Kuen Cheng Girls School
| Kuen Cheng High School 坤成中学 Kūn chéng zhōngxué |
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Jalan Syed Putra Jalan Syed Putra , Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Selangor, Malaysia, 50460 50460 Malaysia |
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| School type | Private Independent Chinese secondary school |
| Motto | 礼、义、廉、耻 (Propriety, Justice, Honesty, Dignity) |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Founder | Wu Xuehua |
| Status | Deceased |
| Principal | Gooi Swee Gaik |
| Teaching staff | 200 |
| Grades | 5/6 |
| Enrollment | 3,962 (2015) |
| Education system | Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) |
| Classes offered | Lower Secondary 1–3, Higher Secondary 1–3 |
| Medium of language | Mandarin , English , Malay |
| Hours in school day | 8–10 |
| Classrooms | Approximately 100 |
| School fees | RM360/RM410 |
| Website | highschool |
Kuen Cheng High School (KCHS) or SM (Persendirian) Kuen Cheng (Chinese: "坤成中学"), formerly known as Kuen Cheng Girls' High School (Chinese: "坤成女子中学"), is a private secondary Chinese school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which was established in 1908. The school is located at Jalan Syed Putra near Istana Negara, and is in between Brickfields and Bukit Petaling.
In 2008, the school transitioned from an all-girls school to a coeducational school. There was some opposition from former female graduates who wanted the school to retain its position as an all-girls school. Later in 2008 after becoming coeducational, the school officially changed its name to Kuen Cheng High School.
Over the years, 14 principals have been in office. Principals had complete authority over both the primary school and the secondary school until 1957, when these roles were split due to a government education development plan that might have been affected if the joint administration had continued. After 1957, each division (secondary school and primary school) has had separate administrative units. From 1990 to the present, Gooi Swee Gaik has been in charge of the secondary school. She is the longest serving principal in the school's history.
Kuen Cheng High School claims to spread the noble Chinese values and culture through education. Therefore, standard lessons or practices are designed for students to learn about the "Dizigui" or called the "Students Rules" in class. The school aims to develop young men and women with active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for other, and the courage to act on their beliefs. Besides, their education goal would also be to produce students with noble moral and ethical values with passion for a life-long education. As the minority in the education system of Malaysia, Kuen Cheng as a Chinese independent school strives to preserve and maintain traditional values. To discover recent happenings in the world, the school always try to improve the quality of education in either teaching methods or equipments.
Chinese education in Malaysia boasts more than a century, and Kuen Cheng High School was founded in the year 1908. In 2015, the school celebrates its 107th anniversary commemoration, making it one of the oldest and most successful educational establishments in Malaysia.
Kuen Cheng High School was the first educational institution in Malaysia to offer a proper education to females. The school functioned to teach girls at a time when the traditional culture considered female education to be less important. The school aimed to train and nurture female elites in a society where educated females were a rarity.
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