St Cecilia's Convent Secondary School
St Cecilia's Convent Secondary School (SCCSS), Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Konven St. Cecilia (SMK Konven St. Cecilia), is a secondary school in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.[2][3] Its Ministry of Education code is XFE2037.
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| Type | Government Secondary School |
| Motto | First Things First[1] |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1963 (as primary sch) |
| Principal | Mr. Soo Tian Hock |
| Grades | Forms 1–5 |
| Enrolment | 1560+ |
Located within the newly formed Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan, SCCSS is situated at 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Sandakan. Nearby schools are SM St. Mary's (boys secondary school), SK St. Mary Town, SR St. Mary's Convent, SK St. Mary and SMJK Tiong Hua. It is also near to the Duchess of Kent General Hospital and the local Polyclinic. Students of St Cecilia's are known as "Cecilians". It is one of the 30 Convent secondary schools in Malaysia.
History
St Cecilia's was founded in 1963 as a primary school under Rev Mother St. Leonard. It was one of a number of schools in Sabah staffed by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, also known as the "Blue Sisters". In 1966 it became the first girls' secondary school in Sandakan. The primary school was closed and its students transferred to SR St. Mary's Convent, one of St Cecilia's present-day feeder schools.[4]
School Song
St. Cecilia the best school of them all,
All of us are certain of our victory,
In every field we join,
We join with hope, and confidence,
So come on now, and don’t you let us down,
Do your best to strive for excellence,
We are here to cheer your Cecilians,
So do your best and be the best.