SK Convent Jalan Peel, Kuala Lumpur

Sekolah Kebangsaan Convent Jalan Peel (GPS: 3.13179, 101.72013) is a major secondary school for girls in Kuala Lumpur. As its name suggests, it is located along Jalan Peel.

SK Convent Jalan Peel traces its history to 1949. It was founded by the nuns calling themselves the Sisters of Bukit Nanas Convent. The school is a branch of Convent Bukit Nanas. It was established when the original school could no longer cope with the increasing number of pupils.

The first year of school was 1949, when there were six classes for 40 pupils in Standard 1 and 2. Sister St. Catherine Hendriks was the first headmistress of the school. At that time, it was merely a cluster of attap huts built on former mining land. However expansion was in the cards, and by 1951, a new building with 16 classrooms was completed. The headmistress then was Sister St. John Bosco.

The number of pupils continued to rise, exceeding a thousand by 1957, forcing the school to divide into a morning and an afternoon session. Apart from four classes for Primary 1 and 2, which remain at Jalan Peel, School One relocated to Sekolah Rendah Abu Bakar on Jalan Pasar while School Two to Sekolah St Gabrields on Jalan Perwira. This move lasted for a year, after which the majority of the pupils returned to Jalan Peel, while the remainer continued their studies at SRK Kampung Pandan, which was now known as SK Putri Pandan.

Today the number of students has declined from the peak attained in the 1950s. It now has about 700 pupils and 40 teachers.

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SK Convent Jalan Peel

Address

SK Convent Jalan Peel Jalan Peel,
55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Phone: +60-3-9284 6562

SK Convent Jalan Peel is on the map of Jalan Peel, Kuala Lumpur

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