Infant Jesus Convent

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Infant Jesus Convent
Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus
Location
144, Jalan Parameswara, 75000 Banda Hilir
Melaka, Malaysia
Information
Type Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (National Secondary School)
Motto Simple Dans Ma Virtu,

Forte Dans Mon Devoir
(Simple In Virtue,
Steadfast In Duty)

Established 18
Founder Reverend Mother Mathilde Raclot
School district Melaka Tengah
Colour(s) Blue, White, Yellow
Yearbook 'The Lantern'

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Infant Jesus Convent, commonly referred to as Infant Jesus Convent (IJC) is a secondary school for girls in the city of Melaka, Malaysia. It is also sometimes referred to as the Main Convent or the French Convent (as opposed to the Portuguese Convent, Cannossa).

SMK Infant Jesus Convent Melaka is a semi-government funded daily school. This means that syllabus and school activities are regulated by the Ministry of Education, but the school receives little help for repairing and maintaining its condition, because the land is still under church authority.

As of 2008, IJC is the last remaining IJ Convent in Malaysia whose land is still under church authority.

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Location

IJC is located in the heart of Melaka town, and is a stone's throw away from the historic A Famosa fort and a number of shopping malls. It is situated exactly in front of SK Convent Infant Jesus 1 and 2, its primary sister schools. IJC is located on Jalan Parameswara, which was named after the Palembang prince credited for the opening of Melaka around 1402.

Academics

Like other secondary schools, it offers lower and upper secondary educations: Form 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Forms 4 and 5 are split into 2 basic streams, Sciences and Humanities. The School also offers 6th Form education in Mathematics and Humanities.

The school is known for its performance in public exams, notably PMR (Lower Secondary Evaluation) and SPM (Malaysian Education Certificate). In 2007, there were 100% passes in the SPM, a feat considered remarkable for a daily school without the privilege of selecting its students.

School Anthem

Oh, Oh, Oh Let's all in harmony sing,
Of the school we love so dear,
The life we lead so happily,
Among sisters and teachers and friends

So, Let's rejoice this day and remember,
Simple in virtue,
Then Our cares will fade away,
Let us sing

Let's sing of student days,
Of good and jolly days,
When students hope and pray,
To come back some fine day

So let our hearts rejoice,
As once again we sing,
One of the olden days,
Of students days

We must get on sad to say,
List to our vocation call,
But we'll think of student days,
God bless them one and all ^_^ -->

Sport Houses

The four sport houses are named after the first four Principals:

Notable alumni

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