SMSO's Pride at SMSO Open Day

In conjunction with the annual Academic Award ceremony, SMSO Open Day was held on 25th and 26th November 2008.

Ex-SMSOnians have contributed their photographs from the places of studies, in which they were then compiled into posters titled "SMSO's pride".

The booth also displayed information on study at local and overseas institutions.

SMSO blog launched

A separate blog for SMSO school activities has been launched on smsothman.blogspot.com News and reports on career departmental activities will still be featured on this career blog.

UNISSA Roadshow (11.10.2008)

Representatives from Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali gave a briefing to the Lower 6th Students who are interested in pursuing programmes at UNISSA. The undergraduate programmes currently offered at UNISSA are Syariah Law, Usuluddin, Arabic Language, Islamic History and Civilisation, Islamic Banking, Law and many more.

Parents (VIP) Day for Upper 6th Form (9 October 2008)

(Pictures above and below) Parents listening attentively to the presentations

(Pictures above and below) Students listening attentively to the presentations

(Picture above) Cg Dk Malia and Cg Rosemary, our Geography tutors

(Picture above) The meeting among parents and teachers

(Picture above) Cg Vincent, going through the Economics academic record with a parent and student

(Picture above) Cg Masdiana, Art tutor, discussing with Md Izzat and his mother

(Picture above) Cg Tee Teck Hock, discussing History results with Evlyn and her father

(Picture above) Ms Lim Gea Kuan discussing Mathematics academic record with Ilham and his parents

(Picture above) Cg Rosemary going through the Geography record with student and parents

(Picture above) Cg Alex showing the Physics academic record to student and parents

(Picture above) Ms Laly, the Biology tutor

(Picture above) Cg Hj Osman discussing Bahasa Melayu academic record with student and her father

(Picture above) Cg Danial and Cg Zailani, Bahasa Melayu tutors

(Picture above) Dr Adari discussing English results with a student and the parent

(Picture above) Cg Raja discussing General Paper results with parent and student

(Picture above) Ms Tan Jee Yam discussing Chemistry results with Azizah and her parents

The yearly VIP day for Upper 6th was held at the Multi-purpose Hall from 8am to 12 noon on Thursday, 9 October 2008. This provided an opportunity for parents to meet and receive feedback from the respective subject tutors regarding the students' academic performances.

6th Form Senior Master 2 (Academic), Cg Vincent Andrew and 6th Form Assistant Senior Master 4 (Career), Cg Charles Lim gave presentations respectively, on what to do after the release of A Level results and the scholarships available.

Bon Voyage to LeeVoi, Nawawi and Aditia

This evening (Picture above, from left) Lee Leevoi, Mohd Nawawi Bolhassan and Aditia Salalu left for the UK this evening. Leevoi is doing Mechatronics and Robotics Systems at the University of Liverpool. Nawawi and Aditia will be doing Social Psychology and Mathematics respevtively, at the University of Kent.

Aditia and leeVoi with other SMSOnians

Bon Voyage to Antika, Azree and Nazmi

Mohammad Nazmi Hj Ismail, Antika Lim and Azree Ainul Hafiz Hj Yunos (below - from left) left for the UK this evening. Nazmi abd Antika will be doing Environmental Planning and Management at University of Bangor, Wales, while Azree will be doing Geology at the University of Liverpool.


Picture below: (From Left) Antika, Nazmi and Azree transit at Dubai airport, on their way to the UK.

Bon Voyage Nurthaqifah, Aminuddin, Azrin and Azim

This evening Nurthaqifah Salihah Hj Mohd Salleh, Aminuddin Norhani, Azrin Alus and Ak Abdul Azim Pg Abas were all leaving for the UK for their further studies.

Nurthaqifah will be doing Chemistry with Analytical & Forensic Science at the University of East Anglia.

Aminuddin will be doing Radiography Diagonistic & Imaging at Cardiff University.

Aminuddin (2nd from left) with SMSOnians


Azrin will be doing Geology at the University of Leeds

Azrin (middle) with SMSOnians
Azrin with family

As for Azim, he will be doing Fine Art at Newcastle University.

Azim (3rd from right) with family

Bon Voyage Nuramaliah, Viviyanti and Hafiz

This evening Nuramaliah Hj Jamaluddin, Ching Viviyanti and Abdul Hafiz Abdul Kani have left for the UK for further studies.

Nuramaliah will be pursuing her Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Sheffield
Nuramliah (Front: 2nd from left) with other former SMSOnians.


Viviyanti will be pursuing her Bachelor Degree in European History at the University of Bradford.
Viviyanti (left) with her sister.

Viviyanti with her friends and relatives.

Hafiz will be continuing his 2nd year in Geology at the University of Liverpool.

Hafiz (3rd from left) with other SMSO Alumni now at UBD and ITB.

Bon Voyage Amal Liyana Hj Zabandi

Amal Liyana has left Brunei this evening, to pursue her Bachelor Degree in Geophysical Sciences at University of Leeds, UK, under the scholarship of the Brunei Government. All the very best to her.
Amal Liyana with parents (Above)

Amal Liyana with SMSOnians (Above)

Flight Connections at London Heathrow Airport - BMI (BD) flights

Some students will travel on RBA to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and transit to other UK domestic airports. It will be stated in your air ticket. If the ticket only states to London (LHR) only, the followings will NOT apply.

- When you check in for your flight at Brunei International Airport, please inform the check in counter staff that you want to check through your luggage and collect it at the final destination, such as Leeds (LBA), Glasgow (GLA), Manchester (MAN) etc. Please double check the luggage tags (the white sticker-like tags that will be attached to your luggage)

- RBA flight arrives at Terminal 3 at London Heathrow.

- The domestic BMI (BD) flight departs from Terminal 1 at London Heathrow.

- As soon as you leave the aircraft, follow the "Flight Connections" sign to Terminal 1.

- A dedicated bus will take you to Terminal 1 . It is free and departs every 6 minutes.

- Your picture will be taken.

- Pass your hand luggage through X ray and security screening

- Visit your BMI airline desk for your boarding pass

- Go through passport control/immigration

- Relax in departure lounge and wait for your next flight.

For more details of each procedures, please click here

RBA Loyalty Programme - Royal Skies

Students who are travelling on Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) to Australia, New Zealand and UK for further studies, are encouraged to apply for Royal Skies card. It is FREE of Charge.

Royal Skies is a loyalty frequent flyer programme for RBA passengers. Everytime you fly on RBA to your study destination, you will be able to accummulate mileage points. Once you have accumulated enough mileage points over the years, you will be able to claim free air tickets for yourself or family members.

Royal Skies can now be enrolled online.

Once you get the Royal Skies membership number, call RBA on 2212222, quote your booking reference number and inform your membership number.

Note: You cannot claim any points, if you enrol after your first RBA flight. So apply now.

Blogs from other 6th Form Career Centres

A very informative link for 6th Form students is the blog created by Mrs Imelda Yapp, Head of Career Department from SM Sayyidina Ali, Kuala Belait. The Life After SMSA for KBians provides excellent tips and guides on applications to local and overseas universities, how to choose the right career and many more.

Another useful blog is from the Higher Education Unit of Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah, headed by Cg Nur Adyani Hj Yusop. It provides updated information on activities and programmes organised by the unit.

Both blogs are written by teams of experienced career teachers, who are very committed to the welfare of students in areas of career guidance and higher education, as well as offering another perspectives on career guidance.