SMK Merbau outstanding students receive awards, certificates

MIRI: Sixteen outstanding students of SMK Merbau here received special awards, in the form of cash and scholarships at selected institutions of higher learning, during the school’s ‘ Excellent Student Awards 2018’ ceremony yesterday.

Nine other excellent students received trophies and certificates of appreciation. The event was held at the school’s Bunga Raya Hall to recognise the excellent achievements of students in academic and co- curricular activities.

Leslie Lau, personal assistant to Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting, officiated at the ceremony.

A total of 332 high achieving students and 50 teachers also received special achievement awards for their contributions in bringing honour to the school.

In his speech, Lau emphasised the importance for students to achieve holistic excellence in both academic and co- curricular fields.

Meanwhile, SMK Merbau principal Jumari Hashim said based on last year’s Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia ( SPM) examination results, the average grade of the school was 4.85, with six students scoring straight As and 49 attaining 5As. The school also had a commendable achievement in last year’s Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia ( STPM) examination – it achieved 100 per cent pass, and was ranked first in Miri Division and 12th all over Sarawak.

Jumari said SMK Merbau had implemented various programmes to realise excellence in human capital development, citing its ‘Professional Learning Community’ ( PLC) as an avenue where administrators and teachers would seek and share learning to improve effectiveness in educating.