A Brief History of High School Muar
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A Brief History of High School Muar
1902 – Founding of the School
The school began as a Government English School and it was first housed in an atap shed known as ‘Balai Kuning’ which was actually used by the Sultan as a reception hall whenever he visited Muar. It was located at the site of the present High Court Building. The school was founded in 1902. It was under the charge of one Mr. C.P. Frois, a Eurasian gentleman from Malacca. He was the first headmaster cum teacher of the school and the enrolment of the school then was about 40 pupils. The school functioned at this site for about one year and then shifted to a site somewhere near the present town mosque. The enrolment increased to about 80 and there were two teachers by now, each handling 40 pupils. The school buildings belonged to a Malay school with the Government English School using it in the afternoon.
1903-School Moved To A New Site
In about 1903 or thereabout the school shifted to a wooden building which was somewhere in Jalan Abdullah, located approximately where the present Manaf Book Store is. After about a year the school shifted to where the present Pagoh-Panchor Bus Station is. Here too the Government English School shared the Malay School building. We are told that the building was a wooden structure built from the old horse stables brought over from Johor Bahru. A new headmaster, Mr. Paglar, took over the headship.
1907-Another Movement
Sometime in 1907, the school shifted to a new site somewhere near the present Shell service station at Jalan Sulaiman. It occupied 4 wooden houses which were turned into a school. In 1910, it moved temporarily to a site at the Tanjung.
1915 – New School Building
The present High School building, consisting of the hall and the classrooms immediately around the hall, was ready in 1914 but the school did not shift into the new building until 1915. For one year the school building was occupied by the Post Office because the Post Office
A Brief History of High School Muar
1902 – Founding of the School
The school began as a Government English School and it was first housed in an atap shed known as ‘Balai Kuning’ which was actually used by the Sultan as a reception hall whenever he visited Muar. It was located at the site of the present High Court Building. The school was founded in 1902. It was under the charge of one Mr. C.P. Frois, a Eurasian gentleman from Malacca. He was the first headmaster cum teacher of the school and the enrolment of the school then was about 40 pupils. The school functioned at this site for about one year and then shifted to a site somewhere near the present town mosque. The enrolment increased to about 80 and there were two teachers by now, each handling 40 pupils. The school buildings belonged to a Malay school with the Government English School using it in the afternoon.
1903-School Moved To A New Site
In about 1903 or thereabout the school shifted to a wooden building which was somewhere in Jalan Abdullah, located approximately where the present Manaf Book Store is. After about a year the school shifted to where the present Pagoh-Panchor Bus Station is. Here too the Government English School shared the Malay School building. We are told that the building was a wooden structure built from the old horse stables brought over from Johor Bahru. A new headmaster, Mr. Paglar, took over the headship.
1907-Another Movement
Sometime in 1907, the school shifted to a new site somewhere near the present Shell service station at Jalan Sulaiman. It occupied 4 wooden houses which were turned into a school. In 1910, it moved temporarily to a site at the Tanjung.
1915 – New School Building
The present High School building, consisting of the hall and the classrooms immediately around the hall, was ready in 1914 but the school did not shift into the new building until 1915. For one year the school building was occupied by the Post Office because the Post Office