| Catholic High School SMJK Katholik 公教国民型中学 |
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Taat Setia-Loyalty Tulus Ikhlas-Sincerity
Tekun Gigih-Diligence Kesederhanaan-Moderation |
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| Jalan 10/3, 46000, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Conforming |
| Established | 1956 |
| Founder | Bro. Philippe Wu |
| Chairman | Dato' Lim Hock San DSSA,JP |
| Principal | None (just retired) |
| Number of students | 3,000+ |
| School Code | BEB 8653 |
| Students | Co-Educational |
| Website | [2] |
Catholic High School Petaling Jaya (CHSPJ) was established in the year 1956 by Rev. Bro. Philippe Wu under the Marist brothers. CHSPJ is located in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia and recognised as a Cluster School of Excellence by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. It has 3401 students and 151 teachers with 17 support staff. It has an area of 8.4 acres (34,000 m2) with five blocks of classrooms, two blocks of science laboratories, a school hall, a sports complex and a school field. CHS has 14 Uniform Bodies, 36 societies, five Sports Houses and 14 Sports and Games Clubs and also a large genus of prefects.
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Established by Joche Philippe Wu, the Marist High School was then moved to Maxwell Secondary School. A School-Building Planning Committee was formed to consider a building of its own for the school. The government approved and allocated a piece of land in Cheras but the committee decided not to build a school on the piece of land allocated.
Later in 1956, the committee purchased a piece of land in Petaling Jaya that spanned 10 acres (40,000 m2) with the money collected from a fund-raising project. A new two story building with 20 classrooms was constructed. In the same year, Rev. Bro. Philippe Wu was promoted to Brother Provincial, therefore the leadership of the school was passed to Rev. Bro. Dominic Liu.
In 1959, the first batch of students sat for the LCE Examination. Rev. Bro. Dominic Liu expanded the school by building a block of science laboratory and library. In 1961, the first batch of Form 5 students sat for S.C/F.M.C Examination and thus the graduation of CHS pioneer batch of students.
In 1962, the school's leadership was again passed down to Rev. Bro. Lawrence Tung. During his tenure as principal, the school purchased two buses for co-curricular use and improvements were made to the school field. In accordance with the Education Act of 1961, Catholic High School became a conforming school and changed its name to SMJK Katholik. However, the name Catholic High School still remains in use.
From 1963 until 2005, the school saw a rapid expansion in terms of facilities and students population. Several new blocks of class rooms were erected, a new hall, canteen, sports facilities and laboratories were built.
In 1984, the school became a co-educational school. The following year, the Form Six Classes opened its doors to female students.
In 1989, the appointment of Mr. Cheok Cheo Foh marked the end of the Marist Brothers as the principals of school.
In 2001, Madam Tan Lin became the first female principal of Catholic High School, succeeding Mr. Lee Kim Tian. During her tenure as principal, the security of the school was tightened and minor discipline issues were also emphasized. This included installing closed-circuit television, automatic pole gate at the entrance and introducing new rules and measures to ensure the safety of the 3350 students. The school hall was upgraded and air conditioning system was installed. Madam Tan Lin retired on the 5th of September 2007. Her successor is Madam Lee Kim Lai who took office on 22 October 2007.
Loyalty 忠
Being loyal to your country 忠于国家
Being concerned about the society 关心社会
Being filial to my parents 孝敬父母
Honouring my teachers and my school 尊师重校
Honesty 诚
Being trustworthy 诚实守信
Being law abiding 遵纪守法
Serving with dedication 振兴奉献
Being responsible 勇于承担
Diligence 勤
Being conscientious 勤奋向上
Being determined 意志坚毅
Being goal-oriented 目标明确
Being persevering 自强不息
Moderation 朴
Being modest and humble 朴质谦恭
Being tolerant and loving 宽厚仁爱
Being pure in thought 思想纯洁
Being morally upright 品德高尚
Pembentuk Insan Berilmu, Berakhlak dan Berketrampilan
塑造品学兼优的全能学生
To nurture a knowledgeable, ethical and noble individual.
We are CHS-ians Mighty CHS-ians Everywhere we go People want to know Who we are So we tell them (Repeat again and again until satisfied, which means that usually CHS-ians would never stop, as a CHS-ian is never satisfied)
The school only offers curriculum that is incorporated in the Malaysia Secondary Integrated Curriculum (MSIC).
The basketball club has been successful in recent years, especially between 2000-2004. The athletic, table tennis and squash teams have been sweeping medals in the recent years as well. However, the football club has enjoyed relatively little success in their participating competitions.
In July 2007 , the school's all-boys' cheer leading team, Calyx All-boys, made their début in the national inter-school cheerleading competition, Cheer 2007, and managed to secure the title as "Best Newcomer".
CHS has also made appearances in the arena of Ultimate Frisbee. In the year 2006, CHS competed in the UM Open, sending 3 teams (1 Open, 1 Men Novice, 1 Women Novice).[1] In the next year, CHS sent a few representatives to join All Star at the Valley Ultimate's Hard-Core Ultimate Frisbee[2] and also sent 5 teams to make a clean sweep at the Subang Jaya Community Youth Under-18 Ultimate Open.[3] In the year 2008, CHS competed in competitions such as the UiTM Open where the team received the title of Most Promising Team,[4][5] Taylor's Ultimate Mini[6] and sent representatives for the Malaysia Ultimate Open held at international level.
Catholic High School Band was established in 1982 under the patronage of Bro. Paul Sung - the former principal of Catholic High School. The band started off as a marching band with 30 members under Mr. Xavier Anthony as the first band tutor.
Catholic High School Band has performed at the Music Festival held in Spain 2001, but the greatest achievement is achieving the champion spot in the 2000 and 2005 National High School Marching Band Competition - and 6 years as Selangor State Marching Competition Champion as well.
The school also has an Oriental/Chinese Orchestra.
Later on a Harmonica and Guitar band was formed.
For the 50th Anniversary Jubilee Concert, Madam Tan Lin introduced the Catholic High School Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra consisting of members from the brass band, Oriental Music Orchestra and other string instrument players were selected from the student body, but it was never registered as a school club.
In 2009, a partnership was formed with the CHS Band to found the Catholic High School Sinfonietta under the aegis of CHS Band. In 2010, the CHS Sinfonietta had its first performance, providing a platform for string musicians to play in an orchestra. The CHS Sinfonietta has already performed twice in the 2010 academic year, their first performance as a String Quintet during the Teachers' Day celebration and their second performance was during the retirement ceremony of Ms. Yong Moi Moi and Mdm. Tan Tiu Hang as a string quartet. On 25 December 2010, the CHS Sinfonietta performed in the renowned One Utama shopping mall as one of its Christmas guest performers.
In 2010, the CHS Choir has made a remarkable stand during the recent World Choir Games held in Shaoxing, China. With their harmonious voices and outstanding performance, praised by many participants from the world over, the choir club has achieved a high silver status, making Catholic High School proud.
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