| SJK(C) Yuk Chai | |
| Native Name: | 育才国民型华文小学校 |
| Motto: | Kerajinan, Kegigihan, Kejujuran, Kesederhanaan |
| Motto Translation: | Diligent, Determine, Integrity, Moderate |
| Location: | 3.116858, 101.607915 |
| Address: | Jalan SS 24/1, Taman Megah |
| Postcode: | 47301 |
| Schooltype: | Chinese-type national primary school |
| Established: | c. 1939 |
| Status: | Still operating |
| District: | Petaling Jaya |
| Headmaster: | None (As of 13.11.24) |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Hours In Day: | 6 Hours |
| Song: | 育才华校校歌 |
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Yuk Chai or more commonly known as SJK (C) Yuk Chai (Chinese: 育才国民型华文小学校）is a Chinese-type national primary school located in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.[1]
In 1939, the school was founded in a temple located in Setapak. From 1942 to 1945, SJKC Yuk Chai was closed due to the Japanese invasion of Malaya. After the war, Chen Hua, one of the founders and the then-current chairman, rebuilt Yuk Chai from the ground up.
In 1954, Yuk Chai had to relocate after the area was reclaimed and given to a mining company. This was Yuk Chai's first ever move. During that time, they had about 120 students. After Malaysia gained independence in 1957, SJKC Yuk Chai became officially a government-subsidized school. In 1964, Chen Hua officially retired, giving his position to Lu Zhuorong.
In 1970, Yuk Chai experienced another relocation after the government wanted to improve the appearance of the city. Yuk Chai relocated to now-called Kampung Chempaka. Due to economic problems, Lu Zhuorong led the villagers to use the old building materials from the old school to build six classrooms, the office and the principal's office on the open space at the Kampung Chempaka Community Hall. Male and female toilets were built after gaining funding from the education ministry.
In 1981, with the help from the board of directors, PTAs, alumni and members of Yuk Chai, they successfully relocated to their current location and started a massive reconstruction project, this their third time relocating to the now-called Taman Megah. They built a three-story building with 15 classrooms and a canteen during August. The standard 4-6 students attend the newly built classes while standard 1-3 students stayed at the old school. From 1982 to 1983, the number of students increased dramatically and the school once again launched fundraising campaigns to provide funds for the school. From 1984 to 1988, Yuk Chai built another building, accommodating 18 classrooms, with this from standard one to six are now in one school. Four temporary classrooms were created as the number of students grew, they had about 1500 students by then. In 1989, the school officially completed their newly built hall that cost RM600,000. In 1991, due to the sudden boom in housing around the area, the board of directors launched several donation campaigns, so that a new administration block would be built and more classrooms would be available.
In 1992, the brand new administration block would be open and include a library, administration office, staff room and a resource center. By 1993, the number of students were around 2240, with this number of students some classes even had to teach near the school's field due to the space of the classroom being too small, thus the Ministry of Education donated enough funds to build another building. In 1993, the building opened. In 1997, the school's science block officially opened. On 24 April, 1999, the school added digital boards for their classrooms in a project named "Smart School Project". By 2000, after several developments near the area, the number of students had grown to about 3200 students, the space was once again not enough, and thus the Ministry of Education once again donated $1million to build another block including eight classrooms with one science lab and in the same year the building opened. In 2001, the school had fully implemented a computerized system for the staff resource center, administration and library. In 2006, the school extended both Block B and C to include more classrooms and the administration block was once again upgraded. In 2011, the school upgraded the hall to include air-conditioning and built a four-floor activity hall. In 2012, the school built a new basketball court and improved the beauty of the school's garden.
In 2015, the school improved Block A's roof. In 2019, the school celebrated its 80th Anniversary by opening a carnival that lasted from September 28 to 29 called "Yuk Chai Fun & Learn Carnival". In 2020, Yuk Chai ran an online talent show called "Yuk Chai's Got Talent Online". In 2023, a fundraising talent show dinner happened from 15 November which included many of the school's activities.[2] [3] [4]
Note*: Most of the PTA, chairman and headmasters and all of the founders are directly translated from their Chinese names into an English name due to the lack of evidence of their English names, so the most accurate representation for a name is their Chinese name. Most English names which are confirmed are people near the 2000s and above and even with that some names might not be known due to the lack of them putting English names even in the 2000s.
| Chen Hua | 程华 | 111x111px|center | |
| Tan Qi | 谭七 | 111x111px|center | |
| Huang Kun | 黄坤 | 111x111px|center | |
| Li Si | 黎泗 | 111x111px|center | |
| Peng Bin Bin | 彭斌彬 | 111x111px|center | |
| Lu Sheng Yu | 陆盛余 | 111x111px|center |
| Chen Hua | 程华 | 111x111px|center | 1939–1964 | |
| Lu Zhuorong | 陆卓荣 | 1964–1978 | ||
| Li Sen | 黎森 | 1978–1979 | ||
| Dato Tan Leong Min[8] | 拿督陈良民 | 1979–2013 | ||
| Chong Fat Leong | 张发龙 | 2013–2022 | ||
| Tan Teck Kwui | 陈德贵 | 2022-Now |
| Chen Yang Xian | 陈养贤 | 1972–1977 | ||
| Dato Tan Leong Min | 拿督陈良民 | 1978–1979 | ||
| Hu Guang Xiang | 胡广湘 | 1980–1982 | ||
| Deng Yang Han | 邓扬汉 | 1983–1988 | ||
| Chen Guo Qing | 陈国庆 | 1989–1990 | ||
| Liao Bao Rui | 廖宝瑞 | 1991–1992 | ||
| Lin Jin Sheng | 林锦胜 | 1993 | ||
| Song Wu Guang | 宋武光 | 1994 | ||
| Fu Dun Lian | 傅敦联 | 1995 | ||
| Tan Teck Kwui | 陈德贵 | 1996 | ||
| Chong Fat Leong | 张发龙 | 1997–2000 | ||
| Tan Teck Kwui | 陈德贵 | 2001–2004 | ||
| Lin Bai Chong | 林柏宠 | 2005–2007 | ||
| Fu Dun Shu | 符敦书 | 2008 | ||
| Lim Jenn Shiah | 林征声 | 2009–2011 | ||
| Thean Kon Fah | 邓观发 | 2012–2016 | ||
| Sze Toh Wu Pin | 司徒武坪 | 2017–2021 | ||
| Peng Jian Long | 彭健龙 | 2021–2022 | ||
| Choi Kian You | 蔡間有 | 2022- |
| Yan Jing Pei | 严镜培 | 1939–1940 | ||
| Zhong Hai Yuan | 钟海元 | 1940–1941 | ||
| Fu Wen Ming | 傅文明 | 1945–1956 | ||
| Liu Yun | 刘云 | 1957–1964 | ||
| Chen Yu Xia | 陈玉霞 | 1964–1968 | ||
| Chen Xiu Yun | 陈秀云 | 1968–1971 | ||
| Zeng Hua Long | 曾华隆 | 1971–1977 | ||
| Lu Yin Ji | 陆胤基 | 1977–1985 | ||
| Qiu San He | 丘三和 | 1986–1991 | ||
| Zhu Su Yan | 朱素燕 | 1991 | ||
| Su Bai Li | 苏白里 | 1991–1996 | ||
| Lin Jie Ying | 林洁英 | 1996 | ||
| Goh Cheng Leong[9] | 吴清良 | 1997–2014 | ||
| Chew Hock Jin | 周福仁 | 2014–2021 | ||
| Soh Swee Koon[10] | 苏绥焜 | 2021-2024 |