Motto Chinese: 礼义廉耻 Phone +60 3-6258 7946 Number of students 5,166 | Principal Chia Song Choy School district Kuala Lumpur Founded 21 March 1919 | |
School type Secondary School, Chinese independent high school Established 21 March 1919 (1919-03-21) Staff 362 (as of October 2015) Teaching staff 279 (as of October 2015) Address St Thomas, Batu 3 1/2 off Jalan 51100, WP, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Sentul, 51100 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Similar Confucian Private Secondar, Kuen Cheng High Sch, Tsun Jin High School, SMJK Chong Hwa | ||
Chong hwa independent high school performance
Chong Hwa Independent High School, Kuala Lumpur (Chinese: 吉隆坡中华独立中学) is one of Malaysia's oldest high schools. Established in 1919 in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, the school was a primary school. It became a high school when the school board purchased a piece of land of 24,000 square metres along Jalan Ipoh and decided to move the school there. It has remained there ever since.
After Malaysian independence, all schools in the country were asked to assimilate into the national school system. Chong Hwa High School was one of the minority of schools that decided to remain apart from that system. Being an independent school means that the school needs to sustain itself through student fees and donations from the public.
Despite the lack of government funding, the school has maintained a 100% passing rate for all government examinations since being established. Its alumni includes the former health minister (Lee Kim Sai). The school has about 5,400 students and 300 staff members, being one of the largest high schools in Malaysia.
In 2012, the number of classes increased to 95, accommodating more than 5000 students.
The school campus includes 10 main blocks and an outdoor sport arena.
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