Sekolah Menengah Damansara Utama - Information

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  • Students use the term DUrians to refer SMK Damansara Utama students. This tradition was started in 2003, by the Class of 2004, as the Young Entrepreneurs (YE) company's name was DUrians. Coincidentally, DUrians also refer to the King of fruits which Malaysia is famous for.
  • The students come in earlier than working people. The first bell rings at 7.20 a.m. and the call is made at 7.15 a.m. indicating the students to be ready at the assembly area. Classes start at 7.30 a.m. During this time of the day, music and poetry is played in the school compound by the AEC club
  • The first batch of students in this school were invited from mainly two primary schools i.e. SRK Damansara Utama and SRK Damansara Jaya. Students who did not opt to join SM Damansara Utama mostly continued their studies at SM Damansara Jaya SMK Damansara Jaya. For this reason, the students from both high schools who were once schoolmates compete in sport and academic subjects.
  • In 2008, the former Senior Assistant (until 2007), Datin Norizan was promoted to Principal of SMK Damansara Jaya (retired in 2010).
  • Classrooms for Secondary 1-3 (lowerclassmen) are named after flowers (Anggerik, Cempaka, Kenanga, etc.) and classrooms for Secondary 4-5 (upperclassmen) are named after hardwood trees (Belian, Jati, Meranti etc.).

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