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, motto_translation = Honor is the reward for virtue , image = St. George's Institution, Malaysia 2.jpg , imagesize =250px , caption = The historical 1915 academic block of St. George's Institution. , logo = , established = 18 January 1915 , type = All-boys
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, principal = Mr.Tan Theong Ghee , free_label_1 = Founder , free_1 = De La Salle Brothers , free_label_2 = Chairman , free_2 = Mr. Joseph Lau Tee Soon , enrolment = 1410 , enrolment_as_of= 2008 , free_label_3 = Employees , free_3 = 83 teachers and 15 general staff , free_label_4 = Abbreviation , free_4 = SGI , grades = Standard 1 - 6
Form 1 - 6 , gender = Male
Co-educational (Form 6) , district =
Larut, Matang and Selama The Larut, Matang and Selama District is a district of Perak, Malaysia. Taiping is the capital town of this district. Larut, Matang and Selama used to be three small different districts and they merged into one larger district later. Larut, M ...
, colours = Green and White , address = Station Road, 34000 , city = Taiping , state =
Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand' ...
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, website = Saint George's Institution ( ms, Institusi Saint George; abbreviated SGI) is a public all-boys (and girls for Sixth Form) and is one of the oldest schools in
Taiping, Perak Taiping (, Jawi: ; zh, t=太平, , Hokkien: Thài-pêng; ta, தைப்பிங்) is a town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It is located approximately northwest of Ipoh, the capital of Perak, and so ...
. The school is widely known as by its initial "SGI" and the
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of St. George's Institution are called ''Georgians'' for boys and ''Georgianas'' for girls. It was founded by a group of La Salle brothers from
Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the M ...
as a Catholic boys' school. The school is surrounded by four roads, Station Road (front), Barrack Road (behind), Cross Street No. 9 and Cross Street No. 10. The school motto is, Honor Virtutis Praemium which means honour is the reward of virtue.


History

On 4 March 1914, Brother James Joseph Byrne visited the town
Taiping, Perak Taiping (, Jawi: ; zh, t=太平, , Hokkien: Thài-pêng; ta, தைப்பிங்) is a town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It is located approximately northwest of Ipoh, the capital of Perak, and so ...
. He suggested to the then
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of Perak, Sir
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(1913–1919), for the establishment of a Catholic school for boys. His request was approved by the Perak State Government, and a piece of land nearby the hospital was granted. The land was donated by the Kwa Family, one of the wealthy Chinese families of the town. In 1914, the foundation stone was laid by the then Acting Resident of
Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand' ...
,
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, and the opening ceremony was attended by prominent European families and Malay rulers where most of them comprised from the State Council Members and the social elites in Perak. The school was completed in 1915, with 7 teachers, 49 students and 6 classes, housed together in the original three-storey building. The St. George's main building was designed by a colonial architect from
Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the M ...
, in the mixture of
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architecture, with two wings and a main porch in front (facing the Station Road). The charming building is still standing today and serves as the school's front facade. The first Director of the school was Brother James Gilbert who served as the director and principal in the first year of its establishment (he later returned to serve another term in 1923). The school was run by La Sallian missionaries from all around the world, however it received partial financial assistance from the State Government. After Malaya gained independence from the
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in 1957, the school continued on as a missionary school with limited funding from the government though it was staffed with teachers from the Education Department. As from 2006, the school is funded 95% by the Ministry of Education of Malaysia. During
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, along with other schools in the town, St. George's was closed down. It was converted into the headquarters for the Kempetai. The rumoured brutality and torture committed by the Japanese military police during the tenure of the school is a source of ghostly legends commonly circulated by the students even today. The Lassalian brothers were placed under house detention, old boys of the school during this period time risked their lives to assist the detained missionaries. The school reopened at the end of the war along with other schools, such as SMK King Edward VII,
St. John's Institution , motto_translation = Faith and Labour , streetaddress = Jalan Bukit Nanas , city = Kuala Lumpur , postcode = 50250 , country = Malaysia , coordinates = ...
, SMK Victoria Institution and
St. Michael's Institution , motto_translation = Who slike God? , established = 1912 , type = All-boys primary and secondary school , grades = Standard 1 - 6Form 1 - 6 , gender = Co-educati ...
.


