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Schools in Penang

Schools in Penang have existed from the time the British landed in 1786. In the beginning, there were no formal classes, and in all likelihood, only the children of noblemen and government officers have any opportunity to attend. The Chinese community form their own schools to provide education and inculcate values. The first formal English school to open is the Penang Free School, in 1816, free in the sense that it was the first school open to all. In the following decades other schools open their doors to the masses, including convent schools established by Catholic nuns and the St Xavier's Institution by French and Belgian the missionaries of Jean Baptiste de la Salle.

Today, all these Penang schools have been brought into the national school system with a uniform curriculum. On the primary level, people's own language is used as a teaching medium in the national-type schools while in the secondary level, the Malay language is the primary medium for teaching all subjects except English, Science and Mathematics. The teaching of science and mathematics in English was reintroduced in Malaysia a few years ago, in an attempt to halt the slide in the command of English among students, and to prepare them for tertiary education.

On this page, we view some of the most established schools in Penang. Also included are the colleges and universities.

Chung Ling High School
Ayer Itam Road


Convent Light Street
Farquhar Street


Dalat International School
Tanjung Bungah


Francis Light School
Perak Road


KDU College Penang
Anson Road


Kolej PTPL
Burmah Road


Methodist Boys School
Ayer Itam Road


Methodist Girls School
Anson Road


Penang Chinese Girls' High School
Gottlieb Road


Penang Free School
Jalan Masjid Negeri


Phor Tay Buddhist School
Jalan Bagan Jermal


Ramakrishna Ashrama
Scotland Road


St George's Girls' School
Macalister Road


St Xavier's Institution
Farquhar Street


Universiti Sains Malaysia
Minden, Gelugor


Wawasan Open University
Northam Road


Wisma Yatim Laki-Laki Islam
Ayer Itam Road


Wisma Yatim Perempuan Islam
Scotland Road

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