Foon Yew High School | |
Native Name: | 宽柔中学 Kuānróu Zhōngxué Sekolah Menengah Foon Yew |
Motto: | 宽柔以教,不报无道 |
Established: | 18 May 1913 |
Chairman: | 郑振贤 |
Principal: | Huang Hui Zhu |
Head Name: | Second Master |
Head Name2: | Assistant Headmaster |
Coordinates: | 1.4688°N 103.7788°W |
Accreditation: | The largest Chinese Independent High School in Malaysia and the largest Chinese secondary education school outside Mainland China/The Best Politic School |
Foon Yew High School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Foon Yew) is the largest Chinese independent high school in Malaysia. The school has three campuses: first in Stulang Laut, second in Kulai, and recent third in Masai. 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 is the largest Chinese independent high school in Malaysia in terms of both students and campus size. The main school, with its 13acres campus, is located in Stulang Laut, Johor Bahru, the school's Kulai branch, with its 30acres campus, is located in Taman Indahpura, Kulai, and another branch in Masai, with its 23.2acres campus, is located in Bandar Seri Alam, Masai.
On 18 May 1913, Foon Yew Chinese Primary School was founded by Huang Xichu, Luo Yusheng, Zheng Yaji and Chen Yingxiang . 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 . 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. In 2021, the school's second branch in Bandar Seri Alam, Masai was officially opened.