The Brothers' quarters

The Brothers' quarters were occupied at the first and second floor of the main building right wing. In the immediate post-war and pre-war the second floor was divided into three sections. Near to the chapel stairs was the largest section when the Brothers, numbering about a dozen, had their desks, with the Director's desk in the far centre. This was the study room for the Brothers. The second section was the fitted dining room for the Brothers. At the end was a narrow section were the table-boy (a
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) laid out the food, where the food brought up from the kitchen. The small kitchen was situated where the bicycle shed today. After the changes of Directorship, the large first section was sub-divided as the number of Brothers had decreased. The study room was split into a common recreation room. During the Japanese Occupation in Malaya, the Japanese demolished the Brothers' dorms at the second floor. When the Japanese surrendered to the British in 1945, Brother Dennis and Brother Casimir rebuilt the cubicles, about 14 in numbers. After the end of the last school Director, Rev. Bro. Charles Levin, the Brothers' Quarters were left vacant for years. In 2000, the school authorities renovated the Brothers' Quarters to expand the number of classrooms. In 2001, the renovations were completed and housed the Sixth Former students. The first floor was transformed into computer rooms.


List of former Georgian Teachers

* Brother James Macken who now resides at
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. Served at St. George's in November 1949 until August 1965. He also served as a teacher at St. Xavier's and Director of St. Paul's in Seremban. * Brother Cyrenius, formerly Bro Patrick, served St. George's in 1956 to 1959. He lives in La Salle Home in
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. * Brother Columba, served SGI in 1956 to 1957. He is posted as Home Supervisor in La Salle Home in Belfast. * Brother Cyprian, also Gerald Donovan served SGI from 1959 to 1967. He continued to teach in England and retired there. * Peter Reutens formerly Bro Matthew, served SGI 1958-1963 and 1968-1972. He lives in Perth, Australia. * Brother John D'Cruz, taught in SGI 1965-1967, 1970, 1973–1974 and 1978-1982 as Director. He is in Rome on a three-year contract. * Brother Tiberius Lawrence Spitzig later posted as the Brother Director of
St. John's Institution , motto_translation = Faith and Labour , streetaddress = Jalan Bukit Nanas , city = Kuala Lumpur , postcode = 50250 , country = Malaysia , coordinates = ...
(1955–1961). * Brother Stephen Edward Buckley later posted as the Brother Director of
St. John's Institution , motto_translation = Faith and Labour , streetaddress = Jalan Bukit Nanas , city = Kuala Lumpur , postcode = 50250 , country = Malaysia , coordinates = ...
from 1923 to 1924.


Notable Old Georgians

* Ang Kok Peng - Dean of
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. Elected member of the Singapore Legislative Assemblyman. He has been the Ambassador of Singapore to Japan for three years from February 1971 to 1974 and also the Minister of State for Communication of Singapore. *
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, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. He was also the first Malay to study law overseas and received the prestigious Queen's Scholarship. * Manecksha Rustim —
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merchant and land proprietor, founder member MIC Taiping and President of the political party since 1967. Director of Election for Larut Selatan 1969 (Alliance), Member of Town Board, Justice of Peace (JP), Member Licensing Board. A road in Taiping was named after him: Jalan Manecksha (formerly Cross Street No.3). * Ng Kam Poh — Member of the Parliament 1965, Dr. Ng also the Deputy Minister of Finance in July 1965 later Minister of Health. He was the Minister of Welfare Services just before general elections in May 1969 when he lost his Parliamentary seat. * Ong H. T. - recipient of a Queen Scholarship in 1931 to study Law in London, he was Federal Counsel in
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, and later posted as the Chief Federal Judge of Malaya. *
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- co-founder and the Chairman of the
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(PAP) and served as the Member of Parliament for Rochore since 1959, Deputy Prime Minister when
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.


Affiliations

SGI is affiliated to other
La Sallian Educational Institutions Lasallian educational institutions are educational institutions affiliated with the De La Salle Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, who was canonized in 1900 and proclai ...
.


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