Sekolah Tun Fatimah (English: Tun Fatimah School; abbreviated STF) is a premier all-girl[3]boarding school (Sekolah Berasrama Penuh) located in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The students in the school are affectionally known as STFians. In 2010, the school was awarded with the Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi or High Performance School.[4] The school specialises in netball, hockey, band as well as basketball, robotics, dance and debate.
[5] STF has been known for producing high-resistant yet poised young ladies throughout Malaysia.[6] The school is a member of the Strategic Educational Alliance of Southeast Asia and adopted an school for Multimedia University.[7][8]
History
Sekolah Tun Fatimah is administered by the Ministry of Education. Students are selected based on their excellent academic performances via the UPSR (Primary School Assessment Test) and PMR (Lower Secondary Assessment).
Sekolah Tun Fatimah was founded in Durian Daun, Malacca in 1956 going by the name Malay Girls Secondary School.[9] The goal was to educate malay girls from rural areas. Those who aspire to become teachers were enrolled directly into the Malacca Malay Women Teachers Training College (MWTC) after their LCE/SRP examination.
The school was officially launched by YB Encik Khir bin Johari, the Minister of Education of Malaya in 1958 and given the name "Tun Fatimah School, named after a famous Malay Srikandi Woman of the Malacca sultanate.[10] Sekolah Tun Fatimah has moved to its current premises in August 1962. On 25 September 1965, STF was officially opened by HRH Sultanah of Johor, Sultanah Ungku Tun Aminah Binti Ungku Ahmad.[9]
Notable alumni
The alumni association of STF is known as Persatuan Bekas Pelajar Sekolah Tun Fatimah (Srikandi)
^Hassan, Abdullah, ed. (2016). "27". Fajar menyingsing di Ashby Road kisah pelajar rintis STAR Ipoh (in Malay). PTS Akademia. p. 187. ISBN9789670685830. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
