Foon Yew High School (, ms, Sekolah Menengah Foon Yew) is the largest
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 ...
in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. The school has three campuses: first in Stulang Laut, second in Kulai, and recent third in Masai. Foon Yew High School has two semesters each year. An academic year begins in January and finishes at the end of November, with a near two-week holiday in June.
Introduction
Foon Yew High School is the largest Chinese independent high school in Malaysia in terms of both students and campus size. The main school, with its campus, is located in
Stulang Laut,
Johor Bahru, the school's
Kulai
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branch, with its campus, is located in Taman Indahpura, Kulai, and another branch in
Masai, with its campus, is located in Bandar Seri Alam, Masai.
The school enrolls the most students among the Chinese independent high schools in Malaysia. In Jan 2007, there were 532
registered students in the main campus and 268
registered students in its Kulai campus.
Foon Yew High School is named after a quote in the
Doctrine of the Mean
The ''Doctrine of the Mean'' or ''Zhongyong'' is one of the Four Books of classical Chinese philosophy and a central doctrine of Confucianism. The text is attributed to Zisi (Kong Ji), the only grandson of Confucius (Kong Zi). It was originall ...
:
[宽柔以教，不报无道，南方之强也，君子居之。 s:zh:禮記/中庸To be broadminded and gentle in teaching and not rashly punish wrong-doing is the strength of the South. The Superior Man abides in thi]
"宽柔以教，不报无道，南方之强也，君子居之。" (English translation: "To be broadminded and gentle in teaching and not rashly punish wrong-doing is the strength of the South. The Superior Man abides in this.")
A Confucius statue stands at the centre of the main school campus. A quote by
Confucius
Confucius ( ; zh, s=, p=Kǒng Fūzǐ, "Master Kǒng"; or commonly zh, s=, p=Kǒngzǐ, labels=no; – ) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. C ...
can be found below the statue: 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。(English translation: "To learn without thinking is blindness, to think without learning is idleness.")
History
On 18 May 1913, Foon Yew Chinese Primary School was founded by Huang Xichu (), Luo Yusheng (), Zheng Yaji () and Chen Yingxiang (). During World War II, the school suffered heavy damage and was forced to close down. After World War II, the school was re-constructed by Shi Liandui (). In 1951, the school decided to extend the Chinese education and established Foon Yew High School. In 1963, the number of students reached 1500. In 1980, the school implemented an entrance examination for new students. There were over 4000 students in the school at the time. In 2005, the school's branch, Foon Yew-Kulai High School, in Kulai, Johor was officially opened. In 2015, Foon Yew High School-Kulai celebrated the school's 10th anniversary. The current students in both high schools had reached 12000. In 2021, the school's second branch in Bandar Seri Alam, Masai was officially opened.
Notable alumni
*
Penny Tai
Penny Tai (; born 22 April 1978) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, producer and director. Since her debut in 2000, she has achieved many successes in her music career, including winning 5 Golden Melody Awards.
In addition to performing arts ...
- a popular singer and songwriter in the Mandopop music arena
*
Chew Sin Huey
Chew Sin Huey (Shi Xin Hui; ; born 23 June 1981), also known as Sing Chew, is a Malaysian-born former singer based in Singapore, who was one of the five popular new talents emerged from the Channel U's popular singing talent show, Project Super ...
- a singer, the first runner-up in the female category of
Project SuperStar 2005
* Dr.
Boo Cheng Hau
Dr. Boo Cheng Hau (; born 1 October 1964) is a Malaysian politician of Democratic Action Party (DAP). He has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Skudai for two terms from March 2008 to May 2018.
Background and p ...
- a Johor state assemblyman of the political party DAP. Won in the Skudai zone of the 12th Malaysia General Election over fellow Foon Yew Alumni
* Dato' (Dr) Siow Kuang Ling - an inventor and medical surgeon. His inventions have won more than 20 awards from National and International Innovation competitions.
*
Quek See Ling
Quek See Ling (; born in October 1986 in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia) is a Singaporean poet, writer, Chinese ink painter, independent publisher, editor, instructor of Chinese creative writing.
Education
After graduating from Foon Yew Primary ...
- a poet, writer, Chinese ink painter and editor.
See also
*
Education in Malaysia
References
"Johor Bahru Foon Yew High School 2007 new academic year ceremony" 3 January 2007. Accessed 26 April 2007.
"2007 Foon Yew-Kulai High School new enrolled students" Accessed 26 April 2007.
* "Chinese version of ''the Doctrine of the Mean''", Wikisource. Accessed 26 April 2007.
* Muller, Charles
23 March 2005. Accessed 26 April 2007.(Lim Seng Koon)
External links
Foon Yew High School
{{Chinese Independent High School in Malaysia
Schools in Johor
1913 establishments in British Malaya
Educational institutions established in 1913
Chinese-language schools in Malaysia
Secondary schools in Malaysia