SMK Main Convent, Ipoh

SMK Convent Ipoh
Location
Ipoh, Perak Malaysia
Information
Type	Government non-boarding all-girls secondary school
Motto	Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty
Established	7 January 1907
Founder	Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus
Principal	None at the Moment
Grades	Form 1 – Form 5 (Form 6 students usually transfer to St. Michael's Institution automatically)
Website	www.smkci.edunet.my

SMK Convent Ipoh ( Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent Ipoh) is an all-girls secondary school located on Jalan Sultan Idris Shah (formerly Brewster Road), Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Established as a Roman Catholic foundation in 1907, it is one of the oldest schools in Ipoh and is widely known as Main Convent Ipoh. Owned by the religious order the Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus (IJS), SMK Main convent was formally a private missionary school and is one of around twenty convent secondary schools in Malaysia. ^[1]

Principals

• Sister St. Prudence (1907)
• Mother St. Marcellin (1922)
• Sister St. Helen (1939)
• Reverend Mother St. Pauline Legrix (1945 – Mar 1951)
• Reverend Mother St. Paul (1951–1957)
• Reverend Mother St. Pauline Legrix (1957–1966)
• Sister Fidelma Hogan (1966–1972)
• Sister Maureen Chew, PJK (1973–1991)
• Khoo Gim Keat (1992–1994)
• Mrs Valerie Ho (1994–1999)
• Mrs Shireen Ho (1999–2003)
• Ong Yok Kheng (2003–2004)
• Foo Ai Kia (2005–2006)
• Loh Wei Seng (2006–2010)
• Lim Swee Kew (2010–2011)
• Datin Mungit Kaur (2011–2012)
• Nalini Achuthan Nair (2012–2015)
• Toh Suat Goh (2015–2019)
• Foo Mei Mei (2019–2022)
• Chan Li Suan (2023–Present)

Notable alumni

• Michelle Yeoh
• Amy Mastura
• Francissca Peter
• HRH Raja Permaisuri of Perak, Tuanku Zara Salim
• Sara Amelia Bernard
• Preeta Samarasan
• Bernice Chauly

External links

• Official website
• Convent Girls Alumni

References

1. Wai, W. (7 August 2022). "Review the quit rent of some convent schools" . Retrieved 23 March 2023. THE Infant Jesus Sisters (IJS), who are the owners of the country's convent schools,...There are currently 56 convent schools [in Malaysia] comprising 34 primary and 22 secondary schools.

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