St. Thomas‘ National Secondary School
St. Thomas' Secondary School is an all-boys secondary day school situated in Kuching, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is the oldest school in Sarawak, though the school was originally at St Mary's location back in 1848.Photo: Jerrycsl88, Public domain.
Photo: Jerrycsl88, Public domain.
- Type: School
- Description: government-aided non-boarding all-boys secondary school in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Also known as: “SMK St. Thomas”, “SMK St. Thomas (M)”, and “St. Thomas’ National Secondary School”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sarawak State Museum and Borneo Cultures Museum.
Sarawak State Museum
Museum
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The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Sarawak State Museum is situated 200 metres west of St. Thomas‘ National Secondary School.
Borneo Cultures Museum
Museum
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The Borneo Cultures Museum is a museum located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is the largest museum in Malaysia and the second largest in Southeast Asia. Borneo Cultures Museum is situated 330 metres west of St. Thomas‘ National Secondary School.
Chinese History Museum
Museum
Photo: Yeojiuntzen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chinese History Museum Kuching is a museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The museum is about the history of the Chinese people in Sarawak. Chinese History Museum is situated 490 metres northeast of St. Thomas‘ National Secondary School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuching and Petra Jaya.
Kuching
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.0.
Kuching is the capital of the state of Sarawak and the largest city in East Malaysia. Kuching is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days, and a good base for exploring Sarawak.
Petra Jaya
Suburb
Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan, added by jaya, the Sanskrit word for "victory," "triumph", or "success".
Samariang
Suburb
Samariang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1996 to present. Samariang is situated 9 km north of St. Thomas‘ National Secondary School.
St. Thomas‘ National Secondary School
- Categories: national secondary school and education
- Location: Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.55509° or 1° 33′ 18″ northLongitude
110.34523° or 110° 20′ 43″ eastInception
1848Open location code
6PHGH84W+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 355218821OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7391230
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Malay—“St. Thomas‘ National Secondary School” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “古晋圣多玛中学”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اس ام كى سانت توماس”
- Malay: “Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Thomas, Kuching”
- Malay: “Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Thomas, Sarawak”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tanah Perkuburan St Thomas and Sarawak Art Museum.
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