Heng_Ee_High_School

Heng Ee High School

Heng Ee High School

Chinese secondary school


Heng Ee High School (simplified Chinese: 恒毅国民型华文中学; traditional Chinese: 恆毅國民型華文中學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hêng-gī kok-bîn-hêng huâ-bûn tiong-o̍h; Malay: Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Heng Ee) is a Chinese conforming national-type Catholic secondary school located in George Town, Penang.

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Founding

Heng Ee High School was founded by a Belgian Roman Catholic expatriate missionary priest, Dato' Father Arthur A. Julien, from the Paris Foreign Missions Society in 1957.[citation needed]

Father Julien arrived in Malaysia in 1952. He served as parish priest of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows from 1961 to 1963, and as assistant parish priest to the Church of the Holy Spirit (now Cathedral of the Holy Spirit) with Father Paul Decroix between 1976 and 1984. Father Julien's work extended beyond the church. He conducted missionary work with the community in Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas and Sungai Dua, and also regularly visited the detainees in Pulau Jerejak.[citation needed] His ability to converse in Mandarin and later Hokkien, endeared him to the local Chinese community.

Father Julien set up Heng Ee High School along Hamilton Road and Heng Ee Primary School within the grounds of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows along Macalister Road. He died on 11 September 2004.[citation needed]

School principals

1968 - January 1973Mr. Vincent Chang Chor Yew
February 1973 - December 1993Mr. Tan Chuan Huat
February 1994 - January 1999Mr. Phuah Chor Poay
January 1999 - August 2004Mr. Teoh Kheng Hong
September 2004 – February 2014Mr. Goh Boon Poh
March 2014 - 1 April 2016Mr. Low Lim Wah
1 April 2016 - CurrentMdm. Loh Soo Ping

School History

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Blazonry

Crest

The crest is colored blue which denotes brotherhood and mercy and on the other hand the background is colored white, symbolizing pureness, honesty and good morality.

Armorial bearings:

  • The Star symbolizes the light of knowledge. It also symbolizes mankind's noble aspirations.
  • The Mountains symbolizes the steadfastness and our eternal belief.
  • The River represents the ever renewing dynamic force of nature.

Amenities

The campus comprises an area of 6.5 hectares and consists of 6 blocks with a field.

Block A

Block A was the first and the oldest building to be built. Completed in 1967, the four-story building comprises 17 classrooms, and offices for senior assistants.

Block B

Block B was built in 1969, houses the Principal's office, a prayer room, 2 computer rooms, 4 science laboratories, a Biology laboratory, a Chemistry laboratory, a Physics laboratory and an arts room.

Block C

Block C was the adjoining block that connect Block A to Block B where the school library, co-operative outlet, counseling room, SPBT room, media room as well as where the school administration computer room is located. Three classrooms were located on Level 4. In September 2011, the school library is relocated to Level 2 Block F Bangunan Wawasan meanwhile the vacant library now served as the storeroom. The school has not announced any plans to develop the vacant library for the time being.

Block D

Block D was completed in 1975. The first floor of Block D was formerly the school canteen and was currently used as the staffroom and the meeting room. Opposite the staffroom was the air-conditioned lecture hall. Above the staffroom was the school hall (光前堂). Lecture Hall 2 was situated on the second hall opposite the balcony of the school hall.

Block E

Block E was completed in 1987. The ground floor consists of a carpentry room, a cooking room, a sewing room, an electronic room, the prefects room and a gymnasium. The air-conditioned Music Room I was located on the second floor. In 1999, the school topped up another floor on Block E which includes an additional 7 classrooms and another air-conditioned Music Room II to accommodate the increasing number of students.

Block F: Bangunan Wawasan

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View of Bangunan Wawasan from Free School Road
The school library at Level 2
Bangunan Wawasan is equipped with two elevators to transport teachers plus students with difficulties going up stairs throughout the building
APM-TMB 2050/228 F9 APO Telescope in Heng Ee Observatory, used for star glazing

The Bangunan Wawasan (Chinese: 宏愿楼) was built in 2011. The eight-story Bangunan Wawasan comprises a foyer at Level 1, a fully air-conditioned modern library at Level 2, two multi-purpose halls at Level 3, three lecture theatres at Level 4, a rooftop loft and an astronomical observatory at the rooftop. Bangunan Wawasan is also equipped with the necessary infrastructure and ICT facilities to provide the students with a positive and supportive environment that is conducive for academic and social growth.

Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce had donated RM2 mil for the construction of Bangunan Wawasan along with other efforts and sponsors. This prompted the school board of directors to rename the building as Bangunan Wawasan Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

The building was officially launched on 9 September 2011. Present to officiate the new building were the Chief Minister, Heng Ee board of trustees chairman Datuk Loh Geok Beng, and chamber president Tan Sri Tan Kok Ping.

Sports facilities

The sports infrastructures in this school include two basketball courts and two volleyball courts located opposite the school (where the ex-pupils association is), a mini gymnasium(not open to students who are not in the Body Building Club)on Level 1 of Block E, two badminton courts in the school hall, a football field and a 6 lane 100 meter running track. There is also table tennis tables situated in the school hall which can be set up.

Canteen

The original location of the school canteen was at Level 1 of Block D which was the current staffroom. Years later, it was moved to a bigger site beside Block E. Due to the school's expansion plan for the 8-storey Bangunan Wawasan, the canteen was demolished and moved to a temporary site behind Block B while waiting for the completion of Bangunan Wawasan. At first the school planned to rebuild the canteen at Level 1 of Bangunan Wawasan. As the number of students increased gradually over the years, the school decided to make it permanent instead of shifting back to its original site. At the same time, three ventilating machines were installed.


References

  1. "'FloodWarn' bags three wins - Nation | the Star Online". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. "Heng ee trio steal the show". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. "Heng ee stands proud". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

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