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Schools in Penang (21 October 2016)
Schools in Penang have existed from the time the British landed in 1786. In the beginning, there were no formal classes, and in all likelihood, only the children of noblemen and government officers have any opportunity to attend. The Chinese community form their own schools to provide education and inculcate values. The first formal English school to open is the Penang Free School, in 1816, free in the sense that it was the first school open to all. In the following decades other schools open their doors to the masses, including convent schools established by Catholic nuns and the St Xavier's Institution by French and Belgian the missionaries of Jean Baptiste de la Salle.
Today, all these Penang schools have been brought into the national school system with a uniform curriculum. On the primary level, people's own language is used as a teaching medium in the national-type schools while in the secondary level, the Malay language is the primary medium for teaching all subjects except English, Science and Mathematics. The teaching of science and mathematics in English was reintroduced in Malaysia a few years ago, in an attempt to halt the slide in the command of English among students, and to prepare them for tertiary education.
On this page, we view some of the most established schools in Penang. Also included are the colleges and universities.
Aik Hua Primary School
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Batu Lanchang Vocasional Secondary School
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Sekolah Agama Sungai Ara
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SJKC Chiao Nan, Ayer Itam
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SJKC Chong Cheng Primary School, Sungai Ara
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Chung Hwa Confucian Primary School, Ibbetson Road
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Chung Ling High School, Ayer Itam Road
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Chung Ling (Private) High School, Ayer Itam Road
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Convent Butterworth
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Convent Bukit Mertajam
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Convent Green Lane
Green Lane
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Convent Light Street, Farquhar Street
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Convent Pulau Tikus
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Dalat International School, Tanjung Bungah
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Francis Light School, Perak Road
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Georgetown Secondary School, Batu Lanchang Lane
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Han Chiang High School, Han Chiang Road
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Heng Ee High School, Hamilton Road
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Heng Ee Primary School, Hamilton Road
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Island Girls School, Northam Road
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SJKC Chung Shan, Sungai Tiram
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SJK(C) Keong Hoe, Sungai Dua
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SJKC Kwang Hwa, Sungai Nibong
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SRJK (C) Li Tek (A) and (B) Primary School, Macallum Street Ghaut
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Methodist Boys School, Ayer Itam Road
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Methodist Girls School, Anson Road
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Moh Ghee Primary School, Perak Lane
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Penang Buddhist Association Kindergarten, Perak Road
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Penang Chinese Girls' High School, Gottlieb Road
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Penang Free School, Jalan Masjid Negeri
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Penang Medical College
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Phor Tay Buddhist School, Jalan Bagan Jermal
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Phor Tay High School, Sungai Dua
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Prince of Wales Island International School, Balik Pulau
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Pykett Methodist School, Anson Road
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Ramakrishna Ashrama, Scotland Road
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Sacred Heart, Balik Pulau
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Beng Teik, Bukit Mertajam
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Beng Teik Cawangan, Jelutong
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Chong Teik
DetailsSekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Chung Hwa 3, Perai
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Eng Chuan, George Town
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Min Sin, Relau
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Moh Ghee Cawangan
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Poay Wah, Tanjung Bungah
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Wen Khai, Batu Maung
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Azad
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Subramaniya Barathee
DetailsSekolah Kebangsaan Alma Jaya, Bukit Mertajam
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Maung
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Bayan Baru
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DetailsSekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Gambir
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Gelugor
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Hamilton
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Jelutong Barat
DetailsSekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Perai
DetailsSekolah Kebangsaan Minden Height
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Padang Tembak, Rifle Range
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Permai, Bayan Baru
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Relau
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Aman, Kampung Melayu
DetailsSekolah Kebangsaan Sri Tanjong
DetailsSekolah Kebangsaan St Mark, Butterworth
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Sekolah Kebangsaan St Mark, Perai
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Ara
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Senangan
Butterworth
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Tan Sri P. Ramlee
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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama (P) Al-Mashoor
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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Haji Zainul Abidin, Hamilton Road
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Sekolah Menengah Jelutong
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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Maung
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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Gambir
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SMK Chung Hwa Confucian, Island Park
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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Raja Tun Uda
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DetailsSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (P) Sri Mutiara
DetailsSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Teknik Seberang Perai, Jalan Bukit Minyak
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Sekolah Menengah Sungai Ara
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Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Hun Bin, Fettes Park
DetailsSekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Keng Koon, Bukit Tambun
DetailsSekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kong Min Cawangan Kedua
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Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Phei Shin, Jelutong
DetailsSekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Sin Chung, Permatang Sintok
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Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Sin Kang, Air Itam
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Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Sin Ya, Alma
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Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Sum Min, Tye Sin Street
DetailsSekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Tong Sian, Dato Kramat
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Sekolah Rendah Yang Cheng, Teluk Kumbar
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Shang Wu Primary School, Air Itam
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Shih Chung Branch School, Sungai Nibong
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SMK Sungai Nibong
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SMK Westlands (Westlands Seconary School), Khaw Sim Bee Road
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St George's Balik Pulau
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St George's Girls' School, Macalister Road
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St Xavier's Branch School, Brother James Road
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St Xavier's Institution
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St Xavier's Primary School, Jalan Sekolah La Salle
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Sum Sun Primary School, Free School Road
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Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Technical Secondary School, Ibbetson Road
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Union High School, York Road
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Union Primary School, Burmah Road
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Wawasan Open University
Northam Road
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Additional List of Documented Schools
- Chinese Taipei School
- Jit Sin High School
- Maahad Al-Mashoor Al-Islami
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Aek Keow
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Aik Hua
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Beng Teik
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Berapit
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Boon Beng
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chiao Nan
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chong Kuang
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chong Teik
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chung Hwa 2
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chung Hwa 3
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chung Hwa Cawangan
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chung Hwa Confucian
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chung Hwa Pusat
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Convent Dato Keramat
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Eng Chuan
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Eok Hwa
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Han Chiang
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Hu Yew Siah
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Hui Bin
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Ferringhi
- Sekolah Kejuruteraan
- Sekolah Pendidikan Khas Pulau Pinang
- Shih Chung School
- Uplands International School
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