Confucian Private Secondary School

Confucian Private Secondary School 尊孔獨立中學
Location
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Coordinates	3°08′40″N 101°41′57″E / 3.144525°N 101.699202°E / 3.144525; 101.699202
Information
Former names	Confucian School
Type	Chinese Independent High School
Motto	勤 朴 勇 毅 (Diligence, Simplicity, Bravery, Resoluteness)
Established	Founded 1906
Principal	Goh Ben Peng (吴明槟)
Color(s)	Red, Black, Sky Blue and White
Website	www.confucian.edu.my

Confucian Private Secondary School
"Confucian Private Secondary School" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese	尊孔獨立中學
Simplified Chinese	尊孔独立中学
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zūnkǒng Dúlì Zhōngxué Bopomofo ㄗㄨㄣ ㄎㄨㄥˇㄉㄨˊㄌㄧˋㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zyun1 Hung2 Duk6 Lap6 Zung1 Hok6

Confucian Private Secondary School (CPSS; Chinese: 尊孔獨立中學; pinyin: Zūnkǒng Dúlì Zhōngxué) is a Chinese Independent High School located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the oldest Chinese Independent High School in Malaysia.

The school was founded in 1906 during British rule.

History

Pioneering stage (1906-1912)

• 1906 - Loke Yew led the Overseas Chinese and established Confucian School.
• 1907 - Class officially started on 24 May, with 73 students in total.
• 1908 - Kuen Cheng Girls' School established, Zhong Zhuojing was both Confucian and Kuen Cheng's principal.

Turbulent Times (1913-1926)

• 1916 - Song Mulin became the principal and bought a land to build the new educational block.
• 1921 - The "School Registration Ordinance" was accepted by the board of directors, caused many dissatisfactions.
• 1924 - The Junior Middle department established.

Developing stage (1926-1942)

• 1934 - Huang Guangrao became the principal and the school was improving once again.
• 1935 - The Senior Middle department established.
• 1939 - Cantonese-Hokkienese split occurred in the board of directors, the Hokkienese faction established Chong Hwa independent High School in Kuala Lumpur.

Japanese occupation (1942-1945)

• 1942 - The Japanese invaded, school stopped due to the building was occupied by the Japanese.

Recovery period (1946-1948)

• 1946 - The Japanese surrendered, school recoveries was carried out by Lim Lian Geok.
• 1948 - Impacted by the "Emergency Ordinance" ,left-wing teachers and students was faded out of the school.

Flourishing period (1949-1961)

• 1955 - Became the largest school in central Malaya, with 3800 students in total.
• 1958 - Confucian Primary school and Secondary school's administrations were separated.

Alumni

• Ong Tee Keat
• Hew Kuan Yau

Connectivity

• 200m from  SP8  Plaza Rakyat LRT station.
• 200m from  SBK18  Merdeka MRT station.

External links

• Official website

This page was last edited on 18 December 2023, at 00:51