Jit Sin High School

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Jit Sin High School National-type (Cluster School of Excellence) Chinese: 日新国民型中学(卓越学校); pinyin: Rìxīn Guómínxíng Zhōngxué
Courtesy, Love, Diligence and Humility (敬爱勤朴)
Location
Jalan Binjai, Taman Sri Rambai, 14000 Bukit Mertajam Penang Malaysia
Coordinates	5°20′35″N 100°26′47″E / 5.343130°N 100.446405°E / 5.343130; 100.446405Coordinates: 5°20′35″N 100°26′47″E / 5.343130°N 100.446405°E / 5.343130; 100.446405
Information
Type	State school
Established	2 March 1918 (1918-03-02)
Sister school	Jit Sin Independent High School The Heights School (Australia)
Principal	Ms. Ang Kooi Looi (洪贵蕊)
Enrollment	2349 (2020)
National ranking	50 [1]

Founded in 1918, Jit Sin High School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Jit Sin; simplified Chinese: 日新国民型中学; traditional Chinese: 日新國民型中學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ji̍t-sin kok-bîn-hêng tiong-o̍h) is a co-educational Chinese vernacular secondary school in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.

Background[]

Jit Sin High School (JSHS) used to share the same compound with Jit Sin Independent High School at Aston Road. In 1992, Jit Sin High School moved to a purpose-built campus in Taman Sri Rambai. Students attend classes from Form 1 to Form 6, they used to organise them into morning and afternoon sessions. Now, all forms have changed to morning session since the year 2020. Jit Sin High shares the same school anthem with Jit Sin Independent High School as well as its primary school counterparts, SJK(C) Jit Sin (A) & SJK(C) Jit Sin (B).

The school is known nationwide as a top elite school for its excellent academic results in public examinations such as Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3), Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) which was abolished in 2014,^[2] Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)^[3] and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)^[4] consistently every year. The school's success is largely attributed to its merit-based admission of students from primary vernacular education. The entry requirement is set at a maximum of 9 accumulative points scored in the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) over 8 subjects, where an A constitutes to 1 point and E is 5 points, meaning that prospective students had to score straight As, or near-straight As, whomever ranked best, so as such until the intake for that particular academic year is full.

In October 2011, Jit Sin High School was awarded the title of Cluster School of Excellence ^[1](Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan), and is the first vernacular secondary school in Penang to achieve this premier status.

Structure[]

The school consists of two sub-schools, divided by form level. The sub-schools are:

• Secondary school: Form 1 to Form 5
• Pre-University: Form 6 (Lower sixth and Upper Sixth)

A new building due north to the original building is opened on 22 June 2019 for Form 5 and Form 6 students. The new building consists of 6 floors with 2 main elevators and 2 smaller elevators.

Principals[]

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Co-curriculum[]

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Uniform bodies[]

Clubs and societies[]

Sports and Games[]

Sports Houses[]

Developments[]

In 2007, the Harmonica and Choir Club and Environmental Cadets have been disbanded as a uniform body and re-categorised into clubs, following new guidelines set by the Ministry of Education.

The school has seen changes made by the 5th and current principal in order to improve the schooling atmostphere as well as the declining discipline among the students – notably the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance cameras. Stricter regulations has also been enforced by the school disciplinary board.

Wi-Fi is available campus-wide by the IT Department in 2010, but made exclusive to the staff room.

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External links[]

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• School Management System
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