Jit Sin High School
Founded in 1918, Jit Sin High School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Jit Sin; simplified Chinese: 日新国民型中学; traditional Chinese: 日新國民型中學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ji̍t-sin kok-bîn-hêng tiong-o̍h) is a co-educational Chinese vernacular secondary school in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
| Jit Sin High School National-type (Cluster School of Excellence) | |
|---|---|
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 Courtesy, Love, Diligence and Humility (敬爱勤朴) | |
| Location | |
Jalan Binjai, Taman Sri Rambai, 14000 Bukit Mertajam | |
| Coordinates | 5.343130°N 100.446405°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State school |
| Established | 2 March 1918 |
| Sister school | Jit Sin Independent High School The Heights School (Australia) |
| Principal | Ang Kooi Looi (洪贵蕊) |
| Forms | 1–6 |
| Enrollment | 2349 (2020) |
| National ranking | 50 [1] |
| Website | SMJK School Portal - SMJK JIT SIN |
The school is known nationwide as a top elite school for its excellent academic results in public examinations such as Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3), Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) which was abolished in 2014,[2] Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)[3] and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)[4] consistently every year.
Developments
Jit Sin High School (JSHS) used to share the same compound with Jit Sin Independent High School at Aston Road. In 1992, Jit Sin High School moved to a purpose-built campus in Taman Sri Rambai. Students attend classes from Form 1 to Form 6, they used to organise them into morning and afternoon sessions. Now, all forms have changed to morning session since the year 2020. Jit Sin High shares the same school anthem with Jit Sin Independent High School as well as its primary school counterparts, SJK(C) Jit Sin (A) & SJK(C) Jit Sin (B).
In 2007, the Harmonica and Choir Club and Environmental Cadets have been disbanded as a uniform body and re-categorised into clubs, following new guidelines set by the Ministry of Education.
The school has seen changes made by the 5th and current principal in order to improve the schooling atmostphere as well as the declining discipline among the students – notably the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance cameras. Stricter regulations has also been enforced by the school disciplinary board.
Wi-Fi is available campus-wide by the IT Department in 2010.
In October 2011, Jit Sin High School was awarded the title of Cluster School of Excellence [1](Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan), and is the first vernacular secondary school in Penang to achieve this premier status.
A new building due north to the original building is opened on 22 June 2019 for Form 5 and Form 6 students. The new building consists of 6 floors with 2 main elevators and 2 smaller elevators.
Principals
| English name | Chinese name | Years assumed post |
|---|---|---|
| Song Ban Kheng | 宋万庆 | 1962–1980 |
| Yong Bong Shin | 杨旺成 | 1980–2000 |
| Hwong Seng | 方程 | 2000–2006 |
| Tan Kim Tong | 陈金钟 | 2006–2013 |
| Tor Peng Chiang | 杜炳章 | 2013–28 Oct 2015 |
| Lim Thiam Aun | 林鈿安 | 2016–6 Sept 2019 |
| Ang Kooi Looi | 洪贵蕊 | 2020–incumbent |
References
- "日新国中膺一级中学" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 December 2014.
- "PMR: Jit Sin Emerges as Best School". Archived from the original on 15 December 2014.
- "Students of SMJK Jit Sin Ecxel in SPM".
- "Better Results for Penang".
