SMP Negeri 1 Pontianak was established on June 1, 1950 which is the first Junior High School in Pontianak City. It is located at Jenderal Urip Sumoharjo Street, Central Village, Pontianak Kota District, Pontianak City, West Kalimantan Province. The building of SMP Negeri 1 Pontianak which consists of 3 floors. The first floor is intended for offices, library, laboratories, media room, musolla, and canteen. While the classrooms are located on the second and third floor. The socioeconomic status of the students' family vary greatly in the level of their educational attainment. The school is equipped with good facilities which can cater students' diverse needs. This includes 27 classrooms, 2 computer laboratories with internet connection, 2 science laboratories, language laboratories, media room, library equipped with computer and internet network, musholla, sports field, and the hall. SMP Negeri 1 Pontianak City has educators and teachers as follows, 40 teachers of civil servant teachers and 10 non-permanent teachers, 7 administrative staff 2 librarians, 1 laboratory costodian and 9 other non-permanent employees .