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The Segamat High School ( ms, Sekolah Tinggi Segamat) is a high school in
Segamat District The Segamat District ( ms, Daerah Segamat) or simply Segamat is a List of districts in Malaysia, district in the Malaysian states of Malaysia, state of Johor. Segamat (town), Segamat is also the name of the district's primary town. Etymology ...
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Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...
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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 ...
. One of the oldest schools in the area, it was established in 1926. The first Principal was J.C. Mc Heyzer, with V.A. Matthew as deputy. Located in Segamat near Istana Hinggap and the Rock Garden, it offers English styled education modelled on the British curricular system. The school started with 50 students in one main building. Now, it has around 1,702 students and 104 teachers. The school covers with 17 blocks. Gurdial Singh was the first Asian principal. Before Malaysia gained independence, the school had an Englishman as its principal. The school has a colonial style main block.


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Education in Malaysia Education in Malaysia is overseen by the Ministry of Education ( ms, Kementerian Pendidikan). Although education is the responsibility of the Federal Government, each state and federal territory has an Education Department to co-ordinate educ ...


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