Our Badge
The Advebt of our badge was entirely designed by and excuted by Mr. Kong Yu Siung, one of our Masters. There are three things which should characterise a good badge; they are the shape, the design or inscription and the motto.
Our badge takes the shape of a shield. Just as the knights of the olden days wore their shields as sources of inspiration and protection, we hope that by wearing our badge we may be constantly reminded to overcome many temptations and ungentlemanly acts in our battle of life.
The design on the badge consists of mitre, a lamp, a carpenter's square and an animal. The whole crest being surrounded by girdle with the motto beneath.
The mitre indicates the fact that the school is Christian one under the church with the Bishop as its head, the mitre being the distinctive head-dress of a Bishop.
The lighted lamp symbolises the light of knowledge that we gather in the school. The carpenter's square is the emble of St. Thomas; our Patron Saint who was a carpenter.
The animal which is a badger to be found on the crest of Sarawak Government. It was with the permission of the Government that we had been allowed to include this in our design as indicating the country in which the school works.
The idea of the girdle of Our Lady surrounding the whole shield has been taken from a tradition which says that she threw it to St. Thomas from Heaven. It is very appropriate that the relationship between the two schools - St. Thomas's & St Mary's - which stand in same Mission compound, should thus be connected.
The motto, "Aim Higher", is one which is applicable to all walks of life. It was adopted by the school some 40 years ago by the suggestion of Father Hollis at the school Prize-Giving Day.
Extracted from "The Thomian" volume 34 (1986).
Our badge takes the shape of a shield. Just as the knights of the olden days wore their shields as sources of inspiration and protection, we hope that by wearing our badge we may be constantly reminded to overcome many temptations and ungentlemanly acts in our battle of life.
The design on the badge consists of mitre, a lamp, a carpenter's square and an animal. The whole crest being surrounded by girdle with the motto beneath.
The mitre indicates the fact that the school is Christian one under the church with the Bishop as its head, the mitre being the distinctive head-dress of a Bishop.
The lighted lamp symbolises the light of knowledge that we gather in the school. The carpenter's square is the emble of St. Thomas; our Patron Saint who was a carpenter.
The animal which is a badger to be found on the crest of Sarawak Government. It was with the permission of the Government that we had been allowed to include this in our design as indicating the country in which the school works.
The idea of the girdle of Our Lady surrounding the whole shield has been taken from a tradition which says that she threw it to St. Thomas from Heaven. It is very appropriate that the relationship between the two schools - St. Thomas's & St Mary's - which stand in same Mission compound, should thus be connected.
The motto, "Aim Higher", is one which is applicable to all walks of life. It was adopted by the school some 40 years ago by the suggestion of Father Hollis at the school Prize-Giving Day.
Extracted from "The Thomian" volume 34 (1986).
School's Songs
"AIM HIGHER"
In days of old our founders set
Light on Mcdougall Hill
Since then it's spread and god has blessed
That the light to burn on still
Chorus :
Higher and yet yet higher
Shall our aim ever be
Living, giving in this land of the free
Our bishops, fathers and boys of old
Have worked on with one aim
And shall press on forever
Our aim shall be the same
Chorus :
Our students come from far and near
Of every race and creed
Our Watchword's one 'Aim Higher'
In thought, in word, in deed
Chorus :
Our School shall stand for all that's best
Emblem of high endeavour
We'll march with a will and God will bless
St. Thomas's school forever
Light on Mcdougall Hill
Since then it's spread and god has blessed
That the light to burn on still
Chorus :
Higher and yet yet higher
Shall our aim ever be
Living, giving in this land of the free
Our bishops, fathers and boys of old
Have worked on with one aim
And shall press on forever
Our aim shall be the same
Chorus :
Our students come from far and near
Of every race and creed
Our Watchword's one 'Aim Higher'
In thought, in word, in deed
Chorus :
Our School shall stand for all that's best
Emblem of high endeavour
We'll march with a will and God will bless
St. Thomas's school forever
