Maxwell School
| Maxwell School Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Maxwell |
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|---|---|
| Address | |
| Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Government daily all-boys and co-ed secondary school |
| Motto |
Latin: Disco Ut Serviam English: I Learn That I May Serve Malay: Berilmu, Beramal |
| Established | c. 1917 |
| Status | Operational |
| Principal | Pn. Hajah Hanipah binti Endut |
| Grades | Form 1 - Form 6 |
| Gender |
All-boys: Form 1 - Form 5 Co-ed: Form 6 |
| Enrollment | c. 750 (2015) |
| Campus | Small school campus, at the edge of the city centre |
| Houses |
Thamboosamy (red) Swettenham (green) Yap Ah Loy (blue) Sulaiman (yellow) |
| Colour(s) | Royal Green, Yellow and Blue |
| Yearbook | The Burning Tiger |
| Affiliations | Malaysia Ministry Of Education |
| Slogan | Maxwell, Hebat! |
| Alumni | Maxwellian Old Boys' Association www |
Maxwell School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Maxwell) is an all-boys (and co-ed) secondary school, located north of Kuala Lumpur. The school is believed to be the oldest school in north of Kuala Lumpur as well as one of the oldest in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia. Both current students and alumnus are known as a Maxwellian. The school is some of the schools in Malaysia that have surpassed the 100-year old mark. It celebrates the 100th anniversary in 2017, and a centennial ceremony was held on 30 September 2017.
Maxwell School was established in 1917, and named after a road in honour of Sir William George Maxwell. It opened its doors to 110 students and five teaching staff on 1 June 1922. During its pre-war days, it functioned as a feeder school (primary school) to the Victoria Institution. By 1933, the school was shut down to the public due to the recession, but was opened as a private school from 1934 to 1938. It was then given to the Trade School for their use.
During the Japanese Occupation, it was used as a camp for the Japanese Kempeitai. After the war, the school was used as a hostel by the newly formed Technical College until 1953, when, in September, the school was re-opened as Malaya's first modern secondary school. Today, the Maxwell School is still housed in the same building and has remained a secondary school ever since.
1917 - 1918 War Period
1919 - 1922 Establishment Period
1922 - 1925 Montague B. Brockwell
1925 - 1928 C. N. Beamish
Aug 1928 Harold Ball
1928 - 1930 Agnes R. Cooke
1930 - 1930 M. Wheatley
1930 - 1933 C. W. Bloomfield
1933 - 1938 R. Thampipillay
1939 - 1941 (Closed)
1941 - 1945 (War Period)
1946 - 1953 (Closed)
1953 - 1954 William C. Cleine
1954 - 1956 Donald Priestley
1956 - 1957 Paul Chang
1957 - 1957 Razak Khan
1957 - 1961 Ong Choon Ghee
1961 - 1961 A. E. Navarasingam
1961 - 1968 Wong Ah Fatt
1968 - 1979 P. Nadarajah
1979 - 1988 Victor Wong
1988 - 1990 Abdul Razak Mohammed
1990 - 1999 Ismail Sajad bin Sajad
1999 - 2001 Han Seng Kuang
2001 - 2006 Loy Liang Dee
2006 - 2007 Datin Khairiah Abd Majid
2007 - 2010 Datin Zainab Bee Bte. Ismail
2011 - 2014 Radiah Bt. Nordin K.M.W
2014 - Hajah Hanipah binti Endut
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