Catholic High School PJ, Malaysia
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Catholic High School Petaling Jaya (CHSPJ) was established in the year 1956 by Rev. Bro. Philippe Wu under the Marist brothers. CHSPJ is located in Petaling Jaya
, Malaysia and recognised as a Cluster School of Excellence by the Malaysian Ministry of Education
. It has 3401 students and 151 teachers with 17 support staff. It has an area of 8.4 acres (33,993.6 m²) with five blocks of classrooms, two blocks of science laboratories, a school hall, a sports complex and a school field. CHS has 14 Uniform Bodies, 36 societies, five Sports Houses and 14 Sports and Games Clubs and also a large genus of prefects.
Later in 1956, the committee purchased a piece of land in Petaling Jaya that spanned 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) with the money collected from a fund-raising project. A new two story building with 20 classrooms was constructed. In the same year, Rev. Bro. Philippe Wu was promoted to Brother Provincial, therefore the leadership of the school was passed to Rev. Bro. Dominic Liu.
In 1959, the first batch of students sat for the LCE Examination. Rev. Bro. Dominic Liu expanded the school by building a block of science laboratory and library. In 1961, the first batch of Form 5 students sat for S.C/F.M.C Examination and thus the graduation of CHS pioneer batch of students.
In 1962, the school's leadership was again passed down to Rev. Bro. Lawrence Tung. During his tenure as principal, the school purchased two buses for co-curricular use and improvements were made to the school field. In accordance with the Education Act of 1961, Catholic High School became a conforming school and changed its name to SMJK Katholik. However, the name Catholic High School still remains in use.
From 1963 until 2005, the school saw a rapid expansion in terms of facilities and students population. Several new blocks of class rooms were erected, a new hall, canteen, sports facilities and laboratories were built.
In 1984, the school became a co-educational school. The following year, the Form Six Classes opened its doors to female students.
In 1989, the appointment of Mr. Cheok Cheo Foh marked the end of the Marist Brothers as the principals of school.
In 2001, Madam Tan Lin became the first female principal of Catholic High School, succeeding Mr. Lee Kim Tian. During her tenure as principal, the security of the school was tightened and minor discipline issues were also emphasized. This included installing closed-circuit television
, automatic pole gate at the entrance and introducing new rules and measures to ensure the safety of the 3350 students. The school hall was upgraded and air conditioning system was installed. Madam Tan Lin retired on the 5th of September 2007. Her successor is Madam Lee Kim Lai who took office on 22 October 2007.
Being loyal to your country 忠于国家
Being concerned about the society 关心社会
Being filial to my parents 孝敬父母
Honouring my teachers and my school 尊师重校
Honesty 诚
Being trustworthy 诚实守信
Being law abiding 遵纪守法
Serving with dedication 振兴奉献
Being responsible 勇于承担
Diligence 勤
Being conscientious 勤奋向上
Being determined 意志坚毅
Being goal-oriented 目标明确
Being persevering 自强不息
Moderation 朴
Being modest and humble 朴质谦恭
Being tolerant and loving 宽厚仁爱
Being pure in thought 思想纯洁
Being morally upright 品德高尚
塑造品学兼优的全能学生
Mighty CHS-ians
Everywhere we go
People want to know
Who we are
So we tell them
(Repeat again and again until satisfied, which means that usually CHS-ians would never stop, as a CHS-ian is never satisfied)
club has been successful in recent years, especially between 2000-2004. The athletic, table tennis and squash teams have been sweeping medals in the recent years as well. However, the football
club has enjoyed relatively little success in their participating competitions.
In July 2007 , the school's all-boys' cheer leading team, Calyx All-boys, made their début in the national inter-school cheerleading competition, Cheer 2007, and managed to secure the title as "Best Newcomer".
CHS has also made appearances in the arena of Ultimate Frisbee. In the year 2006, CHS competed in the UM Open, sending 3 teams (1 Open, 1 Men Novice, 1 Women Novice). In the next year, CHS sent a few representatives to join All Star at the Valley Ultimate's Hard-Core Ultimate Frisbee and also sent 5 teams to make a clean sweep at the Subang Jaya Community Youth Under-18 Ultimate Open. In the year 2008, CHS competed in competitions such as the UiTM Open where the team received the title of Most Promising Team, Taylor's Ultimate Mini and sent representatives for the Malaysia Ultimate Open held at international level.
Catholic High School Band has performed at the Music Festival held in Spain 2001, but the greatest achievement is achieving the champion spot in the 2000 and 2005 National High School Marching Band Competition - and 6 years as Selangor State Marching Competition Champion as well.
The school also has an Oriental/Chinese Orchestra.
