SMK Convent Ipoh ('' Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent Ipoh'') is an all-girls secondary school located on Jalan Sultan Idris Shah (formerly Brewster Road),

Ipoh Ipoh (, ) is the capital city of the Malaysian States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Perak. Located on the Kinta River, it is nearly north of Kuala Lumpur and southeast of George Town, Penang, George Town in neighbouring Penang ...

Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kel ...

, Malaysia. Established as a Roman Catholic foundation in 1907, it is one of the oldest schools in Ipoh and is widely known as Main Convent Ipoh. Owned by the

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the Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus (IJS), SMK Main convent was formally a

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missionary school and is one of around twenty convent secondary schools in Malaysia.

Principals

* Sister St. Prudence (1907) * Mother St. Marcellin (1922) * Sister St. Helen (1939) * Reverend Mother St. Pauline Legrix (1945 – Mar 1951) * Reverend Mother St. Paul (1951–1957) * Reverend Mother St. Pauline Legrix (1957–1966) * Sister Fidelma Hogan (1966–1972) * Sister Maureen Chew, PJK (1973–1991) * Khoo Gim Keat (1992–1994) * Mrs Valerie Ho (1994–1999) * Mrs Shireen Ho (1999–2003) * Ong Yok Kheng (2003–2004) * Foo Ai Kia (2005–2006) * Loh Wei Seng (2006–2010) * Lim Swee Kew (2010–2011) * Datin Mungit Kaur (2011–2012) * Nalini Achuthan Nair (2012–2015) * Toh Suat Goh (2015–2019) *Foo Mei Mei (2019–2022) * Chan Li Suan (2023–Present)

Notable alumni

Michelle Yeoh Yeoh Choo Kheng (; born 6 August 1962), known professionally as Michelle Yeoh (), is a Malaysian actress. In a career spanning over four decades, Yeoh has appeared Michelle Yeoh filmography, in projects encompassing a wide array of genres, a ...

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Francissca Peter Malay styles and titles, Dato' Luciana Francissca Lucian Gabriel Peter, Order of the Crown of Pahang, DIMP, also known as Fran, is a Malaysian actress and singer-songwriter. Early life and background Francissca was born into in Malaysia of Cey ...

* HRH Raja Permaisuri of Perak, Tuanku Zara Salim *

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External links

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Convent Girls Alumni

References

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