Jit Sin High School
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Jit Sin High School is a high school located in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. It used to share the same compound with Jit Sin Independent High School in Jalan Aston, but later moved into a new school compound in Taman Sri Rambai. Students attend classes from Form 1 to Form 6, and these are organized into the morning and afternoon sessions. Jit Sin High School has posted unprecedented success in public examinations like the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR), Sijil Pengajian Menengah (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Pengajian Menengah (STPM). This success is largely due to a merit-based selection of students from primary education. The minimum requirement for acceptance to study in Jit Sin High School is a maximum of 9 points scored in the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR), although the requirements are much more lenient for students from its feeder school.
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[edit] Principals
- Mr Song Bang Keng (宋万庆校长) (1962 - 1980)
- Mr Yong Bong Shin (杨旺成校长) (1980 - 2000)
- Mr Hwong Seng (方成校长) (2000 - 2006)
- Mr Tan Kim Tong (陈金忠校长) (2006 - present)
[edit] Co-curriculum
[edit] Uniform Bodies
- JSHS Girl Guides, 1st BM Company
- JSHS Scouts, 23rd BM Company
- JSHS School Youth Cadets (Kadet Remaja Sekolah, KRS)
- JSHS Red Crescent Society, Unit 16
- JSHS Men's Police Cadets
- JSHS Women's Police Cadets
- JSHS Environmental Cadets (Kadet Alam Sekitar, KAS)
- JSHS Philharmonic Orchestra (JSPO)
- JSHS Chinese Orchestra (JSCO)
- JSHS Harmonica and Choir Club
- JSHS Librarians' Society
- JSHS Prefects
- JSHS Taekwondo
- JSHS Judo
- JSHS Karate
- JSHS Wushu
[edit] Clubs & Societies
- English Language Society
- Crime Prevention Society
- Malay Language & Culture Society
- Chinese Language & Culture Society
- Mathematics Society
- Science & Inventor Society
- History & Geography Society
- Arts Society
- Living Skills (Kemahiran Hidup) Society
- Sixth Form Society
- Electronic Club
- Drama Club
- Lion Dance Club
- Buddhists Club
- Junior Jaycees Club
- Career Counselling Club (Kelab Bimbingan & Kerjaya)
- Consumer Club
- Debate Society
- ICT Club
- Lembaga Pembimbing Rakan Sebaya
- Chritian Youths Movement (Pergerakan Belia Kristian)
- Task Force (Pasukan Tugas Khas)
- School News Board (Lembaga Berita Sekolah)
- Co-op Board (Lembaga Koperasi)
- Board of Monitors (Lembaga Ketua Tingkatan)
- Sport Prefects (Pengawas Sukan)
- Cultural Information Corner (Sudut Informasi Budaya)
[edit] Sports
- Football (Bola Sepak)
- Athletics (Olahraga0
- Badminton
- Sepak Takraw
- Basketball (Bola Keranjang)
- Table Tennis (Ping Pong)
- Volleyball (Bola Tampar)
- Tennis
- Gimnastic
- Sofbol
- Chess (Catur)
- Red House (Rumah Merah)
- Yellow House (Rumah Kuning)
- Blue House (Rumah Biru)
- Purple House (Rumah Ungu)
- Green House (Rumah Hijau)
[edit] Recent Developments
Recently, the JSHS Harmonica and Choir Club and JSHS Environmental Cadets have been disbanded as a uniformed body. This significant change to the school co-curricular system was made by the current principal, Mr. Tan Kim Tong. While this implementation by the current principal has caused unrest among the school ranks, the principal has insisted on this change. This development is viewed by a small minority to be an indirect way by the current principal to distinguish himself from the former principal, Mr. Hwong Seng. Whether this change has shown any significant improvement to the school co-curricular system remains yet to be seen.
[edit] Academic Achievements
Jit Sin High School has always set the benchmark for academic success in terms of public examination results or academic related competitions. Every year, there are many Jit Sin students who have obtained straight As in PMR, SPM and STPM and often ranked among the top few in the nation.
[edit] Controversies and criticism
Although Jit Sin High School is notable for its success academically, there have been certain issues that have attracted criticism from parents and students. The most recent controversy being an incident when a disciplinary teacher was attacked by a parent whose child's hair which was deemed to long by the school. The matter attracted wide media coverage across the nation as many felt that by cutting students hair, the school had violated human rights. The incident was finally resolved after a public apology was issued by the parent.
Most notable of Jit Sin High School's controversial policies is a lack of transparency regarding school happenings. Major disciplinary incidents such as the defacement of school property which happened in 2005 (the second time occurring in 2006) has remained largely unknown to the Chinese community in Malaysia that regards the school as an elite school. The school's administration has always played down the significance of these events, at times going to the extent of covering up these issues. Though actions by the school bear no malignant intent, it has deprived the community of knowledge about its current student disciplinary status.
Jit Sin conduct spot checks almost every month and consficate cell phones for 6 months without returning no matter what condition. Prefects goes into class during recess and assembly and mess up the student's bags looking for items like basketballs, CDs, USB Drives and Liquid Papers without informing students, and the students will wonder why their possessions disappeared.
The school principal and teachers will go to nearby Cyber-Cafes aka Internet Centres and round up students like illegal immigrants, the principle will then spank the students back at school in his office without giving any chance of explanations and inform the parents. This is a total violation of human rights.
[edit] Other Achievements
School band, JSPO (Jit Sin Philharmonic Orchestra) achievements:
- 1991, City On Parade, Penang (Champion)
- 1992, Pesta Muzik, Penang (Champion)
- 1995, State-level competition (Champion)
- 2004, State-level Band Formation Competition (Champion)
- 2005, State-level Band Formation Competition (Champion)
- 2005, National Level Music Festival (Organised by Penang Government)Yamaha Cup (Champion)
- 2006, State-level Band Formation Competition (Champion, Best Drum Major)
- 2006, National-level Band Formation Competition at Kuantan, Pahang (Silver)
- 2006, National Day Penang State Marching Competition (Third place)
- 2006, State-Level Indoor Competition "Pesta Pulau Pinang" (Overall Champion)
- 2006, Part of the Combined School Band Perfomance in Dewan Sri Pinang, (inconjunction with Pesta Pulau Pinang)
- 2007, The concert "Glittering Melody" was held in Dewan Sri Pinang, 3rd March 2007
