Confucian Private Secondary School (CPSS; ), is a
Chinese Independent High School
A Chinese independent high school () is a type of private high school in Malaysia. They provide secondary education in the Chinese language as the continuation of the primary education in Chinese national-type primary schools. The main med ...
located in
Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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. It is one of the oldest Chinese Independent High School in Malaysia.
The school was founded in 1906 during
British rule
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School Symbol
Flag
* Red: Hot-blooded
* Blue: Ideal
* Black: Strong
* White: Purity
Seal
History
Pioneering stage (1906-1912)
* 1906 -
Loke Yew
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led the
Overseas Chinese and established Confucian School.
* 1907 - Class officially started on 24 May, with 73 students in total.
* 1908 -
Kuen Cheng Girls' School established, Zhong Zhuojing was both Confucian and Kuen Cheng's principal.
Turbulent Times (1913-1926)
* 1916 - Song Mulin became the principal and bought a land to build the new educational block.
* 1921 - The "School Registration Ordinance" was accepted by the board of directors, caused many dissatisfactions.
* 1924 - The Junior Middle department established.
Developing stage (1926-1942)
* 1934 - Huang Guangrao became the principal and the school was improving once again.
* 1935 - The Senior Middle department established.
* 1939 - Cantonese-Hokkienese split occurred in the board of directors, the Hokkienese faction established
Chong Hwa independent High School in
Kuala Lumpur
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Japanese occupation (1942-1945)
* 1942 - The Japanese invaded, school stopped due to the building was occupied by the Japanese.
Recovery period (1946-1948)
* 1946 - The Japanese surrendered, school recoveries was carried out by Lim Lian Geok.
* 1948 - Impacted by the "Emergency Ordinance" ,left-wing teachers and students was faded out of the school.
Flourishing period (1949-1961)
* 1955 - Became the largest school in central
Malaya, with 3800 students in total.
* 1958 - Confucian Primary school and Secondary school's administrations were separated.
Alumni
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Ong Tee Keat
Ong Tee Keat (; born 22 November 1956) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Transport in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from March 2008 to June 2 ...
Connectivity
* 200m from
Plaza Rakyat LRT station.
* 200m from
Merdeka MRT station.
External links
Official website
{{Chinese Independent High School in Malaysia
Chinese-Malaysian culture in Kuala Lumpur
Secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur
Chinese-language schools in Malaysia
1906 establishments in British Malaya
Educational institutions established in 1906