Later on a Harmonica and Guitar band was formed.
For the 50th Anniversary Jubilee Concert, Madam Tan Lin introduced the Catholic High School Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra consisting of members from the brass band, Oriental Music Orchestra and other string instrument players were selected from the student body, but it was never registered as a school club.
In 2009, a partnership was formed with the CHS Band to found the Catholic High School Sinfonietta under the aegis of CHS Band. In 2010, the CHS Sinfonietta had its first performance, providing a platform for string musicians to play in an orchestra. The CHS Sinfonietta has already performed twice in the 2010 academic year, their first performance as a String Quintet during the Teachers' Day celebration and their second performance was during the retirement ceremony of Ms. Yong Moi Moi and Mdm. Tan Tiu Hang as a string quartet. On 25 December 2010, the CHS Sinfonietta performed in the renowned One Utama shopping mall as one of its Christmas guest performers.
In 2010, the CHS Choir has made a remarkable stand during the recent World Choir Games held in Shaoxing, China. With their harmonious voices and outstanding performance, praised by many participants from the world over, the choir club has achieved a high silver status, making Catholic High School proud.
Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya is a Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur comprising mostly residential and some industrial areas. It is located in the Petaling district of Selangor with an area of approximately 97.2 km². On 20 June 2006, Petaling Jaya was granted a...
, Malaysia and recognised as a Cluster School of Excellence by the Malaysian Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (Malaysia)
The Ministry of Education is a Government ministry responsible for Malaysian educational matters...
. It has 3401 students and 151 teachers with 17 support staff. It has an area of 8.4 acres (33,993.6 m²) with five blocks of classrooms, two blocks of science laboratories, a school hall, a sports complex and a school field. CHS has 14 Uniform Bodies, 36 societies, five Sports Houses and 14 Sports and Games Clubs and also a large genus of prefects.
History
Established by Joche Philippe Wu, the Marist High School was then moved to Maxwell Secondary School. A School-Building Planning Committee was formed to consider a building of its own for the school. The government approved and allocated a piece of land in Cheras but the committee decided not to build a school on the piece of land allocated.Later in 1956, the committee purchased a piece of land in Petaling Jaya that spanned 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) with the money collected from a fund-raising project. A new two story building with 20 classrooms was constructed. In the same year, Rev. Bro. Philippe Wu was promoted to Brother Provincial, therefore the leadership of the school was passed to Rev. Bro. Dominic Liu.
In 1959, the first batch of students sat for the LCE Examination. Rev. Bro. Dominic Liu expanded the school by building a block of science laboratory and library. In 1961, the first batch of Form 5 students sat for S.C/F.M.C Examination and thus the graduation of CHS pioneer batch of students.
In 1962, the school's leadership was again passed down to Rev. Bro. Lawrence Tung. During his tenure as principal, the school purchased two buses for co-curricular use and improvements were made to the school field. In accordance with the Education Act of 1961, Catholic High School became a conforming school and changed its name to SMJK Katholik. However, the name Catholic High School still remains in use.
From 1963 until 2005, the school saw a rapid expansion in terms of facilities and students population. Several new blocks of class rooms were erected, a new hall, canteen, sports facilities and laboratories were built.
In 1984, the school became a co-educational school. The following year, the Form Six Classes opened its doors to female students.
In 1989, the appointment of Mr. Cheok Cheo Foh marked the end of the Marist Brothers as the principals of school.
In 2001, Madam Tan Lin became the first female principal of Catholic High School, succeeding Mr. Lee Kim Tian. During her tenure as principal, the security of the school was tightened and minor discipline issues were also emphasized. This included installing closed-circuit television
Closed-circuit television
Closed-circuit television is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors....
, automatic pole gate at the entrance and introducing new rules and measures to ensure the safety of the 3350 students. The school hall was upgraded and air conditioning system was installed. Madam Tan Lin retired on the 5th of September 2007. Her successor is Madam Lee Kim Lai who took office on 22 October 2007.
