Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sura (Jawi: óÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂààÃÂèàóãàóÃÂñ, English: Sura national secondary school, Terengganu Malay: Skölöh Mnengöh Kebangsaang Sure), also known as SMK Sura or SEMESRA, is a national secondary school located in Sura, Dungun, Terengganu, along the coastline of the South China Sea.
The school derives its name from Sura, the state constituency where it is situated, which itself gets its name from a village of the same name. The village is named after an event where the villagers cook Bubur Asyura, a dish that is prepared on the day of Asyura, which commemorates the day of The Exodus, the day Noah disembarked from the ark, the day God forgave Adam, and the day prophet Muhammad was conceived.
The school was first developed in 1993 on a 7.2-hectare area and began operations on 16 June 1995. A few weeks later, on 1 July 1995, the school started receiving 325 students from Form 1, Form 2, and Form 4, along with 13 teachers who were previously stationed at .
At the time of its opening, there were seven classes, divided into three for Form 1, three for Form 2, and one for Form 4, with a total of 13 teachers and one administrative assistant.
The school anthem of SMK Sura does not have an official name. It is simply called "Lagu Sekolah SMK Sura" (literally: SMK Sura school song). The anthem is sung by students and faculty members during the Sunday morning gathering at the assembly area.
It is performed after the national anthem of Malaysia, Negaraku, and the state anthem of Terengganu, Selamat Sultan, alongside the flag-raising ceremony, which includes the Jalur Gemilang, the state flag, and the school flag. The lyrics were written by Choo Mee Yong, though we do not know who this individual is.
The following is the full version of the school anthem in Malay and direct English translation:
As of 4 December 2025, a total of 11 individuals have served as Principal of SMK Sura. These individuals are as follows:
In March 2026, the Kuala Terengganu Sessions Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former student against several teachers, the school principal, the Director-General of Education, and the Malaysian government over an incident on 25 October 2020 during a Home Science SPM trial at SMK Sura.
The student was discovered hiding an iPhone in her undergarment during a surprise inspection conducted after suspicions of cheating were raised. She later sued the defendants alleging negligence, improper search procedures, and defamation. The court ruled that the inspection conducted by female teachers was reasonable under the circumstances and that the incident resulted from the plaintiff's own misconduct, and ordered her to pay RM10,000 in costs.
On September 4, 2024, a male Physical and Health Education (PJK) teacher was brought to court on four charges of Molesting a 14-year-and-9-month-old male student.
On December 3, 2015, the school's computer technician, Muhammad Hafiz Che Kamarudin, 31 years old, was found dead in the living room of the teachers' quarters after being missing for two days.
On June 17, 2024, the Senior Assistant for Administration of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sura, Madam Hasnorlinda, was confirmed deceased.
On March 5, 2026, SMK Sura held an iftar ceremony at the school for Form 5 students that year, who were born in 2009. They then performed the Tarawih and Witr prayers after the Isyak prayers in the school surau.