History
Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Sin Min, also known as SMSM now, was established in 1957. Before Sin Min was established, the local Chinese population of the Yan's district faces serious problem as there is no secondary schools to allow their children to further their studies after standard six. To overcome this problem,the Board of Governors of Sin Min Primary School held a meeting and discussions to establish a secondary school on June 3, 1951. A Building Committee was established and its chairman is Mr Lim Lean Teng which has donated RM20, 000. Mr Tan Peng Hooi also donated a piece of land measuring over six recesses to form a construction site. Revenue from public donations, including from Kuala Lumpur and Penang, the collection grew to RM160,000. The building is completed in 1956. At first, the school only has 20 classrooms. 2 more classrooms have been converted into a room and administrative offices. Apart from the four blocks of the original classroom, there is also a canteen and a teacher's office.
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