Mrs. Hajah Noorliah Haji Aspar is a school headmaster, whose leadership shines through vividly. She began her teaching career as a primary school teacher, teaching English Language, General Paper, Science and Mathematics in 1987. In 2010, she has been assigned to be the Headmaster of Sekohla Rendah Lambak Kanan Jalan 49.

She is a trained leader. She wins the heart of her teachers and the community with her management skills. Her strategies are 1) to be a good model for the teachers. For example, she comes to school early in the morning every day. This reflects good discipline 2) to conduct a “learning walk”. She often walks around the school to meet the teachers in their classroom and talk to them. She will mentor them and guide them to ensure the learning objectives are met as planned.

Sekohla Rendah Lambak Kanan Jalan 49 is also an inclusive school which 10% of the students is special need students. Mrs. Noorliah coaches the special education teachers and provides them maximum support to make sure that the school will not leave any students, particularly special education students behind.She believes that everyone is equal. Thus, we should respect everyone individually and pay attention to them. She said if we want learning to occur, we need to love the students. She also receives very good support from the Parents and Teachers Association (PTA). There is an agreement that parents and the school will sign every term on the learning outcome/goals of the students. This enable both parties to work together to help the students improve and meet their potential.

Mrs. Noorliah manages and cares the teachers and the students in her school with her heart. There was an opportunity that she would move to other school but she declined because she wanted to see Sekohla Rendah Lambak Kanan Jalan 49’s growth and changes under her watch/guidance. She is very committed.

Having been a teacher, she understands that quality teacher brings about quality education for the students. Thus, she he has committed herself to assist teachers and other school headmasters in Brunei Darussalam in various ways such as being a leadership coach for Leadership Program, a mentor for Headmasters, and an Advisor to the Brunei Teachers Standards at School Level.