St. Michael's Secondary School is a single-session secondary school located in the city of Sandakan, state of Sabah, East Malaysia. It is located at the foot of Elton Hill which is at the hub of the city on the Churches Road. Established on 5th October 1888, it stands as one of the oldest schools in Sandakan and East Malaysia.

History St. Michael's Secondary School is a part of the Anglican Diocese of Sabah. The development of Anglican Church schools was inspired by foreign settlers to provide education to their children.

St. Michael's was founded in 1888 by the late Rev. William Henry Elton. At first, there were two students in the school, who taught Elton the Malay language and Mandarin. In exchange, Elton taught them English.

After World War II St. Michael's collapsed, but the school was rebuilt using donations from people around the district.

Headteachers # Headteacher Years of service 1 The Rev. William Henry Elton 1888–1893 2 H. J. Edney 1893–1894 3 George Mathew 1895 4 The Rev. William Henry Elton 1895–1901 5 Mr. Henry Elton 1901–1913 6 The Rev. William Henry Elton 1913–1914 7 The Rev. Robert Jack Hitchcock 1915–1918Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1932, p 616. 8 L. E. Currey No record 9 A. N. Ellis No record 10 W. T. Keble No record 11 D. S. Harrison No record 12 The Rev. Stanley Milne Collier 1927-1928Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1932, p 59. 13 B. J. Sole No record 14 The Rev. James Paisley 1933-1934Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 730. 15 The Rev. Herbert Cutler 1935-1938Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 226. 16 The Rev. Reuben Henthorne 1938Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 431. 17 The Rev. Peter Henry Herbert Howes 1938-1940 18 Fu Yun Fatt 1946–1947 19 The Rev. Jack Sparrow 1947–1948 20 The Rev. Norman Cecil Brown 1948–1949 21 Fong Chung Fui (acting) 1950–1951 22 Kenneth Douglas Franklin 1951–1956 23 John Brummell 1956–1964 24 Thien Thau Khiong 1965–1970 25 Vun Foh Foh 1970–1987 26 Tung Yow Choi 1988–1994 27 Ronnie Khoo 1994–1996 28 Dr. Edward Miku Tionsu 1996–1998 29 Henley Liew Yun Ye (1st term) 1998–2003 30 Lee Poh Chin 2003–2005 31 Koh Kim Whatt 2006–2008 32 Leong Kwok Cheong 2009–2017 33 Henley Liew Yun Ye (2nd term) 2017–202534 Felicia Michael Asang 2025–present

Facilities and buildings Layout Located on the crest of Elton Hill, next to the World's Heritage, is St. Michael and All Angels' Church, the oldest stone structure in Sabah.

It has two academic buildings. Blok Warisan (Legacy Block) is a 2-storey wooden building with classrooms, the auditorium, the co-operative store, the surau and the multi-purpose court.

The other academic building, Blok Wawasan (Insight Block) is a 6-storey concrete building leaning on the crest of Elton Hill. It consists of five scientific laboratories, the staff office, the principal's office, the conference room, the library, the cafeteria, a skill training workshop, a kitchen workshop, an art centre, a dental clinic, a book storage room, a sport equipment storage room, an IT lab, and classrooms. Other features The Botanical Garden was created by the "Environment Lovers' Club", and has since been demolished to secure the Legacy Block. The Heliconia Garden is a row of flowers planted by the "Environment Lovers' Club" as part of the Elton Hill's beautification project. Michaelean Court is the newest feature of the school for students recess time and hosts the new canteen. The Parish Hall is an activity hall lent by the church for school events such as the Graduation Ceremony.

See also St. Michael's Secondary School (Penampang), Sabah, Malaysia (1890) St. Michael's Institution, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia (1912)

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