Malacca Chinese High School
{{Short description|Secondary school in Melaka, Malaysia}}
{{Infobox school
| name =
| native_name = Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Tinggi Cina Melaka
| logo = Malacca Chinese High School Badge.gif
| image = SMJK_Tinggi_Cina_Melaka.jpg
| caption = School entrance
| motto =
| motto_translation =
| address = 28, Jalan Malim
| region =
| city =
| state = Malacca
| postcode = 75250
| country = Malaysia
| coordinates = {{coord|2.220848470761|N|102.2363313042|E|display=inline}}
| former_name =
| type = National Secondary School
| established = 15 February 1960
| founder =
| school_board =
| district = Central Malacca
| educational_authority = PPD Melaka Tengah
| chairman =
| principal = Peong Poh Boon
| grades_label = Forms
| grades = 1-5
| gender =
| age_range = 13-18
| enrollment_as_of = 2022
| language = Malay, Chinese, English
| houses =
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| website = {{URL|1=http://www.smjk.edu.my/school/index.php?schid=47}}
| lastupdate = 7 December 2022
}}
Malacca Chinese High School is a secondary school located at Malim Road in Malacca. Its native Malay name is Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Tinggi Cina Melaka.
History
The school was founded on 15 February 1960,{{Cite news |date=2022-12-10 |title=颜天禄：设施学术不断提升-甲华中成就-靠各界支 |language=zh-MY |work=中国报 China Press |url=https://mk.chinapress.com.my/20221210/颜天禄：设施学术不断提升-甲华中成就-靠各界支/ |access-date=2022-12-10}} and only has 40 students in total at the time.{{Cite news |date=2016-05-10 |title=十大义演7月31日培中盛大举行-甲华文中学盼筹200万 |language=zh-MY |work=e南洋 |url=https://www.enanyang.my/地方/十大义演7月31日培中盛大举行-甲华文中学盼筹200万 |access-date=2022-12-10}} 2 January 1961, the school moved to 28, Malim Road. The land was bought and donated it to the school as the school ground, and the name of the school was changed to Malacca Chinese High School. On 15 January 1962, a school building consisting nine classrooms and an office was completed. In the same year, it was reorganized into a national secondary school, which was renamed Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tinggi Cina Melaka. On 15 September 2011, the school held a banquet to celebrate the completion of the large-scale construction project and the opening ceremony of the Gan Boon Leong Hall.{{Cite news |date=2016-07-31 |title=今办十大义演-甲华中筹200万扩建校舍 |language=zh-MY |work=e南洋 |url=https://www.enanyang.my/地方/今办十大义演-甲华中筹200万扩建校舍 |access-date=2022-12-10}} In August 2023, the school started to raise funds for the construction of a new three-story school building and canteen, with a target of 3 million ringgit, the construction application has been submitted to the city council.{{Cite news |date=2023-08-17 |title=甲华中学生人数增 盼筹300万建新校舍食堂 |language=zh-MY |url=https://melaka.sinchew.com.my/20230817/%e7%94%b2%e5%8d%8e%e4%b8%ad%e5%ad%a6%e7%94%9f%e4%ba%ba%e6%95%b0%e5%a2%9e-%e7%9b%bc%e7%ad%b9300%e4%b8%87%e5%bb%ba%e6%96%b0%e6%a0%a1%e8%88%8d%e9%a3%9f%e5%a0%82/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818155744/https://melaka.sinchew.com.my/20230817/%E7%94%B2%E5%8D%8E%E4%B8%AD%E5%AD%A6%E7%94%9F%E4%BA%BA%E6%95%B0%E5%A2%9E-%E7%9B%BC%E7%AD%B9300%E4%B8%87%E5%BB%BA%E6%96%B0%E6%A0%A1%E8%88%8D%E9%A3%9F%E5%A0%82/ |archive-date=2023-08-18 |script-work=zh:星洲日报 |trans-work=Sin Chew Daily}}
References
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Category:Secondary schools in Malaysia
Category:1960 establishments in Malaya
Category:Educational institutions established in 1960
Category:Chinese-language schools in Malaysia
Category:Publicly funded schools in Malaysia
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