Klang High School


Klang High School or classically known as the High School Klang is a Malaysian national secondary school located at Jalan Meru about one km away from the Klang city centre in Selangor, Malaysia. It is situated beside the Klang District Education Office. It is a male-only school from Form 1 to Form 5. At the Sixth Form level, where students take their STPM, the classes have both male and female. Klang High School was one of the top-performing schools in Selangor during the British governance and until today, it is still among the respected schools in Selangor. Since its establishment, the school has produced numerous talents serving for the nation and overseas.

History

Klang High School was originally named Temporary English School and was open to students in Klang on 14 January 1928 with the beginning of the academic school year. At the beginning, the school conducted the class in a small hut at the current sports field of the school. English was taught to a small multi-cultural group of junior high school students.
The British government could feel the need of English education for this local community in Klang. Thus, after gaining approval from the British central government in Malaya, the school was given better facilities by the British government, particularly the buildings currently named "Block A" and "Block B".
The main school block was officiated by the Sultan of Selangor on 20 March 1930.
During the World War II, the small school struggled to remain open on a regular basis and in 1941, it was used by the British as the headquarters of the Medical Auxiliary Service for Klang. There were two doctors assisted by 52 nurses. However, the school went into ruin when the Japanese army invaded Klang. Innocent civilians serving the school were killed by the Japanese army and the school's facilities were damaged during the war. During the Japanese invasion, the school was used as a military base and also as medical camp. The school reopened after World War II having been used as a military hospital by the British Military Authority and the Japanese army.
After Malaysia's independence in 1957, it was known as Sekolah Tinggi Klang or by its acronym STK. By the end of the 1990s, the name was changed in accordance with Ministry of Education regulations to its current name, SMK Tinggi Klang.

School buildings

The school has thirteen blocks and one multipurpose hall. The blocks are named below, with the year each came into use:
  • 1928Hospital block. Later used as the laboratories
  • 1930Main block
  • 1948Block H and I
  • 1961Afternoon session laboratories
  • 1969School Library
  • 1972Biology, physics and chemistry laboratories
  • 1980Physics and chemistry laboratories with the staff room
  • 1982Block E
  • 1991New block for sixth form classes
  • 2001New twin blocks
  • 2002New multipurpose hall
  • 2003Computer laboratory
  • 2007Teachers' Quarter 1
  • 2009Teachers' Quarter 2

Facilities

  • Assembly Square
  • Basketball Court
  • Tennis Court and Volleyball Court
  • Library
  • Computer Laboratory
  • Surau Luqman al-Hakim
  • Mini Museum and Gallery
  • Living Skill Workshops
  • Hall and Badminton Court
  • Old Hall
  • Multipurpose Field
  • Hostel for Students
  • Science Laboratories
  • Visual Art Workshop
  • Prefects' Chamber
  • Discipline Stop-Centers
  • Fish Pond
  • Teachers' Quarters
  • Band Room
  • Treatment Room
  • Three Canteens
  • Book Stall
  • School Cooperative Stall

Principals

  • S.C.E. Singam
  • T. Mailvahanan
  • H.V. Ponniah
  • E.C. Hicks
  • D. Roper
  • P.F. Howitt
  • H.R. Carey
  • E.R. Davies
  • C.W Bloomfield
  • E.F. Pearson
  • V.K. Chinniah
  • C.W. Jackman
  • M. Campbell
  • T.K. Taylor
  • W. Burton
  • K. Arianayagam
  • F.J. Rawcliffe
  • A. Williamson
  • J.M.B. Hughes
  • C. Stowe
  • R.A. Wilson
  • Chye Kooi Ngan
  • S.K. Nayagam
  • Lee Mun Yui
  • Wahidullah Khan
  • Austin Hooi
  • Victor Gopal
  • Foong See Tonn
  • Tn. Haji Zorkarnain Abdul Rahman
  • Tn. Haji Abdul Raof Hussin
  • Tn. Haji Kamaruddin Mansur
  • Dr. Abdul Karim Md. Nor
  • Tn. Haji Any Sujak
  • Tn. Haji Salihuddin Mohd. Said
  • Puan Hajah Siti Aishah Abdullah
  • Puan Hajah Sriyati Abdul Manan
  • Tn. Haji Najib B Ayub
  • Puan Hajah Huzaimah
  • Puan Hajah Laila Ibrahim
  • YM Hajah Raja Rozita Raja Hanafi
  • Tn. Haji Abdul Hakim Samuri
  • Tn. Haji Hijazi Bin Mohamad Harawi
  • Al-Irwan Bin Saihiboll Rahim

School's Old Boys

  • Tan Sri Dato' Seri Haji Abu Hassan bin Haji Omar
  • Tan Sri Datuk Krishnan Tan Boon Seng
  • Datuk Ng Seing Liong