Chung Ling Private High School
Chung Ling Private High School (simplified Chinese: 锺灵独立中学; traditional Chinese: 鍾靈獨立中學) is a [[Malay independent high school]] in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Its affiliated schools are Chung Ling High School and Chung Ling Butterworth High School.
| Chung Ling Private High School 鍾靈獨立中學 | |
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Kampung Baru , | |
| Coordinates | 5.404855°N 100.293906°E |
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| Type | Independent School |
| Motto | 爱吾锺灵 (Love Our Chung Ling) |
| Established | 1962 |
| Principal | Ng Jooi Seah (吴维城) |
| Enrollment | Up to 1800 |
| Color(s) | Dark Blue and Yellow |
| National ranking | Top 5 private high schools (2015) |
| Affiliations | Chung Ling High School Chung Ling Butterworth High School |
| Website | www |
The school was established in 1962 to provide education for students who were ineligible to attend Malaysian public schools because they were considered overaged by the Malaysian Ministry of Education .[1] It is one of the 60 Chinese Independent High Schools in Malaysia. Chung Ling Private High School provides secondary education in the Chinese language, with the medium of instruction being Mandarin using simplified Chinese characters.
Chung Ling Private High School is the first secondary school in South-East Asia to fully adopt Cambridge English courses.[1] It was awarded five stars in SKIPS (the Private Education Institution Quality Standard Certificate) by the Ministry of Education (Malaysia) in 2016, and is ranked as one of the top 5 private high schools in Malaysia.[2]
Notable alumni
- Khaw Boon Wan, serving as the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and the Minister for Transport in Singapore since 2015
References
- "校史". Chung Ling Private High School. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- HOUNG, N. TRISHA and CHEAH (28 July 2016). "Chung Ling named as one of top five private high schools in Malaysia". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.