Han Chiang High School

Han Chiang High School
槟城韩江独立中学
Hánjiāng Dúlì Zhōngxué
Latin: Schola secundus Han Chiang
Motto Conscienta et oboediens est veracus gravis (Latin)
Motto in English
 Knowledge and obedience are very important
Type Private
Established 15 July 1950
Chancellor Madame Bee Lee Kung
Administrative staff
 90
Students approx.2000
Location Georgetown, Malaysia
Colours Dark green & Yellow
Affiliations Han Chiang College
SJK(C) Han Chiang
Han Chiang School
Website www.hchs.edu.my

Han Chiang High School (韩江中学) is a Chinese independent high school located at Jalan Han Chiang, Penang, Malaysia.[1] The school was founded in 1950 by The Teow Chew Association of Penang and a local businessman, Lim Lean Teng. Teng gave the school and Han Chiang Primary School a piece of land measuring 33 acres (130,000 m2).[2]

The school is the first private Chinese school in Malaysia to be founded. The school has a (sports)stadium, a "Just English" centre, a hostel, an event hall, three basketball courts, a library, five science labs, two computer labs, a music hall, a conference room and several multimedia rooms. All of its classrooms and facilities are air-conditioned.

The school had about 1000 students in the past decades but it has recently soared to 2000 (approx.) students due to the availability of the GCSE course. One third of the student population hail foreign countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore etc.

On 15 August 2009, the Ministry of Education grant Han Chiang High School a 5-star school because of its facilities and courses given. Among 228 schools tested, Han Chiang was ranked 19. Not to mention, among the 22 private schools chosen, Han Chiang ranked 8th.

On July 2010, in conjunction with the school's 60th anniversary, SJK(C) Han Chiang's 90th anniversary and Han Chiang College's 10th anniversary, the Board of Directors launched a 1-week celebration to commemorate this event. The highlight of the event was on 15 July, where a grand dinner attended by 10,000 people was held at Han Chiang High School's field and was graced by the Penang Chief minister, Lim Guan Eng.

The private school holds an entrance exam annually. Students wishing to attend Han Chiang would have to take and pass before getting to enroll.

References

  1. ↑ Pulau Pinang: a guide to the local way of life & culture of Penang. Penang: Georgetown Printers. 1–2: 27. 1989. OCLC 243913139. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Teong Jin Tan (2005). The Chinese Malaysian contribution. Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies. p. 231. ISBN 978-983-9673-95-1.

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