SARAWAK will build three new international secondary schools under the Sarawak Foundation, which is an education arm under the State Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talents Development.
The three new Yayasan Sarawak International Secondary Schools (YSISS) will be constructed over the next two years, said Minister Datuk Seri Roland Sagah.
"A new YSISS school is being built in Sibu now and should be ready this year, while two others are being planned in Miri and Bintulu.
"Their construction should be completed by 2027. We now have two YSISS in Kuching and Petra Jaya.
"These international schools produce high quality students in science and technology subjects.
"That is why we are building more throughout the state," he said in his message during an education event in Kuching.
Sarawak is going big on education.
On Feb 25, it was announced that the state government has approved plans to build it's first Islamic International School near Kuching.
Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg had said a state allocation of RM 95 million has been approved for the project.
"This will be the first Sarawak Islamic International School and will offer a combination of subjects based on the Quran plus modern sciences subjects.
"It will offer boarding facilities for students as well.
"We want to teach our students not just subjects on Islam but also on modern sciences.
"Our aim is to produce Muslim youths who are well educated in their faith and also in modern scientific knowledge," he said at an Islamic seminar in Samarahan district.
Johari said state cabinet ministers from all faiths supported this project.
The state authorities are now formulating the subjects to be taught in the Sarawak Islamic International School, he added. – May 6, 2025
