Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi
In May 2011, Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of Education, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced Sekolah Menengah Sains Sabah has been awarded a Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi status, in addition to Cluster school status awarded to the school before. To gain such an award, a school must perform ouststandingly in fields set by the Ministry of Education. Among the fields are:
- Academics,
- Co-curricular activities,
- Niche areas which the school had established themselves and specializing in the particular areas.
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