# SMK Taman Connaught

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Connaught (abbreviation: SMK Taman Connaught or SMKTC) is a Malaysian national secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Currently, it has about 2,500 students and 100 teachers operating in two shifts, a morning session for Form 3, 4 and 5 students aged 15 to 18 years old, and an afternoon session for Remove, Form 1 and 2 students aged 13 to 15 years old.

## History

When it was proposed that a new secondary school be built in Cheras in July 1987, Taman Connaught was identified as an ideal place to build the school. Under a RM2.5 million World Bank loan, construction began on 4 December 1989. Construction was completed on 27 November 1991.
During the construction period, the first cohort of Connaughtians consisting of thirteen teachers and 197 students started the first school session on 4 December 1989. Students and teachers temporarily used the adjacent primary school SJK(C) Taman Connaught until 1990. Five classrooms were used for administration, teaching, and learning purposes. Eventually, the students and teachers moved to the newly built school on 3 December 1990 although there was no power supply.
The newly completed school comprised two 3-storey buildings, one 2-storey building, six science labs, three life skills workshops, three home science rooms, a canteen, a surau, a staffroom, a car park, a field, and a library. There were 34 classrooms available for teaching and learning activities.

### 3 computer labs

In January 1998, the surau located on the ground floor of Block B was moved to the top floor of Block A while the computer room was moved to the second floor. Subsequently, the computer room was upgraded to a fully equipped computer lab in 2000 with the assistance of the PTA of SMKTC.
With the support of the school's PTA, in January 2002, the first classroom on the first floor of Block B was converted into a second computer lab. In May 2003, the audiovisual room was converted into a third computer lab which was fully funded by the Ministry of Education.

### Nowadays

Today, the school boasts four blocks of buildings, two air-conditioned cabin classrooms, six science labs, three life skills workshops, three computer labs, a newly renovated canteen, a surau, a staffroom with a working centre, a school field, a basketball court, a volleyball court, a sepak takraw court, a resource centre, a self-access learning room, a multimedia room, a first aid room, a music room, an extended car park, and a large hall.

## List of principals

| No. | Name | Term of office | Contribution |
| 1 | En. Phua Ser Chew | December 1985 – April 1991 | Laid down a strong foundation for the school to progress in coming years. |
| 2 | En. Tang Hock Men | April 1991 – March 2001 | Established a strong Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Improved the school facilities. Formed a basketball team and become the state champion twice in a raw from 1998 to 1999. |
| 3 | Tn. Hj. Muhamad Khailani Abdul Jalil | April 2001 – April 2004 | Reached a new heigh in academic performance from 2001 to 2002. On 28 May 2003, the school population has increased to about 2500. |
| 4 | Tn. Hj. Jamaludin bin Abdullah, AMN | April 2004 – June 2006 | Upgraded the school facilities. Built many reading corners around the school. Upgraded the teacher's car park to a covered car park. Achieved the "Sekolah Harapan" status in the year of 2010. Introduces the "School in Garden". |
| 5 | Datin Norihan binti Ahmad | July 2006 – September 2007 | Installed automatic gate and close-circuit television (CCTV) at strategic places in the school. Further improved and renamed the staffroom as "Bilik Cahaya". |
| 6 | Pn. Radiah binti Nordin | September 2007 – March 2011 | Introduced enrichment programmes to help and inspire the weak students. Improved the school discipline. Maintained a cleaner environment and surroundings. Increased participation in the school extra-curricular activities. Introduced Karate. |
| 7 | Pn. Hajah Siti Zarinah binti Che Omar | July 2011 – August 2016 | Increased the professional development of the teachers and staff. Upgraded the physical development of the school by introduced the PBS room, archive file room, SPSK room and the Locker System for the students. Upgraded the school's financial system. Increased the green environment programme for the school compound. |
| 8 | Pn. Norbani binti Baba | October 2016 – April 2018 | |
| 9 | En. Musa bin Mohamed Yusof | June 2018 – April 2022 | |
| 10 | En. Abdul Samad bin Othman | April 2022 – April 2023 | |
| 11 | En. Suhaimi bin Mustapa | June 2023 – Incumbent | |