Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Yuk Chai or more commonly known as SJK (C) Yuk Chai (Chinese: 育才国民型华文小学校)is a Chinese-type national primary school located in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.[1]

SJK(C) Yuk Chai
育才国民型华文小学校
Address
Jalan SS 24/1, Taman Megah

3.116858, 101.607915

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47301
Information
School typeChinese-type national primary school
MottoKerajinan, Kegigihan, Kejujuran, Kesederhanaan
(Diligent, Determine, Integrity, Moderate)
Establishedc. 1939
StatusStill operating
School districtPetaling Jaya
Educational authorityMinistry of Education (Malaysia)
HeadmasterNone (As of 13.11.24)
LanguageChinese
Hours in school day6 Hours
Song育才华校校歌

History

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From 1939 to 1945

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In 1939, the school was founded in a temple located in Setapak.[1][2] From 1942 to 1945, SJKC Yuk Chai closed due to the Japanese invading Malaya or known as The Malayan Campaign. After the war, Chen Hua, one of the founders and that time current chairman, rebuilt Yuk Chai from the ground up.

From 1945 to 1970

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In 1954, Yuk Chai had to relocate after the area was reclaimed and given to a mining company, this was Yuk Chai's first ever move. During that time they had about 120 students.[2] On 1957, after Malaysia gained independence, SJKC Yuk Chai became officially a government-subsidized school. In 1964, Chen Hua officially retired, giving his position to Lu Zhuorong.

From 1970 to 1979

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In 1970, Yuk Chai experienced another relocation after the government wanted to improve the appearance of the city. Yuk Chai relocated to now-called Kampung Chempaka.[1][2] Due to economic problems, Lu Zhuorong led the villagers to use the old building materials from the old school[2] to build six classrooms, the office and the principal's office were built on the open space at the Kampung Chempaka Community Hall. Male and female toilets were built after gaining funding from the education ministry.

From 1979 to 1991

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In 1981, with the help from the board of directors, PTAs, alumnis and members of Yuk Chai, they successfully relocated to their current location and started a massive reconstruction project, this their third time relocating to the now-called Taman Megah.[1][2] They built a three-story building with 15 classrooms and a canteen during August.[2] The standard 4-6 students attend the newly built classes while standard 1-3 students stayed at the old school.[2] From 1982 to 1983, the number of students increased dramatically and the school once again launched fundraising campaigns to provide funds for the school. From 1984 to 1988, Yuk Chai built another building, accommodating 18 classrooms, with this from standard one to six are now in one school.[1][2] Four temporary classrooms were created as the number of students grew,[2] they had about 1500 students by then. In 1989, the school officially completed their newly built hall that cost RM600,000.[1][2] In 1991, due to the sudden boom in housing around the area, the board of directors launched several donation campaigns, so that a new administration block would be built and more classrooms would be available.

From 1991 to 2014

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In 1992, the brand new administration block would be open and include a library, administration office, staff room and a resource center.[1][2] By 1993, the number of students were around 2240, with this number of students some classes even had to teach near the school's field due to the space of the classroom being too small, thus the Ministry of Education donated enough funds to build another building.[2] In 1993, the building opened.[2] In 1997, the school's science block officially opened.[1][2] On 24 April, 1999, the school added digital boards for their classrooms in a project named "Smart School Project".[1][2] By 2000, after several developments near the area, the number of students had grown to about 3200 students, the space was once again not enough, and thus the Ministry of Education once again donated $1million to build another block including eight classrooms with one science lab and in the same year the building opened.[2] In 2001, the school had fully implemented a computerized system for the staff resource center, administration and library. In 2006, the school extended both Block B and C to include more classrooms and the administration block was once again upgraded.[1] In 2011, the school upgraded the hall to include air-conditioning and built a four-floor activity hall. In 2012, the school built a new basketball court and improved the beauty of the school's garden.

From 2014 to Present(2024)

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In 2015, the school improved Block A's roof. In 2019, the school celebrated its 80th Anniversary by opening a carnival that lasted from September 28 to 29 called "Yuk Chai Fun & Learn Carnival".[1] In 2020, Yuk Chai ran an online talent show called "Yuk Chai's Got Talent Online".[3] In 2023, a fundraising talent show dinner happened from 15 November which included many of the school's activities.[4][5][6]

List of headmasters, PTA, chairman LPS and founders

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Note*: Most of the PTA, chairman and headmasters and all of the founders are directly translated from their Chinese names into an English name due to the lack of evidence of their English names, so the most accurate representation for a name is their Chinese name. Most English names which are confirmed are people near the 2000s and above and even with that some names might not be known due to the lack of them putting English names even in the 2000s.

