Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna Secondary School emerged as the champion and received the award for best exhibition at the Finals of the ‘A’ Team Action Group Competition for Secondary Schools and Colleges Nationwide 2024 at Digadong Hall at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.
Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College secured second place, while Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Girls Arabic Religious Secondary School took third. Masin Secondary School and Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Arabic School finished in fourth and fifth spots.
Aiman Raziq bin Haji Radin from Masin Secondary School received the award for the best presenter.
Acting Permanent Secretary (Core Education) at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Aliuddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, the guest of honour, presented prizes to the winners.
The competition featured 28 secondary schools under the purview of the MoE and the Ministry of Religious Affairs, with five teams from five schools advancing to the finals.
The theme for the ‘A’ Team Action Group Competition was ‘Kami PADULI’ (Caring, Empathy, Educate, Religion, Report, Intervene).
The event commenced with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Doa, followed by presentations from the five competing teams on social issues such as bullying, school absenteeism and obesity.
Among the objectives of the competition were to raise awareness and educate students on current social issues, focusing on building resilience to prevent engagement in harmful behaviours.
Additionally, the competition aimed to encourage awareness among students using peer influence to convey messages and address social issues. – James Kon
