SMK Bahang (Penampang)

SMK Bahang is a secondary school in Sabah which is located at Penampang, between Donggongon Town and the city of Kota Kinabalu. The school is named after the village of Kampung Bahang, which is located near Kampung Koidupan and the KDCA (Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association). A majority of the students, including the staff, come from Penampang. Some of them however, are from Putatan, Luyang and even as far as from the city of Kota Kinabalu.

History
SMK Bahang was established in December 1994 and was officially opened by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, who was then the Minister of Education Malaysia, with the motto "Together Realizing the Educational Excellence" (Bersama Merealisasikan Kecemerlangan Pendidikan). At the end of its of construction, the school had 24 classrooms.

On the opening day, six classrooms opened to accommodate 272 students from graduate students while a number of passed PMR students from other schools were placed here to further their studies in Form 4. In 1995, a special education class was established in January.

Classrooms
SMK Bahang has 28 classrooms for the lower and upper secondary students, and four classrooms for special education. Each form has 10 classes that are named after nilai murni, or virtues. Students are arranged in their classrooms according to their grades and subjects.

As of 2024, SMK Bahang has been granted acceptance to implement the KRK (Kelas Rancangan Khas) program for students born in 2011 and later. However, the school has yet to commence the implementation process, as it is currently still accommodating more students for the program.

Below is a list showing every class from top to bottom:

The list of classes, from top to bottom is: Wawasan, Perdana, Bestari, Cemerlang, Dinamik, Dedikasi, Prihatin, Lestari, Kreatif, and Harmoni.

As of 2024, the upper secondary students (Form 4 and Form 5) have 20 classrooms combined. The first 6 classes offers elective subjects while the other 4 classes follow the standard SPM syllabus.

However, as of June of 2024, the principal has made initiatives for all Form 4 and Form 5 classes in 2025 to make Islamic Worldviews (Tasawwur Islam) and Visual Arts Education (Pendidikan Seni Visual) as a mandatory subject. This is highly subject to change.

Wawasan:


 * Additional Mathematics (Matematik Tambahan)
 * Physics (Fizik)
 * Chemistry (Kimia)
 * Biology or Principles of Account (Biologi atau Prinsip Perakaunan)

Perdana:


 * Business (Perniagaan)
 * Computer Science (Sains Komputer)
 * Home Science or Sports Science (Sains Rumah Tangga atau Science Sukan)

Bestari:


 * Economy (Ekonomi)
 * Sports Science or Agriculture (Sains Sukan atau Pertanian)
 * Home Science or Computer Science (Sains Rumah Tangga atau Sains Komputer)

Cemerlang:


 * Geography (Geografi)
 * Visual Arts Education (Pendidikan Seni Visual)

Dinamik:


 * Visual Arts Education or Islamic Worldviews (Pendidikan Seni Visual atau Tasawwur Islam)

Dedikasi:


 * Visual Arts Education or Islamic Worldviews (Pendidikan Seni Visual atau Tasawwur Islam)

Morning and Afternoon Session
To accommodate more than 2000 students in one school day, SMK Bahang follows the standard Malaysian school procedure by splitting students into the morning session (sesi pagi) and afternoon session (sesi petang).

Form 3, 4 and 5 students sit for the morning session everyday starting at 6:50 a.m. whilst the Form 1 and 2 students come to school at 11:30 a.m. for the afternoon session.

Most forms share a classroom with the morning or afternoon session students. Below is a table that shows the classes that share the same classrooms from different sessions.

Renovations and Infrastructure Upgrades
SMK Bahang has eight science labs; from Chemistry, Biology to Physics. There are two teacher's office. One located at Block A, and the other in Block C.

As of 2023, many renovations and new constructions were made by principal Haji Mohamad Al-Beari Haji Binsin, which are listed below:


 * Renovations to the school hall.
 * Renovations to the RBT workshop.
 * Renovations to the school library.
 * Repainting all the classrooms to white.
 * Major repaint of the walls and floors of the school ground.
 * Construction of a bengkel pastri (bakery).
 * Construction of a makmal Sains Sukan (gym).
 * Expansions to the parking lot.

Overall, many rooms were transferred to different blocks, such as the library to Block A.

Fire of 31 December 2004
On 31 December 2004, SMK Bahang had a tragedy where the highest floor of block A caught on fire. Prior to that, the school had another fire in 2002. This however, did not stop the school session of 2005. Computer labs, science labs and school canteens were used for teaching and learning process, even as far as starting their sessions 200 meters away in SK Bahang Penampang for Form 3.

Sport Houses
The sport houses, also known as rumah sukan are named after the colour of multiple gemstones. Previously, SMK Bahang had six houses, but over time the school has opted to abolish two of these houses, namely Mutiara (orange) and Kristal (purple).

The four houses would typically compete against each other on sports day in Kompleks Sukan Penampang, Donggongon. However, in recent years, the school has steered towards a more open side to host school events beyond its immediate vicinity. This shift was evident in 2023 when the sports day took place at the Kompleks Sukan Likas, marking a departure from the usual venue.

The school sport houses are as follow:


 * Delima (red)
 * Intan (yellow)
 * Zamrud (green)
 * Nilam (blue)

School Song
Kami Anak Warisan

Kami anak warisan, Harapan bangsa dan negara, Berusaha dan berjaya, Menuju cita-cita.

SMK Bahang Penampang, Sekolah kami yang tercinta, Bersama para pendidik, Menuju kejayaan.

Kami usaha, kami berjaya, Berpandukan Rukun Negara, Cogan kata kami yang indah, Memberikan semangat waja.

Bersama berpimpin tangan, Menentang segala rintangan, Disiplin pegangan kami, Berjaya selamanya.

Disiplin pegangan kami, Berjaya selamanya.