SK Ulu Lubai ranks as one of 23 Top Performing Schools.

23 Top Performing Schools under the NKRA of the Ministry of Education 

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13 secondary schools and 10 primary schools nationwide that had all made it to the nation’s top performing schools’ list.

Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ulu Lubai made it into the ranks as one of the 23 schools.

SK Ulu Lubai is tucked in the middle of the jungle at the farthest reaches of Lubai River, about 55km from Limbang. It is accessible by an abandoned logging road, river and on foot.

The school was the first among schools from interior regions to be recognised for its academic excellence

Following the recognition, SK Ulu Lubai has become an overnight sensation because, as a primary school in the interior of Limbang.

SK Ulu Lubai was the toast of the Education Ministry for its outstanding performance and initiatives, including networking linkages with universities and schools in United Kingdom and Singapore.

SK Ulu Lubai won the Gold Medal Award for Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards, Finalist Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards 2009 (Malaysia Government and Commonwealth Secretariat), and was nominated for Unesco Education of International Best Practices 2010 competition.


SK Ulu Lubai is a very ordinary remote school as far as infrastructures and facilities are concerned. But it is extraordinary in terms of performance, winning two international, five national, 14 state and 46 division awards,”   

The 13 secondary schools are Sekolah Menengah Imtiaz (Terengganu), SMK Jalan Empat (Selangor), Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Perak), Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi (SPTI) Gombak (Selangor), SBTI Pekan (Pahang), SM Sains Alam Shah (KL), SM Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra (Kelantan), SM Sains Miri (Sarawak), SM Sains Seri Puteri (KL), SM Sains Selangor (KL), SM Sains Tengku Abdullah (Pahang), and SM Sains Muar (Johore). SK Ulu Lubai, under the charge of headmaster Jaul Anak Buyau, led the list under the primary schools category.

Headmaster Jaul Anak Buyau

Jaul (click for details.AWARD FOR SARAWAK SCHOOLS) was responsible for turning parents to become the strongest backers of the transformation of the school. As a result the school went on to bag the top prize in Council of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) Best Practices award.

The other nine schools are SK Convent Muar (Johor), SK Seri Biram (Pahang), SK Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin (Kedah), SK Setiawangsa (KL), SK (Girls) Methodist Kuantan (Pahang), SK Sultan Ismail (Terengganu), SK Jalan Tiga (Selangor), SJK© Perempuan Cina (Penang) and SJK© Lick Hung (Selangor).


But despite that it beat many contemporary schools with its network that includes University of Bristol,  Kingsford Community Schooland , DeptFord Green School in UK and     Jing Shan Primary School of Singapore in 2009-2010.


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