By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Sept 3: SMK Samalaju, which is set to be the most modern secondary school in Sarawak, is expected to be completed by January next year.
According to Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), the RM57.6 million project will feature 36 classrooms, 24 teachers’ quarters, and an administrative building.
The school will also be equipped with infrastructure facilities and amenities such as a surau, dining hall, multipurpose hall, and football field.
Samalaju assemblyman Dato Majang Renggi visited the project site yesterday (Sept 2).
The school is expected to welcome its first batch of students in the second quarter of 2025, and the student body will include day students and boarding students with two dormitory blocks that can accommodate up to 450 students.
Once completed, SMK Samalaju will serve the local community, particularly secondary school students from areas along the Pan Borneo Highway, Bintulu-Miri Road, Bintulu-Bakun Road, Bintulu-Nyalau Coastal Road, Samalaju Industrial Park, and the surrounding palm oil plantation sector. — DayakDaily