CHS Creed / 公教中学 学生 四大守则
Loyalty 忠Being loyal to your country 忠于国家
Being concerned about the society 关心社会
Being filial to my parents 孝敬父母
Honouring my teachers and my school 尊师重校
Honesty 诚
Being trustworthy 诚实守信
Being law abiding 遵纪守法
Serving with dedication 振兴奉献
Being responsible 勇于承担
Diligence 勤
Being conscientious 勤奋向上
Being determined 意志坚毅
Being goal-oriented 目标明确
Being persevering 自强不息
Moderation 朴
Being modest and humble 朴质谦恭
Being tolerant and loving 宽厚仁爱
Being pure in thought 思想纯洁
Being morally upright 品德高尚
Vision of SMJK Katholik
Melahirkan individu yang berpengetahuan dan berakhlak dan mendiskriminasikan pelajar yang berkuputusan kurang cemerlang dan menempatkan mereka semua ke Commerce Stream atau Art Stream塑造品学兼优的全能学生
CHS Cheer
We are CHS-iansMighty CHS-ians
Everywhere we go
People want to know
Who we are
So we tell them
(Repeat again and again until satisfied, which means that usually CHS-ians would never stop, as a CHS-ian is never satisfied)
Curriculum
The school only offers curriculum that is incorporated in the Malaysia Secondary Integrated Curriculum (MSIC).Sport
The basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club has been successful in recent years, especially between 2000-2004. The athletic, table tennis and squash teams have been sweeping medals in the recent years as well. However, the football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club has enjoyed relatively little success in their participating competitions.
In July 2007 , the school's all-boys' cheer leading team, Calyx All-boys, made their début in the national inter-school cheerleading competition, Cheer 2007, and managed to secure the title as "Best Newcomer".
CHS has also made appearances in the arena of Ultimate Frisbee. In the year 2006, CHS competed in the UM Open, sending 3 teams (1 Open, 1 Men Novice, 1 Women Novice). In the next year, CHS sent a few representatives to join All Star at the Valley Ultimate's Hard-Core Ultimate Frisbee and also sent 5 teams to make a clean sweep at the Subang Jaya Community Youth Under-18 Ultimate Open. In the year 2008, CHS competed in competitions such as the UiTM Open where the team received the title of Most Promising Team, Taylor's Ultimate Mini and sent representatives for the Malaysia Ultimate Open held at international level.
Music
Catholic High School Band was established in 1982 under the patronage of Bro. Paul Sung - the former principal of Catholic High School. The band started off as a marching band with 30 members under Mr. Xavier Anthony as the first band tutor.Catholic High School Band has performed at the Music Festival held in Spain 2001, but the greatest achievement is achieving the champion spot in the 2000 and 2005 National High School Marching Band Competition - and 6 years as Selangor State Marching Competition Champion as well.
The school also has an Oriental/Chinese Orchestra.
Later on a Harmonica and Guitar band was formed.
For the 50th Anniversary Jubilee Concert, Madam Tan Lin introduced the Catholic High School Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra consisting of members from the brass band, Oriental Music Orchestra and other string instrument players were selected from the student body, but it was never registered as a school club.
In 2009, a partnership was formed with the CHS Band to found the Catholic High School Sinfonietta under the aegis of CHS Band. In 2010, the CHS Sinfonietta had its first performance, providing a platform for string musicians to play in an orchestra. The CHS Sinfonietta has already performed twice in the 2010 academic year, their first performance as a String Quintet during the Teachers' Day celebration and their second performance was during the retirement ceremony of Ms. Yong Moi Moi and Mdm. Tan Tiu Hang as a string quartet. On 25 December 2010, the CHS Sinfonietta performed in the renowned One Utama shopping mall as one of its Christmas guest performers.
In 2010, the CHS Choir has made a remarkable stand during the recent World Choir Games held in Shaoxing, China. With their harmonious voices and outstanding performance, praised by many participants from the world over, the choir club has achieved a high silver status, making Catholic High School proud.
Compulsory subjects
- MandarinStandard MandarinStandard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
/ 华语 / Bahasa Cina - Malay LanguageMalay languageMalay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
/ 国语 / Bahasa Malaysia - EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
/ 英语 / Bahasa Inggeris - GCEGeneral Certificate of EducationThe General Certificate of Education or GCE is an academic qualification that examination boards in the United Kingdom and a few of the Commonwealth countries, notably Sri Lanka, confer to students. The GCE traditionally comprised two levels: the Ordinary Level and the Advanced Level...
O Level English/ Inggeris 1119 - Islamic Education / Pendidikan Islam - compulsory for Muslim students
- Moral Studies / 道德教育 / Pengetahuan Moral - compulsory for non-Muslim students
- HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
/ 历史 / Sejarah - MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
/ 数学/ Matematik
Science stream (Pure science)
- Additional Mathematics / 附加数学 / Matematik Tambahan
- PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
/ 物理学 / Fizik - ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
/ 化学 / Kimia - BiologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
/ 生物学 / Biologi
Sub science stream (Pure science) (Ended in 2009)
- Additional Mathematics / 附加数学 / Matematik Tambahan
- PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
/ 物理学 / Fizik - ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
/ 化学 / Kimia - Principles of Accountancy / 会计原则 / Prinsip Perakaunan
Commerce stream
- Additional Mathematics / 附加数学 / Matematik Tambahan
- Basic Economics / 经济学原理 / Ekonomi Asas
- Principles of Accountancy / 会计原则 / Prinsip Perakaunan
- Science / 纯科学 / Sains - compulsory
Art stream
- Literature In Malay / 马来文学 / Sastera Melayu
- GeographyGeographyGeography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
/ 地理学 / Geografi - Science / 纯科学 / Sains - compulsory
- ArtsARtsaRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
/ 视觉艺术教育 / Pendidikan Seni Visual
Additional subjects
- Chinese LiteratureChinese literatureChinese literature extends thousands of years, from the earliest recorded dynastic court archives to the mature fictional novels that arose during the Ming Dynasty to entertain the masses of literate Chinese...
