St. Andrew's School, Brunei
Private school in Brunei
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St. Andrew's School[1] (SAS; Malay: Sekolah St. Andrew) is a Christian private, co-education school in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, that is overseen and operated by the Anglican Church.[2] It is Brunei's first Anglican school to be founded.[3]
| St. Andrew's School | |
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Sekolah St. Andrew | |
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| Location | |
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Kampong Pusar Ulak, Jalan Haji Basir , BS8411 | |
| Coordinates | 4.89638°N 114.93737°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Courage & Love |
| Founded | January 1956 |
| Founder | Paul Chong En Siong |
| Status | Operational |
| Chairman | Stephen Ong |
| Principal | Tan Lian Lian |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Nickname | SAS |
| Affiliations | CIE |
| Website | saintandrew.edu.bn |
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History
The school was founded as an Anglican school in January 1956 by Rev. Canon Paul Chong En Siong, as a primary school with 70 students and 3 teachers.[4] It was the first Anglican school in Brunei. Until 1964 it was based in a church vicarage.[4] That year it moved to its current locations, a site donated by Ong Kim Kee.[4] The Ministry of Religious Affairs has provided all Islamic Religious Knowledge professors with a temporary position since 1971.[2] The school introduced computer studies classes in 1995.[4]
Around 1000 students from Brunei and other countries attended the school in 2009; it offered kindergarten through secondary education. Secondary levels are taught in English, whereas primary levels are taught in Malay.[1] In January 2018, a press release from St Andrew's School formally designated the brand-new parking lot adjacent to the school the Letak Kereta Pengiran Muda Haji 'Abdul 'Azim (Prince Haji 'Abdul 'Azim Car Park), situated on a 1.83 acres (0.74 ha) tract of property owned by Prince Abdul Azim.[5]
