National Secondary

ST. JOSEPH'S PRIVATE NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” ~ Plutarch

The Greek philosopher Plutarch hit the nail on the head when he recognised that education is about inspiration and not just about filling minds of knowledge and information. That echoes what I feel is the true work of education – inspiring our young people and preparing them for the road ahead.

Educating young minds is not an enterprise for the faint hearted, as any parent or teacher can attest to. The challenge of inspiring these young minds to be open to the world, to see themselves as leaders of the future, and to have the desire to contribute to their communities seems immense but is at the same time an extremely exciting prospect. I’m humbled and eager to be part of this work to kindle the fires of learning and development in our students.

Fr Stanley Goh Yu-Ming, SJ
School Principal
St. Joseph’s Private National Secondary School

KUCHING, SARAWAK, Malaysia (9)
SJPS Front Exterior
SJPS Foyer
SJPS Library
SJPSS Exterior 6
SJPS Side elevation
SJPSS Interior Chem Lab
SJPSS Interior phy Lab

The St Joseph’s Private School (Secondary), first intake was in January 2012 with three classes of Form 1. In 2013, it was the only time we had one transition class in our secondary school.

The PT3 examination was abolished in 2022, therefore these students sit for a summative assessment and work on improving school and class-based examinations instead when they enter Form 3 and Form 5; SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia).

The Secondary School provides education following the Malaysian national curriculum and caters for students aged 13 to 17 years (Form one to five).

The student population in the secondary school over the years is stated as below:

  • Year 2023 – Total Students: xxx (6 F1, 6F2, 5F3, 5F4, 5F5)
  • Year 2022 – Total Students: xxx (6 F1, 6F2, 5F3, 5F4, 5F5)
  • Year 2021 – Total Students: 925 (6 F1, 6 F2, 5 F3, 5 F4, 5 F5)
  • Year 2020 – Total students: 870 (6 F1, 5 F2, 5 F3, 5 F4, 5 F5)
  • Year 2019 – Total students: 840 (5 F1, 5 F2, 5 F3, 5 F4, 5 F5)
  • Year 2018 – Total students: 840 (5 F1, 5 F2, 5 F3, 5 F4, 5 F5)
  • Year 2017 – Total students: 790 (5 F1, 5 F2, 5 F3, 5 F4, 3 F5)
  • Year 2016 – Total students: 725 (5 F1, 5 F2, 5 F3, 3 F4, 3 F5)
  • Year 2015 – Total students: 560 (5 F1, 5 F2, 3 F3, 3 F4)
  • Year 2014 – Total students: 380 (5 F1, 3 F2, 3 F3)
  • Year 2013 – Total students: 240 (1 Transition, 3 F1, 3 F2)
  • Year 2012 – Total students: 105 (3 F1)