Traditions
The first batch of students consisted of about 100 students from the feeder schools viz the Pasar Road Government English School and the Batu Road Government English School. The students who passed the Standard Six Government Examination and who were not selected for the Victoria Institution were enrolled here. The first batch of students had the luxury of small classes (25 per class) and ample space for Science Labs, workshops and resource centres. The school hours were extended to 4 pm to enable the students to learn extra skills, and use the resource centre.
It was the first school to use colours to name the classes instead of Class A, B, C, etc. The best student were in one class identified by a colour and the rest divided equally in the other classes. Thus there was no "feelings" of being in the "D" class. This was also one of the first schools to have a school uniform with a coloured pants and the school badge sewn on to the shirt. Another first was to made all students wear the red school neck tie daily. In the other schools only the Prefects wear the neck tie.
The Pipes and Drums were set up in the 1970s by the Canadian Pioneers which in turn were a spin off from the Scottish Highlanders, the Pipes and Drums were the pride and joy of the school as it epitomized almost military discipline with artistic ability. In almost all activities, the school band led the way.
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