Sekolah Menengah Stella Maris exist to make a difference

Feb 14, 2025

It’s 6.45am on a typical Stella Maris school day, the church bell rings at the adjoining Church of St Anthony, signalling the call for Mass. The sound of the bell and the subtle glow emanating from the stained-glass façade make this enclave in the middle of Pudu, a proverbial sight to behold. This scenario at the start of the day brings vitality to the school like no other, setting it off on the right note. To the parents dropping off their kids, it gives them confidence in the Stella Maris mission; to be a place where faith, academic excellence, love and character converge.

Academic staff and counsellors at Sekolah Menengah Stella Maris know that among all of life’s challenging decisions, the selection process and transition to a secondary school may well be top on the list for parents and students to overcome.

Navigating choices in our education and schooling ecosystem, there is the inevitable concern of cost, location and accessibility to coincide with academics, extra-curricular programmes, sports, music and arts, and how best to nurture a student’s unique personality in their education journey among fellow students.

Sekolah Menengah Stella Maris will balance out these concerns when students and parents talk to an admissions counsellor. As the first school founded by Yayasan Tan Sri Dominic Vendragon, a leading educational foundation, its mission is to be a beacon of faith in our nation's education landscape. A private school, SM Stella Maris is based on the Malaysian National Curriculum (KSSM) where Science and Mathematics are taught in English to empower students for a global future.

To the school principal, teachers, administrators and counsellors, the sound of the church bell is an encouraging reminder to lead the school in the spirit of Colossians 3:23 “… To work with all your heart as working for the Lord…” Sekolah Menengah Stella Maris extends this spirit to its students.