Following Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III's accession to the throne, Brunei's Malay
primary school curriculum started to take shape. He has made it possible for locals to pursue more extensive education. Founded on 30 January 1966, the
First Malay Secondary School (SMMP or ) was home to up to 900 pupils registered from all
four districts. Its founding allowed pupils to pursue secondary education, the Malay primary school education began to take shape. Initially, it had 1,000 students, including 350 students from
sixth form, and 75 teaching staff. This school, built at a cost of about
B$12.5 million on , can accommodate 500 students with residential facilities for both males and females, and features a library, science labs, home economics facilities, carpentry studios, and a hall. Malay and English-medium programs up to Form V were adopted in 1976. In 1978,
Science School (
Sekolah Sains) was added to its name. In order to accommodate the
sixth form in the English language, its status was upgraded to a college, and renamed to
Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College () was adopted in 1985. As the number of students increased, the school was renovated to accommodate the growing student population. On 3 February 1994, the school was temporarily relocated to a new building in
Kampong Rimba. After the renovations were completed on 2 April 2005, 11 years later, the school returned to its original premises. Since 2007, Form I students have been scheduled for the afternoon session due to a shortage of classrooms. In 2008, Year 8 students were also scheduled for the afternoon session. The Year 7 students of 2008 were the first cohort to experience the SPN 21 initiative. == School life ==