Henry Gurney School Explained

The Henry Gurney Schools (ms|Sekolah Henry Gurney) are centres established in 1949 under Juvenile Courts Act 1947 [Act 90] to care for young offenders in Malaysia, and were known as High Moral Schools before 15 May 1950.^{[1] [2]} They are for children and young people aged 14 to 20.^{[3] [4]}

List of Henry Gurney schools

Initially, only two Henry Gurney schools were created.^[5]

As per now, the schools have expanded as follows:-

• Henry Gurney School, Batu Gajah, Perak (all-girls)
• Henry Gurney School, Telok Mas, Malacca (co-educational)
• Henry Gurney School, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (all-girls)
• Henry Gurney School Puncak Borneo, Kuching, Sarawak (all-boys)
• Henry Gurney School, Keningau, Sabah (all-boys)

Programs

The rehabilitation programmes in these centres are divided into four stages:

• Orientation Programme
  • Induction
  • Orientation
  • Assessment
• Strengthening Self-Personality Programme
  • Spiritual Module
  • Academic Module
  • Counselling Module
  • Sports and Recreation Module
• Vocational Training
  • Sewing
  • Craft
  • Batik
  • Baking
• Pre-release Programme

External links

• "Sekolah Henry Gurney Wanita Batu Gajah" (in Malaysian)

Notes and References

1. "shg.htm ." Malaysian Prison Department. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
2. Web site: Sekolah Henry Gurney .
3. Book: Kananatu . Thaatchaayini . Koh Geok May . Sharon . Vulnerable Groups in Malaysia . 2020 . De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
4. Book: Malaysia Official Year Book 1965 . 1965 . Government Press.
5. Book: Federation of Malaya Report . . 1957 . 339 . English .