Convent Bukit Nanas
Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) is an all-girls secondary school located at Bukit Nanas in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Established in 1899 a few years after rivals BBGS (1893) and MGSKL (1896), it is one of the oldest schools in Kuala Lumpur and is widely known as CBN. Convent Bukit Nanas is distinguished as a Cluster School of Excellence by the Malaysian Ministry of Education.
CBN comprises a secondary school and two primary schools. Administration of the secondary and primary schools separated in 1958. CBN has classes from Form 1 through to Form Six for girls aged 12 to 18. Girls enter CBN after they have completed their primary education in SRK Convent Bukit Nanas School I and School II (Malay: Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Convent Bukit Nanas). These primary schools have classes from Year 1 through Year 6 for girls aged 6 to 12.
On 16 December 2008, Pos Malaysia issued a premium set of four commemorative stamps and first day cover, honoring four Premier Schools of Malaysia - Convent Bukit Nanas and Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, SMK St. Thomas in Kuching and SMK All Saints in Sabah.
Read more about Convent Bukit Nanas: History, Location, Reverend Mothers, Principals and Teachers of Convent Bukit Nanas, The Convent Creed, School Song, School Clubs and Societies, The School Council of CBN Secondary School, The Old Girls' Association, School Magazine, The Centenary Book, The Board of Governors of Convent Bukit Nanas Secondary School, Presidents of The Parent- Teacher Association
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