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Han Chiang High School
Private school in Georgetown, Malaysia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Han Chiang High School (韩江中学) is a Chinese independent high school in 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 .[2]
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Han Chiang High School 槟城韩江中学 Hánjiāng Dúlì Zhōngxué Schola secundus Han Chiang | |
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Coordinates | 5.407396°N 100.304103°E / 5.407396; 100.304103 |
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Type | Private |
Motto | Conscienta et oboediens est veracus gravis (Latin) (Knowledge and obedience are very important) |
Established | 15 July 1950 |
Principal | Madam Kung Bee Lee |
Staff | 113 |
Number of students | 1965 |
Colour(s) | Dark green & Yellow |
Affiliations | Han Chiang College SJK(C) Han Chiang Han Chiang School |
Website | www |
The school is the first private Chinese school in Malaysia to be founded. It 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 1,000 students in the past decades, but it has recently soared to 2000 (approx.) students due to the availability of the IGCSE course. One third of the student population hail from foreign countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore etc.
The private Han Chiang High School holds an entrance exam annually. Students wishing to attend have to take and pass the exam before enrolling.