SMJK Sam Tet
| SMJK Sam Tet 三德国民型华文中学 Sāndé Guómínxíng Zhōngxué |
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5, Church Road, 30300 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzwan  Malaysia
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| Type | Secondary School |
| Motto | 忠誠勤樸 |
| Established | 1 September 1934 |
| School code | AEB2053 |
| Principal | Lau Swee Mun |
| Enrollment | 3000 |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 4°35′39″N 101°05′20″E / 4.594071°N 101.088939°E
SMJK Sam Tet is a national-type boys' secondary school located in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It is located side-by-side with its primary school, SRJK (C) Sam Tet. The founder of the school is Father Fourgs from the local St. Michael Catholic Church. During the early stages, the school has survived hardships, including the Japanese Occupation. The school's form 6 classes are available to both boys and girls, with former girls from SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh being the biggest population of girls. In 2007, the school has been nominated for School of Excellence and Cluster School of Excellence in 2015.
The history of SMJK Sam Tet is closely related to the progress of its primary school, SRJK Sam Tet, built in 1934. SMJK Sam Tet owes its existence to Father Fourgs from the local Catholic Church. Being displeased with the high percentage of illiteracy amongst the local populace, he organized a meeting with the parish community to discuss the issue at hand. The outcome of that meeting was a plan to construct a Chinese medium school for the predominantly Chinese community. A committee was formed to collect donations and to look into other relevant matters pertaining to said plan. The people showed great interest and responded encouragingly to help in financial matters. Thus, an administrative board was appointed to register the school with the government. Father Fourgs was elected as the first school supervisor under the leadership of Wong Chin Sun as the headmaster.
The first class started on September 1, 1934 with a total of 64 students in 2 classes. In the following year, with an increase in the number of students, the need for more educators increased in tandem. In view of this, the Board of Governors from the local Catholic Church decided to aid in the administration of the school by allocating funds annually.
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