Sekolah Menengah PJN Pg. Hj. Abu Bakar

Sekolah Menengah Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar (or SMPJN) is a government school in Kuala Belait, Brunei.

The school has a population exceeding 1,000 students. The school is located near the Kampong Pandan Mosque in Kuala Belait.

History

Construction of the school was completed in 1987. It was formerly known as Sekolah Menengah Mumong (SMM). It was later changed to Sekolah Menengah Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar in 1998.

Education

The school offers education for Secondary One to Secondary Five students. The school is the only school in Kuala Belait that offers Science stream for lower secondary students. The other school in the nation to do such streaming is Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College. The streaming process admits students of Bruneian citizenship who achieve excellent results for their Primary Six state exam, Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (PSR) are eligible to enter the Science stream. Others who do not qualify to enter the Science stream in lower secondary take tests which evaluate their proficiency in Mathematics and the English language. After the evaluation, they are sorted into classes of similar learning abilities.

Apart from education, students are involvement in co-curricular activities.

School discipline is maintained by discipline masters, with assistance from school prefects. The Student Council, which was formed in 2007, takes part in ensuring school discipline apart from dealing with the school administration.

Facilities

School facilities include:

Two separate hostels for male and female students,
School hall for indoor sports and school events,
School shop,
Canteen,
Dental clinic and sick bay,
Library,
Counseling room,
Conference room,
Air-conditioned ICT lab,
Eight science laboratories,
Meteorological garden,
Five classroom buildings (three floors each), each with 12 classrooms, four on each floor,
Auditorium,
Football field and track.

School song

The SMPJN school song was composed in 2004. <poem> Malay Kau berdiri tersergam megah Indah mewarnai harapan bangsaku

Namamu jadi sebutan Baktimu tetap disanjung Kami sentiasa Diasuh, dididik dan dibimbing

Kami berilmu, beriman dan berbakti Demi agama bangsa Dan negaraku yang tercinta

Kau berdiri tersergam megah Indah mewarnai harapan bangsaku Sekolah Menengah Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar

Kami Berilmu Beriman dan Berbakti Demi agama bangsa Menjadi insan sempurna

Kami berilmu Beriman dan berbakti Demi agama bangsa Dan negaraku yang tercinta Sekolahku yang tercinta

Sekolah Menengah Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar Gedung ilmuku Menuju kepuncak kejayaan Kepuncak kejayaan, kejayaan.

English You stand boldly, Beautifully colouring the nation's hopes

Your name is always spoken of Your merits will always be looked high upon We will always be educated

We are educated, Pious and devout For the religion and nation To be excellent people

We are educated, Pious and devout For the religion and nation And my beloved country.

You stand boldly, Beautifully colouring the nation's hopes Sekolah Menengah Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar

We are educated, Pious and devout For the religion and nation To be excellent people

We are educated, Pious and devout For the religion and nation And my beloved country My beloved school

Sekolah Menengah Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar My warehouse of knowledge On our way to the peak of success To the peak of success, success.

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