SMK Main Convent, Ipoh explained
| SMK Convent Ipoh |
| Motto: | Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty |
| Established: | 7 January 1907 |
| Principal: | None At The Moment |
| Founder: | Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus |
| Grades: | Form 1 – Form 5 (Form 6 students usually transfer to St. Michael's Institution automatically) |
SMK Convent Ipoh (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent Ipoh) is an all-girls secondary school located on Jalan Sultan Idris Shah (formerly Brewster Road), Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Established as a Roman Catholic foundation in 1907, it is one of the oldest schools in Ipoh and is widely known as Main Convent Ipoh. Owned by the religious order the Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus (IJS), SMK Main convent was formally a private missionary school and is one of around twenty convent secondary schools in Malaysia.[1]
Principals
- Sister St. Prudence (1907)
- Mother St. Marcellin (1922)
- Sister St. Helen (1939)
- Reverend Mother St. Pauline Legrix (1945 – Mar 1951)
- Reverend Mother St. Paul (1951–1957)
- Reverend Mother St. Pauline Legrix (1957–1966)
- Sister Fidelma Hogan (1966–1972)
- Sister Maureen Chew, PJK (1973–1991)
- Khoo Gim Keat (1992–1994)
- Mrs Valerie Ho (1994–1999)
- Mrs Shireen Ho (1999–2003)
- Ong Yok Kheng (2003–2004)
- Foo Ai Kia (2005–2006)
- Loh Wei Seng (2006–2010)
- Lim Swee Kew (2010–2011)
- Datin Mungit Kaur (2011–2012)
- Nalini Achuthan Nair (2012–2015)
- Toh Suat Goh (2015–2019)
- Foo Mei Mei (2019–2022)
- Chan Li Suan (2023–Present)
Notable alumni
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References
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Notes and References
- News: Wai . W. . Review the quit rent of some convent schools . 23 March 2023 . 7 August 2022 . THE Infant Jesus Sisters (IJS), who are the owners of the country’s convent schools,...There are currently 56 convent schools [in Malaysia] comprising 34 primary and 22 secondary schools..
