Han Chiang School () is a group of three schools in

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. The first school was founded on 10 October 1919 in Jalan Lim Lean Teng,

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. All three schools are controlled by the Han Chiang Board of Directors. Han Chiang School is also a Teochew-founded school and the schools are sited together.

Name of school

The name, Han Chiang, was adopted from a river in

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called the Han River. The river flows from the town of Chaozhou to the South China Sea.

History

Han Chiang School was first founded as Han Chiang Primary School in 1919 by the Teochew Association of Penang and

Lim Lean Teng Lim Lean Teng () was a successful businessman who established schools in Penang with his wealth. He was born in 1870 in China. He first migrated to Penang, then to British Malaya. Career Lim Lean Teng ventured into business in Penang. He was succes ...

. Back then, the school was on Chulia Street. World War II caused the school to cease operations for three years. The school building survived the war; the children still had to go to school. In 1946, Lim Lean Teng decided to establish Han Chiang High School. In 1947, he decided to donate a piece of land, measuring to Han Chiang School because the enrolment was rising quickly. In 1950, his dream was realised when Han Chiang High School was founded and construction work was completed. A statue was dedicated in memory of him in front of Han Chiang High School. It was unveiled by the first Prime Minister of

Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, ‏تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...

and refurbished and repainted on 2008 to give the statue a new look. Jalan Lim Lean Teng was also dedicated to him. By 1959, Han Chiang Primary School was overcrowded. The other part of the land was given to them. In 1961, after receiving a letter from the Ministry of Education, Han Chiang Primary School decided to turn into a national-type school, renaming itself to SJK(C) Han Chiang. In 1962, a new block was completed. All SJK(C) Han Chiang students moved in. In the 1970s, the enrolment of the school reached 1,700. In 1995, another block consisting of three stories was completed. In 1999, the Han Chiang Board of Directors made a big decision to establish the Han Chiang College. In 2000, it was officially recognised as a college. It has scored many firsts, with Han Chiang Board of Directors aiming to convert Han Chiang College into a university-college by 2012. Yearly main events in Han Chiang School includes 15 July, when Han Chiang High School celebrates its anniversary. It is also a day when all Han Chiang schools come together to remember Lim Lean Teng, the founder, who died in 1963. In 2010, the Board of Directors organised a grand celebration for the three Han Chiang schools in conjunction with

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's 90th anniversary,

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's 60th anniversary and

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's 10th anniversary. The celebration lasted from 9–15 July and the main celebration was held on 15 July, where a large dinner was to be hosted at Han Chiang High School's field. Former students of Han Chiang, numbering about 10,000, attended the dinner and the event was graced by Penang Chief Minister

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Firsts

Han Chiang School is the first school in Malaysia to provide education from primary to secondary to college. The primary school is government-funded whereas the secondary and college are private institutions, making it the first of a kind in the education history of Malaysia. Han Chiang College established HCTV News: a news broadcasting company and a first in Malaysia. SJK(C) Han Chiang won four gold medals in the

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(ICAS), a first for any Malaysian school.{{cn, date=May 2017

The three schools

The schools are located together in Jalan Lim Lean Teng and Jalan Han Chiang. *

(韩江小学) is the first school. Founded on 10 October 1919, it boasts excellent co-curriculum achievements, including four gold medals in the ICAS of the

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, a feat not before achieved by any Malaysian school. It is ranked third among the top five Chinese primary schools in Penang. *

(韩江中学) was established on 15 July 1950. As a private secondary school, it receives many outstation students, most from Thailand and Singapore. In August 2009, Han Chiang High School was rated as a five-star school by the Ministry of Education in Private Education of Malaysia. *

(韩江学院) was founded in 1999 and recognised in 2000. It offers many courses. In 2007, Han Chiang College established HCTV News. It is a news broadcasting company, a first in Malaysia. It is aiming to achieve university-college status. 1919 establishments in British Malaya Chinese-language schools in Malaysia Education companies of Malaysia