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Kota Kinabalu: Kian Kok Middle School this year is looking forward to various upgrades in terms of its facilities and curriculum programmes. "We have plans to add more E-learning classes, increase our collaboration with local and foreign schools as well as universities to improve our curriculum programmes, upgrade the student's hostel, improve the school's landscaping as well as to increase teachers' training courses and welfare," said its Principal Paul Voo during the School Term Opening Ceremony held at the school hall here, Monday.

According to him, there are a total of 170 Form One students, similar to last year's intake with a total of five classes, two of them being top classes.

In addition, he said, this year, there are a total of 89 Form Six students, divided into Science as well as Arts and Commerce classes.

Meanwhile, SM Kian Kok Board of Directors Chairman Datuk Clement Yeh said they also plan to offer Mathematics for Business as a subject and the International English Language Test System (IELTS) to Form Six students.

Apart from that, the school will also include the C Computer Programming course for Form Six Science students and the Autocad module for Commerce students in order for them to acquire the Diploma in London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), he explained.

Voo also announced a total of 38 students out of 195 candidates achieved 4As and above in their PT3 last year.

"The students' performance has improved a lot compared to 2014. A total of 123 students scored A in their history subject compared to only 52 students in 2014."

"The number of students who scored A in their Geography also increased from 57 in 2014 to 91 in 2015," he said, adding that a total of 64 students managed to score A in Bahasa Malaysia.

On the other hand, he said the passing rate of students in their Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) examination was 83 per cent with a hundred per cent pass in Additional Mathematics, History, Geography, Economy and Art subjects.

"The school alumni has also decided to offer a six-year scholarship to a student," he said, welcoming the eight new teachers into the school.

Later, Yeh said, recently, the school was rated five stars by the Ministry of Education.

"The evaluation was based on the school's facilities, management, teachers' capability, students' performance, curriculum, discipline and leadership skills, international collaborations as well as community service," he said, adding that the school has received the award for three consecutive years.