Foon Yew High School

Foon Yew High School (simplified Chinese: 宽柔中学; traditional Chinese: 寬柔中學; pinyin: Kuānróu Zhōngxué; Jyutping: Fun1jau4 Zung1hok6) is the largest Chinese independent high school in Malaysia. It is the only Chinese independent high school with three campuses: one in Stulang Laut, one in Bandar Seri Alam, the other in Kulai. 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.

Foon Yew High School
宽柔中学
Kuānróu Zhōngxué
Location
Johor Bahru and Kulai
,
Johor

Malaysia
Coordinates1.46881°N 103.77875°E / 1.46881; 103.77875
Information
TypeChinese Independent High School
Motto宽柔以教，不报无道
Established18 May 1913
Chairman童星存
PrincipalMs. Tee Bee Tin
AccreditationThe largest Chinese Independent High School in Malaysia and the largest Chinese secondary education school outside Mainland China/The Best Politic School
Websitewww.foonyew.edu.my

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 13-acre (53,000 m2) campus, is located in Stulang Laut, Johor Bahru while the school's Kulai branch, with its 30-acre (120,000 m2) campus, is located in Taman Indahpura, Kulai. The school enrolls the most students among the Chinese independent high schools in Malaysia. In Jan 2007, there were 5326 registered students in the main campus and 2684 registered students in its Kulai campus.

Foon Yew High School is named after a quote in the Doctrine of the Mean:[1] "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 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.")

The current principal is Ms. Tee Bee Tin.

History
  • On 18 May 1913, Foon Yew Chinese Primary School was founded by Huang Xichu (Chinese: 黄羲初; pinyin: huang xī chū), Luo Yusheng (Chinese: 骆雨生; pinyin: luo yǔ shēng), Zheng Yaji (Chinese: 郑亚吉; pinyin: zheng yǎ ji) and Chen Yingxiang (Chinese: 陈迎祥; pinyin: chen ying xiang).
  • 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 (Chinese: 史联对; pinyin: shǐ lian dui).
  • 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.

Notable alumni
  • Penny Tai - a popular singer and songwriter in the Mandopop music arena
  • Chen Hanwei - an actor from MediaCorp, formerly known as Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
  • Yao Wenlong- an actor from MediaCorp, formerly known as Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
  • Apple Hong - an actress from MediaCorp, formerly known as Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
  • Chew Sin Huey - a singer, the first runner-up in the female category of Project SuperStar 2005
  • Dr. Boo Cheng Hau - 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
  • Dr. Kee Keh Kooi - a professor in medicine faculty of Tsing Hua University, China. Also the only Malaysian-Chinese in the China "Tianzhou 1" research team
  • 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 - a poet, writer, Chinese ink painter and editor.

See also

References
  1. 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 this. Archived 17 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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