La Salle School, Petaling Jaya

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La Salle School
Address
Jalan Chantek 5/13

,
Selangor Darul Ehsan
,
46000

Malaysia
Information
Other names
  • La Salle PJ
  • LSPJ
Type National primary and secondary school
MottoSapientia Et Caritas
(Wisdom and Love)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Established1959 (1959)
Founders De La Salle Brothers
Bro. Lawrence Spitzig
HeadmasterEn. Gunalan (Primary)
Dr Premala (Secondary)
GradesStandard One to Form Five
GenderAll boys
Age range7 - 12 (Primary)
13 - 17 (Secondary)
Campus typeHigh School
Colour(s)Green, Yellow, White    
YearbookLa Sallian
Affiliation Lasallian educational institutions
Website www.smklasallepj.edu.my

La Salle School, Petaling Jaya (simply referred to as La Salle PJ or LSPJ) is a national primary and secondary school in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It was established in 1959 by the De La Salle Brothers. [1]

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The immediate aim in building this school was to ease the pressure for places in St. John's Institution, which was rapidly expanding at the time as well as cater for the needs of the growing township. Its primary and secondary school are formally known today as Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle Petaling Jaya and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan La Salle Petaling Jaya.

The school was administered by the De La Salle Brothers until 1980 for primary and 1988 for secondary. Since then, the heads have been lay individuals appointed by the Ministry of Education in consultation with the De La Salle Brothers in Malaysia.

History

On 2 April 1956, Brother Lawrence Spitzig, who was then Director of St. John's took a historic step by applying for a piece of land in Petaling Jaya on which to erect a school run by Christian brothers. The vision at that time was to acquire a ten-acre site on which to erect a primary school, with a secondary school to follow later.

As the population grew so did the pressure for places in existing schools, so on 15 July 1959, Brother Lawrence made yet another request for permission to commence work on the construction of six classrooms (now known to all PJ Lasallians as the ‘Old Block’) to house primary classes which had launched La Salle PJ on the educational scene in January 1959. A new building completed in 2003 was to replace the Old Block.

Standing in place of the Old Block is a two-storey New Block. This building houses a total of 10 classes, 2 workshops, a large surau and the long-awaited computer labs.

The Primary School

Head Masters

Year service beganYear service endedName of Principal
19591959Mr. Hew Weng Kong
19601962Mr. Reggie Pereira
19621965Reverend Brother Cronan Curran, FSC
19651972Reverend Brother Alban Rozario, FSC
19721979Reverend Brother Sebastian Leo, FSC
19791984Mr. John Ng Soo Chai
19841999Mr. Ng Cher Chai
19992001Mdm. Yeoh Mee Ee
20022009Mr. Yeo Sai Lim
20092014Mr. Thillainathan S. Arumugam
20152017Mdm. Teo Boon Hwa
20172019Mdm. Noriah binti Mohammad
20192020Mr. Tan Junhao
20202023En.Zakaria
2023PresentEn. Gunalan Arumugam

The Secondary School

Principals

Year service beganYear service endedName of Principal
19631965Reverend Brother Cronan Curran, FSC
19651967Reverend Brother Philip Callaghan, FSC
19671975 Reverend Brother Lawrence Spitzig, FSC
19751987Reverend Brother Felix James Donohue, FSC
19871992Dr. Wong Sin Mong
19921999Mdm. Hajah Ramlah Hasan
19992002Mdm. Siti Nor Mohamed
20032008Mr. A.Rajenthran
20092012Mdm. P. Vasuthevan
20122015Mdm. Chong Ah Loi
20152018Mdm. Teo Boon Hwa
20192021Mr. Ganapathy Bass
20212023Dr. Teh Lah Hoong
2023PresentDr. Premala Jacob

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References

  1. Admin, Rentwise (7 April 2021). "A Better Future at SK La Salle PJ". Rentwise. Retrieved 21 May 2023.