Leadership Portfolio
4 Schools. 12 Years. Consistent Results.
Every school she led improved. Every community she built grew stronger. Here's the evidence.
12
Years as Headteacher
4
Schools Led
4,750+
Total Students Served
396
Total Staff Managed
9
Major Awards Won
SK Kubang Kerian 3
Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi (High-Performance School) · Kota Bharu, Kelantan
1,700
Students
131
Teaching & Support Staff
SBT
High-Performance Status
SK Kubang Kerian 3 holds the prestigious Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi (SBT) designation — one of the highest recognitions in Malaysian public education, awarded to schools demonstrating consistent academic excellence and strong leadership.
As headteacher of one of Kelantan's largest primary schools, Dr. Hamidah manages an operation comparable to a mid-sized organisation: 131 staff across academic and support functions, serving 1,700 students from diverse backgrounds.
Key Focus Areas
- ✓ Maintaining High-Performance School standards across all KPIs
- ✓ Managing large-scale operations: budgeting, staffing, facilities
- ✓ Stakeholder management with parents, community, and district education office
- ✓ Awarded Excellent Service Award 2025
SK Datu' Hashim
Kota Bharu, Kelantan
1,400
Students
115
Staff
6
Years
Dr. Hamidah's longest posting — six years of sustained impact. SK Datu' Hashim became her proving ground for digital transformation in education, a theme she would later explore in her PhD research.
Key Achievements
- DUTA Award 2021 — State-level recognition for digital technology utilisation in education
- DUTA Award 2022 — Won for the second consecutive year, demonstrating sustained digital innovation
- ✓ Implemented school-wide digital literacy programmes
- ✓ Led school through COVID-19 pandemic — pivoted to online learning while maintaining educational quality
- ✓ Awarded Excellent Service Award 2018
SK Islah
Kota Bharu, Kelantan
1,400
Students
115
Staff
300%
UPSR Improvement
SK Islah represents the most dramatic academic turnaround in Dr. Hamidah's career. In just two years, she quadrupled the number of students achieving straight As in the national UPSR examination.
UPSR Straight-A Students (6As)
Key Achievements
- STEM Principal Award 2018 — State-level recognition for STEM integration
- ✓ 300% increase in UPSR straight-A achievers (3 → 12 students)
- ✓ Introduced STEM-focused programmes across all year levels
- ✓ Restructured academic support systems and teacher mentoring
SK Temalir
Kuala Krai, Kelantan (Rural)
250
Students
35
Staff
National Award
Dr. Hamidah's first headteacher posting was in rural Kuala Krai — a small school far from the resources of the city. Rather than seeing this as a limitation, she turned it into an opportunity, building exceptional parent-community engagement that earned national recognition.
Key Achievements
- National-Level PIBG Excellence Award 2016 — Recognised for outstanding parent-teacher-community collaboration
- State-Level Best Practices Award 2016 — For parent and community involvement
- ✓ Transformed a rural school into a community hub
- ✓ Proved that school size doesn't determine school excellence
This Track Record Speaks for Itself
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