Phor Tay High School
| Phor Tay National Type Chinese High School | |
|---|---|
菩提国民型华文中学 Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Phor Tay | |
| Location | |
731 Jalan Sungai Dua 11700 , | |
| Coordinates | 5°20′34.00″N 100°17′47.00″E / 5.3427778°N 100.2963889°E |
| Information | |
| Type | National-type Chinese secondary school |
| Motto | Humanity, Mindfulness, Diligence, Perseverance (仁慎勤毅) |
| Established | 1935 |
| Principal | Lim Geaik Hong (since 2020) |
| Teaching staff | 143 (2024) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Enrollment | 2003 (2024) |
| Student Union/Association | Persatuan Bekas Murid-Murid Sekolah Phor Tay |
| Affiliations | Phor Tay Institution Phor Tay Kindergarten Phor Tay Primary School Phor Tay Private High School |
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| Traditional Chinese | 菩提國民型華文中學 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 菩提国民型华文中学 | ||||||||||||||
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Phor Tay High School, officially Phor Tay National Type Chinese High School (Chinese: 菩提国民型华文中学 ; Malay: Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Phor Tay, or SMJK Phor Tay) is a National-type Chinese secondary school, located in Sungai Dua, Penang. It is the only Buddhist secondary school, where Buddhist education is a compulsory subject for all Buddhist students of the school, in Malaysia.[1]
Phor Tay High School was previously an all-girls school. It was officially converted to a co-educational school after its relocation from Jalan Bagan Jermal in 2009.
History
The school is named after Bodhi which means enlightenment in Sanskrit. It is originated from the efforts of a Buddhist nun called Hong Lien who set up the Phor Tay institute as an orphanage in 1936 [2] She came from the province of Xiamen in China to propagate Buddhism in Penang, Malaysia. After the war, the school was rebuilt with Ong Dong Shu, who had previously taught in Yangon and Makassar becoming the school's first principal until retiring for health reasons in 1958. Philanthropist Aw Boon Haw contributed towards the building.[3]
In 2007, the school began a transition into a co-educational institution through an application to the Ministry of Education[4][5] and began to raise money to relocate to a new location for this purpose.[6] Phor Tay High School has since moved to its present location in Sungai Dua in 2009 due to the demand for a Chinese national-type secondary schools in the south-west district of Penang island.[7][8]
References
- ^ Florence. "槟城-菩提中学". www.malaysianbuddhistassociation.org.
- ^ Nagata, J. 2001 World Religions as a Source of Power among Chinese Women in Malaysia. in Chinese Populations in Contemporary Southeast Asian Societies: Identities, Interdependence and International Influence. Routledge.
- ^ Nicole Phung Weng Kay. Women Against the Flow. September 2017. http://penangmonthly.com/article.aspx?pageid=9501&name=women_against_the_flow
- ^ Phor Tay to turn into co-ed school? https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2008/03/02/phor-tay-to-turn-into-coed-school/
- ^ "光华日报::旧网站". archive.kwongwah.com.my.
- ^ Phor Tay still short of RM10mil. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2008/04/11/phor-tay-still-short-of-rm10mil/
- ^ "SMJK School Portal - SMJK PHOR TAY". www.smjk.edu.my.
- ^ "国民型中学困境与挑战：国民型中学与独中共用校地．互相尊重可减摩擦". 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2018.