building project to date and the new complex was opened by YB Tan Sri Datuk Amar Sim Kheng Hong, then the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak.

Organisation

Sunny Hill School comprises three divisions: Sunny Hill Kindergarten (Malay: Taska Gemilang), Sunny Hill Primary School (Malay: Sekolah Rendah Sunny Hill) and Sunny Hill Secondary School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Sunny Hill).

Curriculum

Sunny Hill Nursery uses th
PERMATA Negara
programme. The kindergarten, primary and secondary schools utilize their respective relevant national curriculum as mandated by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. All Year 6 students sit for the

UPSR Primary School Achievement Test, also known as Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (commonly abbreviated as UPSR; Malay), was a national examination taken by all students in Malaysia at the end of their sixth year in primary school before they leave ...

and Form 5 students sit for the school leaving examination SPM. The STPM (Form 6) is not offered.

English enrichment

The secondary school uses English as the medium of instruction in mathematics and the sciences. In 2013 the Cambridge English syllabus was adopted for all students entering Form 1. Additional English language enrichment classes are provided for Form 1 students and prepare them for the Key English Test. Students are allotted six periods to study and read the Cambridge Young Learners’ English (YLE) which comprises three levels: "starters", "movers", and "flyers", thus providing a consistent measure on how well students are doing in the skill of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Lessons are designed to make learning fun and children are encouraged to work towards certificates that record their progress. This sets international standards in our primary school English for teachers as well as students.

Co-curricular and extracurricular activities

These extra-curricular activities provide the opportunity for students to develop good personality traits and social skills. They are organised according to the club’s objectives. * Pathfinder & Adventurer Clubs * Needle Craft Club * Cultural Club * Cooking Club * Futsal Club * Football Club * Basketball Club * Badminton Club * Table Tennis Club * English & Music Club * Board Games Club * Library Club

Alumni

The Sunny Hill School Ex-Student Association was established by the class of 1969.

Gallery

File:SMS Sunny Hill Main jpeg web.jpg, Sunny Hill Primary and Secondary School File:SHS Kindy Building 2 jpg web.jpg, Sunny Hill Kindergarten & Playground

References

External links

* {{coord missing, Malaysia Buildings and structures in Kuching Schools in Sarawak Secondary schools in Malaysia Secondary schools affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church