Maktab Sabah / Sabah College
Maktab Sabah current building
Location
Peti Surat 10548 Sembulan, 88600 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia
Coordinates	5°57′21″N 116°4′3″E / 5.95583°N 116.06750°E / 5.95583; 116.06750
Information
Type	Semi-Boarding National Secondary School
Motto	Berani Berdikari Dare To Stand Alone
Established	1957
School district	Kota Kinabalu
Principal	Vacant
Grades	Form 1 – Form 6
Number of students	Approx. 1400
Slogan	Honouring Our Legacy: To Explore & To Excel (2024)
Website	www.maktabsabah.com

Maktab Sabah (English: Sabah College) 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 before the independence of Sabah.

As of the year 2021, the school has approximately 100 teachers and over 1300 students.

History

Old building of Maktab Sabah.

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 Buckley. In the same year, 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.

Maktab Sabah building in 2000s

Principals

Below are the principals who have served and led Sabah College since its establishment.

• G.C. Clarke (May 1957 – May 1963)
• F.J. Rawcliffe (May 1963 – Dec 1966)
• Siew Peng Foo (January 1967 – May 1970)
• Datuk Vincent T.Y. Shia (May 1970 – September 1975)
• Yong Foo Sang (September 1975 – May 1980)
• Mokhtar Senik (May 1980 – January 1981)
• Ahmad A. Staun (January 1981 – 1986)
• Dg. Haruni (1986–1991)
• Hasnah Yunan (1991 – August 1996)
• Ahmad Abdul Waham (September 1996 – May 1998)
• Julia Willie Jock (1998 – March 2006)
• Datuk Nuinda Alias (March 2006 – 6 January 2022)
• Nurani Fauziah Derin (7 January 2022 – 14 November 2023)

Alumni (OSCA)

A student pursuing his secondary education in Maktab Sabah is commonly known as a Sabah Collegian; once the individual leaves the school, he is an Old Sabah Collegian. The school's alumni, Old Sabah Collegians Alumni is commonly referred to by its abbreviation, OSCA.

External links

• Official Website