▁Government ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁under ▁the ▁Second ▁Malays ia ▁Plan ▁( R M K - 2 ). ▁The ▁construction ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁covering ▁ 8 ▁hect ares . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁D atu ▁P ating gi ▁Ab ang ▁H aj i ▁Abd illa h , ▁a ▁local ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁under ▁V yn er ▁Bro oke . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁patri ot ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁c ession ▁of ▁Sar aw ak ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Crown ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Ad mission ▁ ▁Ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁monitor ed ▁and ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Education ▁Board . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁both ▁K SS M ▁and ▁K SS R ▁program mes ▁under ▁the ▁K PM , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁specific ▁minimum ▁requirements ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁school , ▁instead ▁a ▁student ▁( Form ▁ 1 ) ▁whom ▁applied ▁the ▁ad mission ▁to ▁this ▁school , ▁with ▁good ▁results ▁in ▁U PS R ▁will ▁be ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁interview . ▁ ▁Princi p als ▁▁ ▁D atu ▁Put it ▁Mat zen ▁( 1 9 7 8 - 1 9 8 2 ) ▁ ▁Su kin am ▁Dom o ▁( 1 9 8 3 - 1 9 8 4 ) ▁ ▁T uan ▁H aj i ▁Mor sh idi ▁Ali ▁( 1 9 8 5 - 1 9 8 9 ) ▁ ▁T uan ▁H aj i ▁Moh d ▁Z