The first task given to Father Paul was to establish a new school in Miri. One of them was Father Paul Chong En Siong (who would later become the founder of Saint Columba's School). The presence of the church attracted a few priests to Miri. The church was named Saint Columba's Church after the Irish-born priest who lived in the 6th century. Columba's Church was completed and officially declared open by R.S Douglas. In 1918, Bishop Logie Danson came to Miri to discuss the building of a new church. Foreign technicians and labourers who were mainly Anglican strongly felt the need for a church. Even though petroleum had been discovered in Miri, drillings and excavations were carried out only on a small scale by Borneo Company Limited.
In 1910, Miri was just a small fishing village. Columba's National Secondary School is established in 1929 as a missionary school by Father Paul Chong En Siong. It was made a 'Sekolah Harapan Negara' (Nation's School of Hope) in the year 1993. The school educates students from Transition to Secondary 5 level and it prepares students for the Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examinations which are administered by the Ministry of Education. Established in 1929, it is the oldest school in Miri. Co is a public secondary school in Miri, a city in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. Columba's National Secondary School ( Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St.
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