Bukit Bintang Girls' School
| Bukit Bintang Girls' School (BBGS) | |
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| Location | |
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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia |
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| Information | |
| Type | Government Semi-Boarding All-girls secondary School |
| Motto |
Nisi Dominus Frustra (Without God, All is in vain) |
| Established | 1893–2000 |
| Founder | Miss Betty Langlands (and British missionaries) |
| Grades | Form 1 – Form 6 |
| Campus | Formerly in Bukit Bintang |
| Colour(s) | Green and white |
| Affiliations | Malaysia Ministry Of Education |
| Abbreviation | BBGS |
| Website |
www bbgs |
Bukit Bintang Girls' School (BBGS) opened in 1893 with Miss Betty Langlands teaching girls to read in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Formerly known as the Chinese Girls' School, BBGS gained its name after moving to its premises on Bukit Bintang Road in 1930. BBGS was the oldest school in Kuala Lumpur, surpassing Victoria Institution, Methodist Girls' School Kuala Lumpur (1896), Methodist Boys' School Kuala Lumpur (1897), Convent Bukit Nanas (1899), St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur (1904), St Mary's (1912) as well as Maxwell School (1917).
The school adopted the motto Nisi Dominus Frustra, which is Latin for "Without God, All is in vain". Its students are widely known as BBGSians.
In 2000, the school changed its name to S.M.K Seri Bintang Utara (SBU). It was moved to a new location at Taman Shamelin Perkasa, Cheras and was established as one of the first Smart Schools in Malaysia. The BBGS landmark on Bukit Bintang Road was demolished to make way for Pavilion KL, a commercial site in Kuala Lumpur.
Although it is no longer in existence, BBGS's friends and even rivals acknowledge it as the very first all-girls school to be established in the nation's capital.
The story of the school badge goes back to the years before 1950. A badge design competition was held and the one that is worn today was chosen. According to Miss Ma Tak Yan, a former student, teacher and the first headmistress of BBGS Primary 2, the school crest was designed by a BBGSian, Wong Chi Yin.
The two hills with the star overhead are a constant reminder to us that we must climb the bukit (hill) to reach the bintang (star).
In 1947, Miss Glasgow (the headmistress) and Miss Cooke (a teacher) felt that the school should have a motto.
They devised the motto, Nisi Dominus Frusta, a reduced version of Psalm 127:1 in Latin: Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eam nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem frusta vigilavit qui custodit. In English: Unless the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it. Unless the Lord keep the city, he watcheth in vain that keepeth it.
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