English College Johore Bahru
| The English College Johore Bahru (EC) Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar (MSAB) |
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Jalan Sungai Chat,80100, Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia |
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| Type | Government, cluster |
| Established | 21 March 1914 |
| Founder | Sultan Sir Abu Bakar of Johor (21st Sultan of Johor) |
| School district | Johor Bahru |
| Principal | Anuar Bin Sukiran |
| Grades | Form 1–Form 5 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Number of students | +/-1200 |
| Classes | Akas, Bestari , Cendekia, Dinamik , Etika , Fatan and Gigih |
| Medium of language | English , Malay |
| Colour(s) | Yellow, green |
| Yearbook | Seri Budiman Magazine |
| Website | msab |
The English College Johore Bahru, also known as Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, abbreviated as English College, EC, MSAB, The College, and sometimes dubbed "The Pride Of Johore", is an old premier school in Malaysia. It is an all-boys school in Johor Bahru, Johor. The school is under the royal patronage of the Sultanate of Johor, and it has been awarded the status of Cluster School of Excellence by the Ministry of Education (Malaysia). English College Johore Bahru (EC) is one of the ten oldest English institutions in Malaysia and the oldest school in Johore.
English College was established on 21 March 1914, with 21 students selected from Bukit Zaharah School. The school was initially located close to the Sungai Chat Palace facing the Lido Beach in Johor Bahru. Remains of the former school site can still be seen but on the site is now the M Suite Hotel, while the campus of vocational studies has been replaced by the old Royal Malaysian Customs of Johore. The 21 students were placed under the tutelage of two teachers brought over from England, Morrison and Holman. These 21 students can be regarded as the pioneers, and from this beginning EC became an educational institution in Johor Bahru.
The education system of the EC was based on that of the English public school and it adopted the British syllabus, and EC later became a model for other English medium schools in Johor. The teachers of the school were initially recruited from Europe, although later locally trained teachers were used to teach Malay subjects.
After end of World War I in 1918, the EC held for the first time its Junior Cambridge examinations, later followed by Senior Cambridge examinations. However, the results for both examinations were poor, and as a consequence the school was closed temporarily in 1928 for reassessment. It reopened in May of the same year, and after remedial actions had been taken by the school administration, the school met its target at the end of 1928. 143 students were selected to study Mathematics, Science and English. Also in 1928, T. Drury, who had been in the Education Service of Malaya since 1921, was appointed the principal of EC.
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