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Crest of SMK Damansara Jaya
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| Coordinates | 3°07′51″N 101°36′56″E / 3.13083°N 101.61563°E / 3.13083; 101.61563 |
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| Other name | SMKDJ |
| Type | Government Co-Ed Secondary School |
| Motto | Malay: Berilmu Untuk Berjasa ('To Gain Knowledge for Success') |
| Established | 1983; 41 years ago (1983) |
| School district | Petaling Utama |
| Session | Morning |
| School code | BEA8608[1] |
| Principal | En Ahmad Ezzat bin Ismail |
| Grades | Form 1 – Form 5 |
| Age range | 13–17 |
| Language | English language, Malay language |
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| Yearbook | Nostalgia |
| Website | www |
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Damansara Jaya (SMKDJ), also known as Damansara Jaya Secondary School, is a secondary school situated in Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It was awarded the Cluster School of Excellence status in 2013 by the Malaysian Ministry of Education.[2]
The school received its first intake of Form 1 students in 1983.[citation needed] The pioneer batch of students came mainly from SRK Damansara Utama and SRK Sultan Alam Shah 1 & 2, and there were also students from Sri Petaling and Kg Tengku primaries.[citation needed] The first headmaster of the school was Hj Abu Sujak,[citation needed] but the most memorable was Kevin De Souza (deceased). Pn Hjh. Naimah (deceased), who was assistant head during the school's early days, went on to become headmistress of the nearby SK Damansara Jaya many years later.[citation needed] The pioneer batch of teachers included Hjh Zuraidah, B.H. Lim, Raoul Huet, Imam Musaniff, Pn. Salina, Cikgu Rosli, Cikgu Syahrim, Pn. Loke, Pn. Leela and Pn Ooi.[citation needed]
The first student to be appointed head prefect was Syed Nasurudin Syed Abu Bakar, followed by Megat Fairuz Khairudin.[citation needed] The straight A students among the pioneers were consistently Chuah Beng Sim and Irene Siow Ai Ling.[citation needed] In 1987, the school celebrated the victory of one of its students in a yachting competition at the Olympics.[citation needed]
The school is rated as one of the best in Malaysia based on public examination results.[citation needed]
Early school students designed the school badge and composed the school song and lyrics. K. Thanalechumy won an art competition to design the school badge while Nicholas Ong composed the school anthem Berilmu Untuk Berjasa.[citation needed]
The school's population is 46% Chinese, 40% Malays, 14% Indians and numerous other races.[citation needed]
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