SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin

SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin is one of the secondary schools in Sabah which is located at Penampang, Kota Kinabalu. It's about 15-20 minutes away from Sabah's Capital, Kota Kinabalu.

SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin, State Sports School and ‘Lestari’ School is a sub-urban school located 15 km from the Kota Kinabalu City. This school is named after the late Datuk Peter Mojuntin , a prominent local politician from Sabah. This school was officially opened on 27 February 1979 by the former Education Minister at that time, Dato’ Musa Hitam.

The vision of SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin is to become an excellent school by the year 2012. The excellence of this school will be accomplished by: • Achieving excellence in curriculum and co-curricular activities • Producing virtuous and wholesome individuals • Ensuring a systematic environment • Fostering a harmonious relationship in the community and • Providing a safe and conducive environment

SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin currently has 99 teachers, 15 non- teaching staffs and 1365 students under the leadership of the principal, Pn. Nuraini Fauziah Derin. Majority of the students are from Kadazandusun ethnic who come from the outskirts and remote areas like Buayan, Terian, and Longkogungan.

SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin has 3 central characters, E-Management, Recreational School and Resource Centre Across School.

The E-Management is implemented to achieve the mission of a systematic management. The Information System used is Students Information System, Discipline ,Co-curricular, Fees, Attendance, NILAM, Audio Visual Aids, Information System for Malaysian Certificate of Education, Malaysian Higher certificate of education and Lower Secondary assessment (SPM, STPM and PMR), Automation for the Resource Centre, Salary, Timetable and School Assessment System

SMK DPM puts emphasis on a clean environment, beautiful and harmonious with the construction of gardens around the school compound. In these gardens, there are different types of flowers and herbs. Activities conducted by the Resource Centre of the school are: - Focus Exhibition by every class. - Mini library in each class. - Corridors of information and knowledge.

The school building was repainted in stages which started in the year 2002 with the help and cooperation of the YB, community and the education department. A few buildings were erected namely the Open Hall, Squash Court, Hostel Dining Hall, Computer laboratory, the Grooming Room and the Rekacipta (Invention) Studio.