SMK St. Francis Convent (M), Kota Kinabalu

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SMK St. Francis Convent (M)
Location
Kota Kinabalu
,
Sabah

Malaysia
Information
Type National Missionary Secondary School
MottoAmare et Servire (To Love and To Serve)
Established1922
GenderGirl
EnrollmentAround 850
HousesJet, Boeing, Comet, Fokker
Website www.facebook.com/SMKSFC/

St. Francis Secondary School, Kota Kinabalu ( Malay: SMK St. Francis Convent (M), Kota Kinabalu) is an all-girls secondary school and one of the oldest schools in Kota Kinabalu. The students in this school consist of different kinds of races regardless of religion despite being a mission school. The school building was once and formerly located in Jalan Kebajikan in the neighbourhood of Karamunsing next to the Sacred Heart Cathedral. As of 2019, the school is being administered in the new school building in Bukit Padang.

History

1922: A convent was built by Franciscan Missionaries of St. Joseph (FMSJ) in Jesselton now known as Kota Kinabalu on a piece of land in Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman.

St. Francis Convent was the first successfully built all-girls school in Sabah. It was divided into two portions, one to teach pupils English and the other to teach Chinese.

1942–1945: Due to the Second World War, all school activity was halted. In January 1943, all nuns and priests were sent to Kuching, Sarawak until Japan surrendered in August 1945. The war destroyed St. Francis Convent and all its records.

1946–1952: The school was rebuilt and all activities resumed as before. In 1951 it was equipped with a boarding school to accommodate an increase in students.

1955: A block was separated in Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman on the same land, beside a building. This block was later used as primary school from 1965 to 1993.

1959: A new building was built in Jalan Kebajikan, Karamunsing.

1961–1969: In 1961, a new building was built. St. Francis Convent preschool was moved to a new site in Jalan Kebajikan opposite of St. Francis Convent Secondary School. When Sabah joined the West in forming Malaysia, this school was placed under the Ministry of Education under the Education Law in 1961.

1970–1978: After being administrated by nuns from the west (White Franciscan Sisters) for more than 50 years, St. Francis Convent was handed over to local nuns (Franciscan Sisters).

1979–1997: St. Francis Convent Primary School moved to Bukit Padang, Kota Kinabalu because of a termite infestation and the school's board planned to move the secondary school to the same site.

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