Editing Kuching (section)

===Education===
{{See also|List of schools in Sarawak}}
[[File:Building A of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus.jpg|thumb|[[Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus]].]]
In the city, all schools under the National Education System (government education institution category), are managed by the Kuching Combined Education Office (''Pejabat Pelajaran Gabungan Kuching''). There are many government or state schools in and around the city. Like other Malaysian schools, schools in the city are divided into four levels of education — pre-school, primary, secondary (lower and upper) and post-secondary (excluding tertiary). Among the well-established and prestigious boarding schools in the city is Sekolah Menengah Sains Kuching, which is located at [[Batu Kawa]] and Sekolah Menengah Sains Kuching Utara, which is located at Matang Jaya.<ref name="sys">{{cite web |title=SENARAI SEKOLAH MENENGAH DI NEGERI SARAWAK (List of Secondary Schools in Sarawak) – See Kuching |url=http://emisportal.moe.gov.my/emis/emis2/emisportal2/doc/fckeditor/File/senarai_sek_09/menengah/SarawakM.pdf |publisher=Educational Management Information System |access-date=9 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227201213/http://emisportal.moe.gov.my/emis/emis2/emisportal2/doc/fckeditor/File/senarai_sek_09/menengah/SarawakM.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Other government secondary schools including some of the oldest and well known are SMK St. Joseph, SMK St. Thomas, SMK St. Teresa and SMK St. Mary as well as others like SMK Green Road, Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah, SMK Tun Abang Haji Openg, [[SMK Batu Lintang]], and [[SMK Padungan]].<ref name="sys"/> Kuching has 4 out of 14 [[Chinese independent high school|Chinese independent schools]] in Sarawak. These are [[Chung Hua Middle School No. 1]] (古晋中华第一中学), [[Chung Hua Middle School No. 3]] (古晋中华第三中学), Chung Hua Middle School No. 4 (古晋中华第四中学) and Batu Kawa Min Lit secondary school (石角民立中学).<ref>{{cite web |title=砂拉越华文独中通讯录 (Communication directory of Sarawak Chinese independent schools) |url=http://shadongzong.org/secondary-schools/ |access-date=1 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231125149/http://shadongzong.org/secondary-schools/ |archive-date=31 December 2013 |language=zh}}</ref> There are also three international schools in Kuching, namely [[Tunku Putra International School]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tuah |first1=Yvonne |title=Tunku Putra School offers unique education platform in Kuching |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/07/01/tunku-putra-school-offers-unique-education-platform-in-kuching/ |access-date=9 May 2015 |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=1 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509010355/http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/07/01/tunku-putra-school-offers-unique-education-platform-in-kuching/ |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> Lodge International School<ref>{{cite news |title=Lodge International School celebrates best IGCSE results in school history |url=http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/42387/Lodge-International-School-celebrates-best-IGCSE-results-in-school-history/ |access-date=9 May 2015 |publisher=New Sarawak Tribune |date=31 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509010518/http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/42387/Lodge-International-School-celebrates-best-IGCSE-results-in-school-history/ |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> and Borneo International School. Other private schools in Kuching are Sunny Hill School<ref>{{cite news |last1=Umpang |first1=Matthew |title=Iconic Sunny Hill a 'time-tested' school |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/10/21/iconic-sunny-hill-a-time-tested-school/ |access-date=9 May 2015 |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509011109/http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/10/21/iconic-sunny-hill-a-time-tested-school/ |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> and St. Joseph's Private Schools.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aubrey |first1=Samuel |title=St Joseph's Private Schools open |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/01/07/st-josephs-private-schools-open/ |access-date=9 May 2015 |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415024935/http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/01/07/st-josephs-private-schools-open/ |archive-date=15 April 2012}}</ref>

There are currently no [[public university]] campuses in Kuching, apart from the [[Universiti Malaysia Sarawak]] (UNIMAS) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences building situated next to the Sarawak General Hospital. The Sarawak State Government moved the last remaining public university campus ([[Universiti Teknologi MARA]]) from Kuching to [[Kota Samarahan]] in 1997 in a long-term initiative to transform Kota Samarahan into an education hub.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/state_news/bm/news.php?id=312312&cat=srm |title=Samarahan Semakin Pesat Berkembang |language=ms |publisher=Bernama |date=5 February 2008 |access-date=9 June 2014 |author=Rudy Rukimin Rambli |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609083600/http://www.bernama.com/bernama/state_news/bm/news.php?id=312312&cat=srm |archive-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Kuching is home to three private universities: the [[Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus]], the only branch campus of Swinburne University of Technology outside Australia; [[Executive College]]; and [[UCSI University|UCSI University, Sarawak Campus]] which houses the Faculty of Hospitality and Management. A polytechnic and community college, both known as Politeknik Kuching Sarawak and Kolej Komuniti Kuching are also located in the city.

[[File:Segi College Sarawak.png|thumb|SEGi College Sarawak.]]
Other private colleges can be found through the city with most of the colleges are subsidiaries from universities and university colleges established in [[West Malaysia]], such as SEGi College, Sarawak, Sunway College Kuching, [[Limkokwing University Of Creative Technology|Limkokwing Borneo]], [[PTPL College|PTPL Sarawak]], [[Wawasan Open University]], [[Open University Malaysia]], and Twintech College Sarawak. There are private institutions conducting franchised programmes from full-fledged universities (apart from running their own courses) such as SATT College (conducting franchised programmes from [[Universiti Teknologi MARA]]) and the Institute of Dynamic Management, Sarawak (conducting franchised programmes from [[Universiti Tun Abdul Razak]]). The International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak or ICATS is an institution created as the state government's initiative to enhance technical and vocational training education among school leavers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/12/01/striving-for-twofold-increase-cm-very-aggressive-plans-to-produce-more-technical-education-graduates/ |title=Striving for two-fold increase |work=The Star |date=1 December 2013 |access-date=9 June 2014 |author=Yu Ji |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609095304/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/12/01/Striving-for-twofold-increase-CM-Very-aggressive-plans-to-produce-more-technical-education-graduates/ |archive-date=9 June 2014}}</ref> The college was established from the former [[INTI College Sarawak]] facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/11/29/ppks-ilmu-buys-inti-college-facility-for-rm22mil/ |title=PPKS Ilmu buys Inti College facility for RM22mil |work=The Star |date=29 November 2013 |access-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609102018/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/11/29/PPKS-Ilmu-buys-Inti-College-facility-for-RM22mil/ |archive-date=9 June 2014}}</ref> Operated by a state-owned subsidiary, ICATS focuses on producing human capital for the hi-tech sector, especially for the development of the [[Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/12/04/help-realise-score-dream-technical-education-institutions-urged/ |title=Help realise SCORE dream, technical education institutions urged |work=The Star |date=4 December 2013 |access-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609100826/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/12/04/Help-realise-SCORE-dream-technical-education-institutions-urged/ |archive-date=9 June 2014}}</ref>