Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah Secondary School
Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah Secondary School is a government secondary school commonly known as Sekolah Menengah PAP Hjh Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah. It is named after His Majesty the Sultan's eldest daughter; Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah.
Location
The school is located in Kg Lumut II, Belait in Brunei Darussalam.
Subjects offer
Like other secondary schools, this school offers core subjects such as Malay language, English language, Mathematics, Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Combined Science) and Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK). Option subjects include Design and Technology (D&T), Art and Design, Business Art Technology (BAT), Computer Study, Additional Mathematics, History, Food and Nutrition, Geography and Malay Literature. Other, non-examinable subjects include Physical Education and Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB).
Infrastructure
Generally, the school's buildings look like Sayyiddina Ali Secondary School in Kuala Belait, Sayyiddina Hasan Secondary School in Mulaut, Rimba I Secondary School in Rimba and few other secondary schools in Brunei Darussalam. From the main gate / entrance, the road heads to the Administration building, the field / sport complex to the left and the waiting area / drop off area to the right. There is a multi purpose hall, a rectangular shaped three storey building for classrooms and two blocks for specialised subjects. Unique to this school is a bungalow behind the Administration building which houses the Special Need students. There are also a library, a "surau" and two canteen shops. The sport complex consists of a unique rectangular shaped jogging track, a standard size football pitch, a grandstand and a futsal pitch.
Education
Like other secondary schools in Brunei Darussalam, this school teaches students from year 7 to year 11 (normal track), year 7 to year 10 express (fast track), year 7 to year 11 (Edexcel) and Special Need students.
Staff
About 95% teaching staffs are Bruneian, which live in the Lumut, other parts of Belait district and some are from Tutong district. There are few foreigners that teach English Language.
Students
About 85% of the students live in Lumut, the rests live in Sg Liang and remote area of Belait district. His Majesty's government provides school bus transportation for those students who live outside Lumut.
Special Need Students
The students are looked after by experienced teachers at the school's bungalow who take care of them like their own children. They are taught academic and life skills; which include house keeping and agriculture. There is a garden next to the bungalow for planting vegetables and fruits.
School attire
Like other government schools, PAP Rashidah Secondary school students have their own identity. The male students wear a white buttoned shirt and pale green pants with a black "songkok", a pale green tie with the school logo, a school badge, a black belt, white socks and black shoes. The female students wear a white loose dress and pale green skirt with a white "tudong", a school badge, white shocks and black shoes. The school prefects wear grey pants and a grey tie for the males and a grey skirt for the females.
Academic time
It is a single session school; morning only, from 7 am to 12.30 pm.
Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SM-PAP-Rashidah/115387001809346
History
Before this school was built, the people of Lumut until Kg Tunggulian had to study in Anthony Abell College, Seria or Perdana Wazir Secondary School, Kuala Belait. While the people from Labi to the interior part of Belait district studied in Perdana Wazir Secondary School because it was the only school in Belait district that had hostels.