Founders[2]
Name Name in Chinese Portrait
Chen Hua 程华
 
Tan Qi 谭七
 
Huang Kun 黄坤
 
Li Si 黎泗
 
Peng Bin Bin 彭斌彬
 
Lu Sheng Yu 陆盛余
 
Chairman LPS[3][1][2][7]
Name Name in Chinese Portrait Date
Chen Hua 程华
 
1939–1964
Lu Zhuorong 陆卓荣 1964–1978
Li Sen 黎森 1978–1979
Dato Tan Leong Min[8] 拿督陈良民   1979–2013
Chong Fat Leong 张发龙   2013–2022
Tan Teck Kwui 陈德贵   2022-Now
PTA
Name Name in Chinese Portrait Date
Chen Yang Xian 陈养贤 1972–1977
Dato Tan Leong Min[8] 拿督陈良民 1978–1979
Hu Guang Xiang 胡广湘 1980–1982
Deng Yang Han 邓扬汉 1983–1988
Chen Guo Qing 陈国庆 1989–1990
Liao Bao Rui 廖宝瑞 1991–1992
Lin Jin Sheng 林锦胜 1993
Song Wu Guang 宋武光 1994
Fu Dun Lian 傅敦联 1995
Tan Teck Kwui[1] 陈德贵 1996
Chong Fai Leong[1] 张发龙 1997–2000
Tan Teck Kwui 陈德贵 2001–2004
Lin Bai Chong 林柏宠 2005–2007
Fu Dun Shu 符敦书 2008
Lin Zheng Sheng 林征声 2009–2011
Deng Guan Fa 邓观发 2012–2016
Sze Toh Wu Pin[1] 司徒武坪 2017–2021
Peng Jian Long 彭健龙 2021–2022
Choi Kian You 蔡間有 2022-
Headmasters
Name Name in Chinese Portrait Date
Yan Jing Pei 严镜培 1939–1940
Zhong Hai Yuan 钟海元 1940–1941
Fu Wen Ming 傅文明 1945–1956
Liu Yun 刘云 1957–1964
Chen Yu Xia 陈玉霞 1964–1968
Chen Xiu Yun 陈秀云 1968–1971
Zeng Hua Long 曾华隆 1971–1977
Lu Yin Ji 陆胤基 1977–1985
Qiu San He 丘三和 1986–1991
Zhu Su Yan 朱素燕 1991[Note 1]
Su Bai Li 苏白里 1991–1996
Lin Jie Ying 林洁英 1996[Note 1]
Wu Qing Liang 吴清良 1997–2014
Chew Hock Jin[1] 周福仁 2014–2021
Soh Swee Koon 苏绥焜 2021-2024

Facilities

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This is the outside of the school SJKC Yuk Chai Hall

Notes

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  1. ^ a b This principle was temporary thus explaining his one year term.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Yuk Chai newsletter 2020 - g-69370220 | Membalik PDF Dalam talian | AnyFlip". anyflip.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Yuk Chai Sjkc (2015-05-13). SJKC Yuk Chai. Retrieved 2024-06-25 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "2021 Yuk Chai Buletin 会讯 - Membalik Buku Halaman 1-40 | AnyFlip". anyflip.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  4. ^ "八打灵育才华小晚宴 才艺表演筹获40万 - 地方 - 社团校园". 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Malaysia Latest News and Headlines (in Chinese (China)). 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ^ "八打灵灵育才华小晚宴 筹获40万发展金". www.enanyang.my (in Simplified Chinese). 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  6. ^ "灵育才华小才艺表演 筹获40万发展基金|中國報". 中國報 China Press. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  7. ^ "SJK(C) Yuk Chai – 校网". 2021-09-23. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  8. ^ a b "Penerima Anugerah Semangat Lim Lian Geok 2014 (Ke-27)-Mendiang Dato' Tan Leong Min dari Kuala Lumpur". LLG Cultural Development Centre. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2024-06-25.