Bukit Bintang Boys' Secondary School
| Bukit Bintang Boys Secondary School Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (L) Bukit Bintang |
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Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia |
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| Type | All-boys secondary school |
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Latin: Nisi Dominus Frustra (Without God, All is in vain) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Denomination | The Brethren Church |
| Established | 1958 |
| Founder | Miss Mary Glasgow |
| School district | Petaling |
| Grades | Form 1 - 6 |
| Gender | Male Co-educational (Form 6) |
| Colour(s) | Olive green, yellow |
| Yearbook | The Bintang |
| Website | smklbb |
Bukit Bintang Boys Secondary School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (L) Bukit Bintang; abbreviated SMKLBB or BBBSS) was established in 1958, making it one of the oldest secondary boys school in the city of Petaling Jaya
The school holds two school sessions. The morning session is for Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 and Form 6 students; while the afternoon session is for Form 1 and Form 2 students (ages 13 to 14). This is so to accommodate the large number of students attending the school. The pupils are known as "BBians". It welcomes students from all races and religions. Although a boys' school, girls attend the school at the Form 6 level.
The school was founded by Miss Mary Glasgow, who was the headmistress of Bukit Bintang Girls' School (BBGS)
The municipal council, Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya (MPPJ) (now named Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, MBPJ); allocated a piece of land to Glasgow for building a school for the community. Although the land was available, no money was provided to build it. Glasgow and the Bukit Bintang Girls' School students swung into action; raising money by holding fun fairs, food fairs and plays. Within a short time, the girls had raised enough to build the boys' school. Miss Yeoh Kim Eng (a retired teacher of BBGS) recounted the time when BBGS teachers and students, armed with buckets and bins, came to the newly built boys' school to wash and clean the building.
At its establishment, The Malay Mail, a local daily, called it the brother school of Bukit Bintang Girls' School. After deliberation with teachers and advisers to name the new school, Glasgow named it Bukit Bintang Boys' Secondary School in connection to the girls' school Glasgow founded.
As a young nation in 1957-58, the Malaysian government welcomed help from all quarters to build schools and to give its citizens an education. Christian missionaries such as Glasgow opened "Christian" schools in the early 1960s, usually in the rural areas. They either bought land or were granted land in outskirt areas (often rural, undeveloped areas) and were left to their own ingenuity to develop and build their schools. Although the schools were started by missionaries, the curriculum was based on government guidelines and was usually non-religious, although Bible studies were encouraged. Initially, classes were taught in English but has since changed to Bahasa Melayu in line with the government directives. Since 2003, Science and Mathematics are taught in English.
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