SMK Taman Melawati

SMK Taman Melawati
Location
Kuala Lumpur , Gombak Malaysia
Information
Type	Public school
Motto	Be driven, Endeavour, Succeed
Established	1 August 1991
Principal	Pn. Nasran Binti Nor
Grades	Form 1 - Form 6
Enrolment	2487
Affiliations	Malaysia Ministry Of Education
Abbreviation	SMKTM
Website	http://smktamanmelawati.tripod.com/

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Melawati (SMKTM) (Taman Melawati National Secondary School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 km from the centre of Kuala Lumpur . The school has outperformed other high schools within the Gombak district in annual rankings of academic performance. Top scorers in the SPM (Malaysian Certificate of Education) national examinations make up the school's alumni, and will typically be awarded a full scholarship from the government to pursue their tertiary studies.

The school has participated in events such as marching competitions, choir competitions and debate tournaments.

SMKTM has a student body of approximately 1800 pupils, aged between 13-18 years. Due to space constraints, classes are divided into two sessions, with the first session of classes running in the mornings (Forms 3, 4, 5, and 6) and the second in the afternoons (Form 1 and 2). There are 12 classrooms in every form, with an average of 35 students in each class.

History

1991

• The school logo was designed by a student named David Low, a prominent creative minded talented in art and very quiet boy at that time.
• The school was established with 2 blocks of buildings, Block C and Block D, and a canteen with the number of students at 403.

1994

• The third block, Block B, was opened to accommodate the number of students.

1998

• A Surau was built for students to perform their prayers.

2001

• The school hall was built with the cost of RM1.8 million.

2003

• Two new blocks were built, Block A and Block E.

2010

• The sixth block, Frangipani, was opened, housing a second art studio and one Sixth Form classroom.

Co-Curriculum

Students join three co-curricular activities (clubs, sports/games, uniformed society) which meet every week starting from early in the year until the end of first term in June. Additional meetings may be held in the second term with agreement from the supervising teacher.

Clubs

Academic

• Malay Language Club
• English Club
• Mathematics Club
• History club
• Science club
• Islam Club
• Innovation club
• Arabic Language club
• Art Club
• Tamil Language club

Non-academic

• Culture club
• School cooperation club
• Photography
• Taekwando club
• Choir Club
• Charity Club
• Form 6 club
• SLAD
• Crime Prevention Club
• Environmental Club

Sports/Games

• Sepak Takraw
• Hockey
• Association Football
• Netball
• Ping Pong
• Softball
• Athletics club
• Tennis
• Chess
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Badminton
• Football
• Dance
• Golf
• Handball
• Bowling
• Cricket

Uniformed societies

• Scouts
• Girl Guides
• Police Cadets
• Youth cadets (KRS)
• Taekwando
• St. John Ambulance

Facilities

The school consists of six main blocks and other facilities as follows :

• School Hall
• Library with a computer room
• School Mosque
• Two parking lots for cars, motorbikes, and bicycles
• Basketball, volleyball, and badminton courts
• A field
• Six General Science laboratories
• Two Chemistry laboratories
• Two Physics laboratories
• Two Biology laboratories
• Two Art studios

School magazine

The school magazine, Persada, has been published annually since 1995.

Notable Alumni

• Edry Abd Halim (KRU) & his sister Halina Abd Halim
• Zizie Ezzette (actress) & her brother Shahizey Sam (former member of MOB & actor)
• Syed Hussein (former member of MOB, Ruffedge & actor)
• Krisya Norsabrina (former Singer)
• Razif Hashim
• Syamsul Yusof
• Cheryl Samad ( Muzik- muzik)
• Erosha Lawrence (National fart champion)
• Thinagaran Ravindran (Champion of the Annoying Games- Girls Category)
• Divya Shren ( BBBBD Award )
• Bryant Han (Fattest Award)

See also

• List of schools in Malaysia