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KUCHING, 19 Oct: Sarawak Islamic High School (SMIS) will integrate the Cambridge curriculum, the Al-Azhar Curriculum-based Science Program and the Qur'anic hadiths in a coeducational approach.
Director of Sarawak's Islamic Religious Department, Secretary of the Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) Datu Mual Suaud explained that the approach is aimed at integrating academic excellence with strengthening religious science and Quranic adherence.
"SMIS will offer an integrated educational approach that combines the Cambridge curriculum and the Al-Azhar Curriculum-based Science Program while emphasizing the interpretation of the Qur'an", he said in a statement, today.
Sarawak International Islamic High School will take 60 students from January 2027
The announcement was made following a speech at the inaugural Town Hall of Public Education in conjunction with the Sarawak Islamic Council Mahabharata Pilgrimage Program in Sibu, on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
MIS hopes that the explanation can be used as a reference to ensure that information related to the curriculum and operation of SMIS is understood and properly communicated to the public.
In related developments, Datu Mual informed that SMIS is expected to start the first intake of 60 students in January 2027, although the school building is expected to be fully completed by March of the same year.
According to him, the selected students will be temporarily placed in Datuk Haji Mohamad Mortadza Haji Daud Primary School while waiting for the school building to be completed. - TVS
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