Sin Min Secondary School

SMJK Sin Min (新民国民型中学) (Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Sin Min) is a government Chinese school which is located at Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia. The school won the Anugerah Sekolah Harapan Negara in the "Secondary Schools (City)" category of the whole Malaysia in 2006. Not only famous in Sungai Petani, SMJK Sin Min is well-known nationwide too.

School Vision

"Menjadikan SMJK Sin Min sebuah sekolah yang bertaraf antarabangsa dan terkenal di seluruh dunia menjelang tahun 2010." (Literal translation: To make Sin Min Secondary School an internationally famous school by the year of 2010.)

SmartCard SMJK Sin Min

SMJK Sin Min is famed for the SmartCard Program which was introduced by ex-principal - Mr. Tee Pak Leong. Having functions similar to the Touch 'n Go Card, it comes in handy by decreasing the rate of cases such as money-loss or threats from strangers.

"We have 61 classrooms and form teachers now need not manually check students' attendance as all details are already stored in the SmartCard electronic system." -P.L. Tee

The software for the SmartCard was designed by the school's senior assistant, Choo Kim Eng, who recently added the attendance database. The SmartCard also serves as a prepaid card allowing students to top-up money in the card in quanta of RM5, RM10 and above. Everyone in the school owns a SmartCard - not only students but even teachers and support staffs.

A student-SmartCard contains information such as the student's biodata, photograph, admission number and other personal details such as examination marks and disciplinary points. However, it benefits in many other ways too:
#As a name tag of the user.
#Cashless, hassle-less transaction in purchasing foods and stationery in school.
#Taking attendance.
#Borrowing books from the library using SmartCard.
#Records of user saved in SmartCard.

Initially using a simple barcode-system, the school switched to chip-system SmartCards in 2008.

Co-curriculum

1) Societies:
-Malay Language Society
-English Language Society
-Chinese Language Society
-Mathematics Society
-Science Society
-Computer Society
-Life Skills Society
-History Society
-Consumer Society
-Anti-Crime Society
-Rukun Negara Society
-Buddhist Society
-Counseling Society
-Arts Society
-Environment Beautification Society
-Choir and Dancing Art Society
-Form 6 Society
-Chinese Traditional and Drama Society
-Moral Education Society
-Nature Awareness Society
2) Uniformed-bodies:
-Chinese Orchestra
-St. John Ambulance Malaysia
-Scouts
-Girl Guides
-Police Cadet
-Traffic Cadet
-Firefighter and Rescue Rangers
-Sea Scouts
-Teenager Cadet
-Taekwondo
-Wushu
3) Clubs:
-Basketball Club
-Handball Club
-Volleyball Club
-Ping Pong Club
-Chess Club
-Badminton Club
-Football Club
-Netball Club
-Softball Club

Major Achievements

2006

*Anugerah Sekolah Harapan Negara Sekolah Menengah Bandar

2007

*Anugerah Sekolah Cemerlang Negara Sekolah Menengah Bandar

Gallery

Official website

[http://kdsinmin.smjk.edu.my SMJK Sin Min Official Website]

Sources:
[http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Sin-Min-Secondary-School] NationNaster - Encyclopedia: Sin Min Secondary School
[http://www.doctorjob.com.my/localnews/display.asp?ID=3112] DoctorJob.com.my - Happenings
[http://ischool.tv/customer-success-stories-2/customer-success-stories-smjk-schools] iSchool >> Customer Success Stories - SMJK Schools