Sekolah Tun Fatimah ( en, Tun Fatimah School; abbreviated STF) is a premier all-girl

boarding school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ...

(

Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP) or Fully Residential School is a school system established in Malaysia to nurture outstanding students to excel in academics and extracurricular activities. Since 2008, SBPs are directly administered by Fully Resid ...

) located in

Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...

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. The students in the school are affectionally known as STFians. In 2010, the school was awarded with the

Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi or High Performance School is a prestigious title conferred to a group of schools in Malaysia that have ethos, character and a unique identity to excel in all aspects of education. The schools have a tradition of high ...

or High Performance School, a title awarded to the 20 schools in Malaysia that have met stringent criteria including academic achievement, strength of alumni, international recognition, network and linkages. The school specialises in hockey, band as well as basketball and dance (srikandi tari tun fatimah) STF has been known for producing high-resistant yet poised young ladies throughout Malaysia. The school is a member of the Strategic Educational Alliance of Southeast Asia. STF also stands for Smart, Talented and Fantastic.

History

Sekolah Tun Fatimah is an all-girls boarding school, also known as

BP which is administered by the Ministry of Education. Students are selected based on their excellent academic performances via 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 leav ...

(Primary School Assessment Test) and PMR (Lower Secondary Assessment). Sekolah Tun Fatimah was founded in Durian Daun,

Malacca Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...

in 1956 going by the name ''Malay Girls Secondary School'' . 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 The Malacca Sultanate ( ms, Kesultanan Melaka; Jawi script: ) was a Malay sultanate based in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia. Conventional historical thesis marks as the founding year of the sultanate by King of Singapura, Parameswa ...

. 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.

Rivalries

STF have a long held rivalry with two other all-girls premier boarding schools,

Kolej Tunku Kurshiah Kolej Tunku Kurshiah ( en, Tunku Kurshiah College; abbreviated TKC; formerly known as ''Malay Girls College; abbreviated MGC''), is a premier boarding school located in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. TKC is one of the best all-girls residential s ...

and

Sekolah Seri Puteri Sekolah Seri Puteri ( en, Seri Puteri School; abbreviated SSP) is a premier all-girls boarding school (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh) located in Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia. In 2010, Sekolah Seri Puteri was awarded the prestigious ''Sekolah Berpr ...

. However, the rivalry may be seen as a love-hate relationship. The students are rivals in many ways (debate, sports, studies, band etc.) but at other times, they can be the closest of friends. The love-hate relationship has been obvious throughout generations for the three schools.

Students' Life

The uniform bodies that are present in the school is Marching Band and Wind Orchestra (STF Band),

Malaysian Red Crescent Society The Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) ( ms, Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia (BSMM)) is a voluntary humanitarian organization that seeks to promote humanitarian values, as well as provide service and public education in disaster management, as we ...

(PBSM),

National Police Cadet (Malaysia) The National Police Cadet of Royal Malaysian Police is a uniformed body at selected high schools in Malaysia with the aim of inculcating discipline among students and helping to curb negative activities. They are available for those who are 14 y ...

, Malaysian Fire Brigade Cadet, Persatuan Puteri Islam (PPI),

Kadet Remaja Sekolah Malaysia Kadet Remaja Sekolah Malaysia ( Malay for ''Malaysia School Youth Cadet Corps'') is a scout-like movement organised by the Government of Malaysia as a youth organisation. History Kadet Remaja Sekolah was founded by Muhammad Thani Bin Sha'aban ...

(KRS),

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- Renjer (upper form) and Remaja (lower form). There are three niche areas in STF. They are hockey, basketball, and band. The school band is named "STF BAND", while the hockey team is "STRIDERS" and the school basketball team is called "DYNAMITES".

Notable alumni

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

Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj ( Jawi: تونكو حاجة عزيزة أمينة ميمونة إسكندرية بنت المرحوم المتوكل على ﷲ سلطان ...

- wife of

Abdullah of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah ( ms, السلطان عبدﷲ رعاية الدين المصطفى بالله شاه الحاج ابن المرحوم سلط� ...

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, daughter of

Iskandar of Johor Sultan Iskandar Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail
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, sister to

Ibrahim Ismail of Johor Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar ( Jawi: ; born 22 November 1958) is the 25th Sultan of Johor and the 5th Sultan of modern Johor, since January 2010. He is the son of Sultan Iskandar. A motorcycle enthusiast, Sultan Ibrahim is the f ...

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* Tengku Norsida binti Tengku Mahmud -

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royalty *

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- Minister of Women, Family and Community Development (Malaysia), Chairlady of Woman's wing of

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- Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Former Chairlady of the Woman's Youth (Puteri) of

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(UMNO), Deputy Chairlady of Woman's wing of

* Rohaiza Hashim -

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Bhd group corporate communications head * Mek Yam Jusoh - former TIME dotCom Bhd senior vice-president * Siti Aishah Abdullah Senior Principal Assistant Director, Planning and Development Division,

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* Sharifah Zaida Nurlisha Syed Ibrahim Jamalullail - General Manager of Project Management Services in MMC Oil and Gas Engineering Sdn Bhd. * Dalina Ismail - author of "How to Think Like Mahathir" * Najwa Hisham, senior vice-president, finance and revenue management,

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* Muhaya Mohamad - first

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* Mumtazah Mustajab - Director ArchiSphere Sdn Bhd & Mumtazah Architect, Architect and Designer of Genius Kurnia (prev known as Permata Kurnia) and

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* Wardah Zainal Abidin - Associate

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, head of Informatics Department

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* Mai Shihah Abdullah - Associate Professor,

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* Intan Baizura Shuib - international

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References

External links

* {{coord missing, Malaysia 1965 establishments in Malaysia Buildings and structures in Johor Bahru Educational institutions established in 1965 Schools in Johor Girls' schools in Malaysia