page_title: Maktab Sabah, Kota Kinabalu
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Maktab Sabah, Kota Kinabalu / History
caption_attribution_description: English: none
context_page_description: Maktab Sabah is a single-session secondary school located in the city of Kota Kinabalu, in the State of Sabah, Malaysia. The school was established in the year 1957, making Sabah College a historical institution as it was formed during the pre-independence of Sabah.
  The current Principal is Hajah Nuinda Hj Alias, who has occupied the office since Spring 2006. As of the year 2007, the school has approximately 87 teachers and over 1300 students. The school has also been recognised as one of the top four leading and elite secondary schools in Sabah, the other three schools being SM St. Michael, Penampang, SM All Saints and SMS Sabah or Sekolah Menengah Sains Sabah. It is however, not academic aspects but high extra curriculum participation of students that gives Sabah College admitted into hall of fame besides social advantages with many notable alumnus such as the state's politicians and ministers including the 16th Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal
context_section_description: Establishment of Sabah College was suggested by the first education director of the North Borneo government, PE Perry in 1947. The purpose of this school is to help and provide education to potential and bright local children in North Borneo. Among the proposed construction sites are Likas (current SM All Saints site), Kepayan and current Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Finally, in 1955, the Civil Aviation Department site has been chosen to be the site of Sabah College with an area of 16.77 acres (67,900 m²) which includes 6 acres (24,000 m²) of sports field area, 4.8 acres (19,000 m²) of residential areas and the rest is the school. In 1956 its construction plans had been proposed to the British Government and granted.
  During the construction project the Colonial Development Welfare has funded 90% of the cost. While the rest was contributed by local sources. The first intake consist of 85 students and 95 teachers. Only selected students which passed special exam were chosen to study at Maktab Sabah. The school acting principal was Mr. Buckley. In the same year, Mr. Geoffrey Clarke was appointed as the very first principal of Sabah College.
  At the end of 1957 this school was moved to a new site near the current Secretariat building. In 1958 Form Six classes started with limited facility of classes lessons.
  Then, in 1960, Sabah College once again moved to a new site. With these new buildings Sabah College continues to develop and become one of the most important secondary schools in Sabah.
caption: Current building of Maktab Sabah.
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