Methodist_Boys'_School_(Kuala_Lumpur)
Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur
Primary school, secondary school in Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur (Malay: Sekolah Lelaki Methodist, Kuala Lumpur; abbreviated MBS Kuala Lumpur) is a semi-government aided[citation needed] Cluster School of Excellence[1] and High Performance School[citation needed] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded in July 1897, making it one of the oldest schools in Malaysia. It is known as MBS and its students are known as MBSians. The school is also known as Horley School, a reference to one of its principals, Rev. William E. Horley, who was responsible for changing and giving the school its present name from the previous name of Anglo-Tamil School. The name Horley School has been widely misunderstood as a reference to marble, which is also called Horley in Chinese, a game that was popular amongst its students then. It is noted for its library, which attracts visits from many other schools.
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The school was founded by Christian missionary Dr. Kensett in July 1897.[citation needed] The school population grew to be overwhelmingly Indian and the school was named Anglo-Tamil School, at a small wooden shophouse at the corner of Batu Road and Java Street, since demolished.
In 1899, Rev. Abraham became its first headmaster, leading a staff of four teachers. It was then registered as a government-aided school.
Three years later, the MBS proper was founded by Rev. W. E. Horley at the temporary premises of an unused pork market in Malacca Street. The Anglo-Tamil School was absorbed into it, opening up the school to all races.
In 1904, the school decided to move to Petaling Hill (its present site) after a few evacuations by the sanitary board due to the dilapidated condition of the buildings. Within eight months, enough funds had been collected to erect a new building. Two new wings were constructed and a playing field laid down.[2] In 2008, Methodist Boys' Secondary School was awarded cluster school status by the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE).