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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Melawati (SMKTM) (Taman Melawati National Secondary School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Taman Melawati, Gombak, Selangor, 20 km from the centre of Kuala Lumpur . The school has outperformed other high schools within the Gombak district in annual rankings of academic performance. Top scorers in the SPM (Malaysian Certificate of Education) national examinations make up the school's alumni, and will typically be awarded a full scholarship from the government to pursue their tertiary studies. The school has participated in events such as marching competitions, choir competitions and debate tournaments. SMKTM has a student body of approximately 1800 pupils, aged between 13-17 years. Due to space constraints, classes are divided into two sessions, with the first session of classes running in the mornings (Forms 3, 4, and 5 ) and the second in the afternoons (Form 1 and 2). There are 12 classrooms in every form, with an average of 35 students in each class. ==History== 1991 *The school was established with 2 blocks of buildings, Block C and Block D, and a canteen with the number of students at 403. 1994 *The third block, Block B, was opened to accommodate the number of students. 1998 *A Surau was built for students to perform their prayers. 2001 *The school hall was built with the cost of RM1.8 million. 2003 *Two new blocks were built, Block A and Block E 2010 *The sixth block, Frangipani, was opened, housing a second art studio and one Sixth Form classroom.
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