|
Keat Hwa Secondary School () is a cluster Chinese high school in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia which provides quality secondary education.〔(Keat Hwa Secondary School, Bernama.com )〕〔(CJ.my: Keat Hwa celebrates 100 years )〕〔(Keat Hwa gets cluster school status, The Star: Northern )〕〔(Malaysia Facts Book: Keat Hwa Secondary School )〕 It was founded in 1911, making it one of the oldest schools in Malaysia. It has an area of . Keat Hwa Secondary School is widely known as Keat Hwa in the region, and it is one of the only 78 Chinese conforming〔(There are two different types of national-type schools, Chinese and Tamil, as seen in the news report, The Star Online )〕〔(Differences between a national school and a vernacular school (national-type school), and an international school )〕 (national-type) secondary schools in Malaysia.〔(More info about Chinese conforming schools can be found here, SMJK Education Portal )〕〔(List of SMJK throughout Malaysia )〕〔(Chinese schools report increase in enrolment as Dragon Year students enter secondary level, MCA.org.my )〕 One of the features which makes the Keat Hwa Secondary School special from other typical secondary schools in Malaysia is that all students with Chinese primary school background are required to learn Chinese language (中文) and to sit for Chinese language examination (华文科) in major examinations like Lower Secondary Assessment (初中评估考试) and Malaysian Certificate of Education (马来西亚教育文凭) or the MCE. The principal of the Keat Hwa Secondary School is Mr Yeoh Chui Seang BKM, with five vice-principals; Admin - Mr Lor San Shu; Student Affairs - Mr Wong Ghee Hong; Co-curriculum - Mdm Goh Kim Bung; Sixth form - Mr Ching Kang Beng; Afternoon session - Mdm Khor Sook Mooi.〔(School staff directory )〕 As opposed to other typical schools that are directly managed by the government, the Keat Hwa Secondary School has its own Board of Directors which manages the school properties. The current (2011-2013) Chairman of the Board of Directors of Keat Hwa Secondary School is Dato' Teoh Boon Beng DSDK, PJK, JP.〔(List of Members of the Board of Directors )〕 In 2011, Keat Hwa Secondary School was awarded the Cluster School of Excellence status (卓越学校) by Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE) or the Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia.〔(CJ.my )〕 Keat Hwa Secondary School is also said to be the best secondary school in town. And in 2011 itself, Keat Hwa celebrated its 100th anniversary with three-day celebration seeing more than 35,000 Kedah Chinese and exstudents/alumni around the world participating in the events.〔(Recap video sharing the best moment of the celebration. )〕〔(News in Keat Hwa High School's Campus News. )〕〔(News in Kwong Wah Yit Poh )〕 The Keat Hwa 100 celebration is also being recorded in the Malaysian Book of Records.〔(News in AcTimes. )〕 As a Chinese Secondary School, the teaching of Science and Mathematics are in English. Following the announcement of the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, who is also the Education Minister, on 4 November 2011, the Keat Hwa Secondary School would have the options to teach Science and Mathematics fully in English, Bahasa Malaysia, or bilingually. However, majority of the parents wanted their children to be taught Science and Mathematics in English. Today, Keat Hwa Secondary School has about 2500 students from lower secondary and upper secondary to the sixth form, with more than 136 academic staffs and about 20 supporting staffs. ==Students== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keat Hwa Secondary School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|