SMK Taman Melawati

SMK Taman Melawati
SMK Taman Melawati
Location
	Gombak, Selangor; Malaysia
Information
Type	Public school
Motto	Be driven, Endeavour, Succeed
Established	1 August 1991
Principal	Jagdave Singh Avtar Singh
Grades	Form 1 - Form 5
Enrolment	2487
Affiliations	Malaysia Ministry Of Education
Abbreviation	MWT
Website	http://smktmelawati.edu.my/

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Melawati (SMKTM) (Taman Melawati National Secondary School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Taman Melawati, Gombak, Selangor, 20 km from the centre of Kuala Lumpur . The school has outperformed other high schools within the Gombak district in annual rankings of academic performance. Top scorers in the SPM (Malaysian Certificate of Education) national examinations make up the school's alumni, and will typically be awarded a full scholarship from the government to pursue their tertiary studies.

The school has participated in events such as marching competitions, choir competitions, drama competitions and debate tournaments.

SMKTM has a student body of approximately 1800 pupils, aged between 13-17 years. Due to space constraints, classes are divided into two sessions, with the first session of classes running in the mornings (Forms 3, 4, and 5 ) and the second in the afternoons (Form 1 and 2). There are 12 classrooms in every form, with an average of 35 students in each class.

History

1991

The school was established with 2 blocks of buildings, Block C and Block D, and a canteen with the number of students at 403.

1994

The third block, Block B, was opened to accommodate the number of students.

1998

A Surau was built for students to perform their prayers.

2001

The school hall was built with the cost of RM1.8 million.

2003

Two new blocks were built, Block A and Block E

2010

The sixth block, Frangipani, was opened, housing a second art studio and one Sixth Form classroom.

School Administration

Name	Portfolio
Jagdave Singh Avtar Singh	Principal
Cik Nor Azlinawati binti Noordin	Deputy Headmistress and Senior Assistance of Academic
En.Azhar bin Kamarudin	Senior Assistance of Student Affairs
Senior Assistance of Cocuriculum
Pn.Norhaily binti Abdul Halim	Senior Assistance of Evening Session
Pn. Puspa Dewi Kenchana binti Zulkifli	Senior Assistance of Special Education
Pn.Nor Aini binti Mamat	Senior Teacher of Mathematics and Science Subject
En.Hairulsam bin Basri	Senior Teacher of Language Subject
Pn.Amdan Zainani binti Mohamaad	Senior Teacher of Humanry Subject
Pn.Lee Lean Choo	Senior Teacher of Technic and Vocational Subject

Co-Curriculum

Students join three co-curricular activities (clubs, sports/games, uniformed society) which meet every week starting from early in the year until the end of first term in June. Additional meetings may be held in the second term with agreement from the supervising teacher.

Clubs

Academic

Malay Language Club
English Club
Mathematics Club
History club
Science club
Islam Club
Innovation club
Arabic Language club
Art Club
Tamil Language club
French Language Club

Non-academic

Culture club
School cooperation club
Photography
Taekwando club
Choir Club
Charity Club
Form 6 club
SLAD
Crime Prevention Club
Environmental Club
Drama Club

Sports/Games

Sepak Takraw
Football
Netball
Ping Pong
Softball
Athletics club
Chess
Volleyball
Badminton
Football
Golf
Handball
Bowling

Uniformed societies

Scouts
Girl Guides
Police Cadets
Youth cadets (KRS)
Seni Silat Gayong
Fire Brigade Cadets (Kadet Bomba)
Persatuan Kadet Bersatu Malaysia (PKBM)
Puteri Islamic

Facilities

The school consists of six main blocks and other facilities as follows :

School Hall
Library with a computer room
School Mosque
Two parking lots for cars, motorbikes, and bicycles
Basketball, volleyball, and badminton courts
A field
Six General Science laboratories
Two Chemistry laboratories
Two Physics laboratories
Two Biology laboratories
Two Art studios

School magazine

The school magazine, Persada, has been published annually since 1995.