SM St. Michael, Penampang
| SM St. Michael, Penampang. | |
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Kg Dabak/Kambau, Donggongon, Penampang, Sabah Malaysia |
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| Type | National Secondary School |
| Motto | Ora et Labora Pray and Work |
| Established | 10 March 1958 |
| School district | Penampang |
| President | Achilles Bernard Logijin (Student Council) |
| Principal | Jennifer Asing |
| Faculty | 80 |
| Grades | Form 1 to Form 5 |
| Enrollment | over 1000 |
| Number of students | over 800 |
| Colour(s) | Red, Yellow, Blue, Orange |
| Affiliation | Yong-ho High School, South Korea |
| Yearbook | Michaelian |
| Parent-Teacher Association Yang-DiPertua | Right-Hon. Philip Benedict Lasimbang |
| Website | smstmichaelpenampangsabah |
St. Michael's Secondary School, Penampang (Malay: Sekolah Menengah St. Michael (SMSM), Penampang) commonly known as SM St. Michael is a secondary school in Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia. It was named after Saint Michael the Archangel.
Mill Hill missionaries built the school to spread Catholicism among the local Kadazan-dusun community, who were mostly animists. The school started with a bamboo building and continued onwards to become a major challenge for traditional top schools. During the beginnings, Catholic Priests lived and taught at the school. Following the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, the education given by the school became more secular.
The school, built in 1890, is among the oldest in Sabah; it was officially established as a Secondary School in 1958.
The school was built in 1890 by Mill Hill missionaries to convert the local people into Catholicism. The mode of transportation was then the Moyog River. This caused the present day St. Michael's church and the school to be built in Kampong Dabak, Penampang which was close to the river. The first school building was made out of bamboo. It was also a home to the church's priests. The bare ground was the floor and it was walled around 3 feet from the ground. The students used a slate and a block of limestone to write. The school was not a success, as most locals did not allow their children to go to school as they feared the British North Borneo Company would take their children as soldiers. Students paid their fees in rice, tapioca, yam, fruit and firewood.
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