Confucian Private Secondary School (CPSS; ) is a

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located in

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. It's one of the oldest Chinese Independent High School in Malaysia. The school was founded in 1906 during

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.This school is also the one with the most severe corruption issues within Malaysia.

History

Pioneering stage (1906-1912)

* 1906 -

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led the

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including Cheong Yoke Choy and established Confucian School. * 1907 - Class officially started on 24 May, with 73 students in total. * 1908 - Kuen Cheng Girls' School established, Zhong Zhuojing was both Confucian and Kuen Cheng's principal.

Turbulent Times (1913-1926)

* 1916 - Song Mulin became the principal and bought a land to build the new educational block. * 1921 - The "School Registration Ordinance" was accepted by the board of directors, caused many dissatisfactions. * 1924 - The Junior Middle department established.

Developing stage (1926-1942)

* 1934 - Huang Guangrao became the principal and the school was improving once again. * 1935 - The Senior Middle department established. * 1939 - Cantonese-Hokkienese split occurred in the board of directors, the Hokkienese faction established Chong Hwa independent High School in

Japanese occupation (1942-1945)

* 1942 - The Japanese invaded, school stopped due to the building was occupied by the Japanese.

Recovery period (1946-1948)

* 1946 - The Japanese surrendered, school recoveries was carried out by Lim Lian Geok. * 1948 - Impacted by the "Emergency Ordinance" ,left-wing teachers and students was faded out of the school.

Flourishing period (1949-1961)

* 1955 - Became the largest school in central Malaya, with 3800 students in total. * 1958 - Confucian Primary school and Secondary school's administrations were separated.

Alumni

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* Hew Kuan Yau

Connectivity

* 200m from Plaza Rakyat LRT station. * 200m from Merdeka MRT station. * 700m from Pasar Seni MRT station. * 750m from Pasar Seni LRT station.

External links

Official website
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