/ 中国文学 / Kesusasteraan Cina - Tamil LanguageTamil languageTamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
/ 泰米尔语 / Bahasa Tamil - Tamil LiteratureTamil literatureTamil literature refers to the literature in the Tamil language. Tamil literature has a rich and long literary tradition spanning more than two thousand years. The oldest extant works show signs of maturity indicating an even longer period of evolution...
/ 泰米尔文学 / Kesusasteraan Tamil - Arabic LanguageArabic languageArabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
/ 阿拉伯语 / Bahasa Arab - Syariah Studies / 薪资教法 / Pengajian Syariah
- Higher Quranic Studies / 高古兰经教育 / Pendidikan Quran Tinggi
- Modern Mathematics / 现代数学 / Matematik Moden
- Additional Science / 附加科学 / Sains Tambahan
- Agriculture Science / 农业科学 / Sains Pertanian
- Sports Science Studies / 体育科学 / Pengajian Sains Sukan
- Household Economies / 家政学 / Ekonomi Rumah Tangga
- Bible Knowledge / 圣经知识 / Pengetahuan Bible
Notable alumni
- YB Fong Kui Lun 方贵伦 (Bukit Bintang Member of Parliament)
- Eric Lim Kin FaiLin Jian HuiLin Jianhui , is a Malaysian singer, who got his break at the Astro Talent Quest competition in 2001 when he emerged as the champion of the competition. He subsequently represented Malaysia at the Asian level competition, held in China.After the competitions, he worked with Astro as a presenter,...
林健辉 (Malaysian artist-Singer) - Victor Gu Jian Piao (Ex-NTV 7 TV Personal, DJ for Wah FM)
- May 子 - Ah-Mei (988 DJ)
- Chan How (ex-producer of Michael Wong and Victor Wong, managing directors for Halo Café)
- David KoonDavid KoonDavid R. Koon is an American Democratic politician who represents District 135 in the New York State Assembly, which includes the towns and villages of East Rochester, Penfield and Webster, and Fairport, neighboring communities located in upstate New York in the eastern suburbs of...
庄慰义 (Music producer and arranger) - Chen Wen Fatt (Current NTV7 Creative Manager, musician)
- Huang Zhi Chuan (Composer and producer)
- KathleenKathleenKathleen may refer to:People with the given name Kathleen:* Kathleen Places:* Kathleen, Georgia, USA* Kathleen, Florida, USA* Kathleen High School , USA* Kathleen, Western Australia, Western Australia...
(Local artist - Muffin group member) - Xandria OoiXandria OoiXandria Ooi is a Malaysian writer, television host and producer.-Writing:Xandria's first book, Love, Work and Everything in Between was published in early 2009.-Television:...
[1] (Hitz.tv VJ, Journalist, Emcee, Host) - Zhen Yi Hua (Composer)
- Siao Hui Min 萧慧敏(Astro presenter)
- Long Wen Min 龍紋敏 (Astro AEC presenter)
- Loh Lee Keen 罗丽君(Astro AEC presenter)
- Tan Yi Hui (988 DJ)
- Gan Jiang Han 颜江翰 (Astro AEC presenter)
- Yap Kang Heng 叶江兴 (Singer - 滿江浤 group member, Astro Talent Quest 2007 top 10)
- Kyo Chen Chong Wei 庄仲维 (Artist - NTV7)
- Koe YeetKoe YeetKoe Yeet is a Malaysian child actress, most notable for her role in Ah Long Pte Ltd and known for her sweet and angelic image. She studied at Catholic High School in Form 5 and represents Selangor in tennis and ping pong.- Filmography :...
高艺 (www.keezmovies.com top viewed) - Chan Meng Kit (2009 Malaysia Best Basketball Player)
- Leona Chin Lyweoi (Malaysian Girl Drifter)
- Tracy Zhaoyi Tan (Miss Universe Malaysia 2010 Finalist)
- Vinx yixin 林一心 (Singer)
- Lim Ah Bo (ahbobo kia)