Chinese High School (Batu Pahat)

Chinese High School
华仁中学／華仁中學
Huá Rén Zhōng Xué
Motto 礼义廉耻／禮義廉恥
Established 25 October 1940
Type Chinese Independent High School
Gender Co-educational
Principal Ms Chen Weibo
Grades Junior Middle 1 - Senior Middle 3
Location Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Accreditation Third largest Chinese independent high school in Johor
Campus Batu Pahat
Medium of Language Chinese, English, Malay
Website www.chsbp.edu.my

The Chinese High School (simplified Chinese: 华仁中学; traditional Chinese: 華仁中學) was founded in 1940,located in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia, with 2850 students as of January 2011. It was formerly known as the Overseas Chinese School (simplified Chinese: 华侨中学; traditional Chinese: 華僑中學).

History

In 1938, people from all walks of life in Batu Pahat wanted a Chinese secondary school in the town, so that primary school graduates would not have to go abroad. Construction work started in October 1938 after the school committee received Straits Dollar $50,000 from the public, and the offer of school land from 林有谅,林和盛 and 陈宣姜.

On 25 October 1940, the school began Junior Middle Class (Lower Secondary Student - Form 1-3) with dozens of student, 黎少达was the first principal. They received Malayan Dollar $5,000 the same year, to allow the purchase of physical and chemical instruments and the equipment.

In 1941, the number of students increased to 170.

In 1942, at the outbreak of the Pacific War the school suspended classes.

In August 1945, the war ended. Because of the heavy damage caused by the war, the school resumed classes only in 1947.

In 1953, the school began its Senior Middle Class (Upper Secondary Student - Form 4-6) and became a complete secondary school.

Principals were: 1947 to 1954, 温霖(1947–1948), 夏宗瑚(1948–1950), 张翼翔(1951–1952) and 潘金顺(1953–1954).

Dr. 严元章 and his philosophy towards education

In 1955, Dr. 严元章 was hired as the sixth principal for the school. Dr. 严 established a teacher classification system, student grade placement system, class hierarchy system, work-study system, and scholarships.

He introduced the idea of beautifying the environment, the creation of the "Beautify The Classroom Contest", and other extra-curricular activities. He composed the lyric part of the school song.

At the end of 1958, Dr. 严 resigned from the post of principal, but remained in school as teacher for another year.

Chronicle (after 1960)

List of principals


Wall Painting and Sculpture Making Competition

It is a tradition in Chinese High School to hold a "Beautify the Classroom Contest" biannually. The competition is divided in two parts, which is the indoor, classroom’s wall painting and the outdoor, sculpture making. On a class unit, the students will have about 4 weeks to prepare for the competition before exhibiting to public. Students need to organize everything by themselves, including deciding the picture to paint, asking for donation for buying the ingredients, arranging time to work on the contest while covering their study, contacting the landscaping company and so on and so forth. Students use time after school to do the preparation and sometimes they stay at school until very late, and that makes students feel a strong attachment to the school. The sense of accomplishment students feel when they finish their work in the deadline is so strong that it unconsciously encouraged them to work hard on their study too. On the day the Beatify the Classroom Contest is held, the school will be open to public to exhibit the students’ work. Thousands of people from the state will gather to Chinese High School to enjoy the exhibition, and it has become a custom to many families to attend this grand event biannually. Through the exhibition, the public, especially the students’ parent will have opportunity to get more understanding about what their children learn from the school and know more about their study environment.

Background

Beautify the classroom contest was first introduced by Dr. 严元章 in 1955. Dr. 严元章 believed that students should not only focusing on the academic success, but also need to learn the importance of building social network. The purpose of this contest is to let every wall in the school to show a spirit, every corner on the campus to tell a moral, and every student to be able to see their contribution to the school. Through this contest, the beautifulness of the environment of Chinese High School can be maintain and even increase, at the same time the bond among the students become stronger and they become more independent.

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