Sekolah Tinggi Muar (11 September, 2016)
Sekolah Tinggi Muar (GPS: 2.04476, 102.56153) is a secondary school in
Muar, Johor. Located on
Jalan Meriam, the schoold was established in 1902, making it the oldest school in town. It was originally known as Government English School Muar (or GES Muar). The school building dates from 1914, and was used as a school the following year. Among the alumni of Sekolah Tinggi Muar include Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Othman and Dato Chua Jui Meng.
Today, Block A of the school has been recognised as Bangunan Warisan Bersejarah (Historical Heritage Building). This was declared by Dato Haji Abdul Ghani Othman, who was the then Menteri Besar of Johor, in a ceremony on 29 March, 2003. On 6 December, 2009, the mini hall of the school was turned in Muzium Warisan (Heritage Museum), and was officiated by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education.
Sekolah Tinggi Muar (11 September, 2016)
Heritage Museum of Sekolah Tinggi Muar (11 September, 2016)
Plaque recognizing Sekolah Tinggi Muar as a national heritage. (11 September, 2016)
School hall, Sekolah Tinggi Muar. (11 September, 2016)
Declaration of Sekolah Tinggi Muar as a heritage building of Johor, on 29 March, 2003. (11 September, 2016)
Sekolah Tinggi Muar on Google Maps Street View
Sekolah Tinggi Muar (Jul 2018)
References
- Wikipedia: Sekolah Tinggi Muar
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