S’wak govt channels over RM470,000 to four Kuching mission schools in Kuching
By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, Nov 13: A total of RM471,531 was handed over from the Sarawak government through the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR) to four mission schools—SK St Mary, SMK St Mary, SK St Thomas, and SMK St Thomas—during a ceremony here recently. According to a press release, UNIFOR deputy director Caroline Chen Tze Yian presented the cheques, witnessed by Deputy Premier of Sarawak and Minister for Public Health, Housing, and Local Government, Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian. A…
The Sarawak government distributed RM471,531 to four Kuching mission schools via UNIFOR. This funding supports infrastructure and operations for schools with a combined enrolment of 2,280 students.
RM471,531 was handed to SK and SMK St Mary and St Thomas schools in Kuching.
From 2021 to 2025, these four schools received a total of RM4,926,506 in assistance.
Annual state funding for mission schools increased from RM20 million to RM30 million.
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KUCHING, Nov 13: A total of RM471,531 was handed over from the Sarawak government through the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR) to four mission schools—SK St Mary, SMK St Mary, SK St Thomas, and SMK St Thomas—during a ceremony here recently.
According to a press release, UNIFOR deputy director Caroline Chen Tze Yian presented the cheques, witnessed by Deputy Premier of Sarawak and Minister for Public Health, Housing, and Local Government, Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian.
A breakdown of the Sarawak government’s 2026 annual financial grants to mission schools is as follows:
SK St Mary: RM129,575, received by headmistress, Janet Tikut.
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