St. Michael's Institution (Ipoh)
Malaysia /
Perak /
Ipoh /
Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam
World
/ Malaysia
/ Perak
/ Ipoh
World / Malaysia / Perak
school, Roman Catholic school
Address:
St. Michael's Institution
Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam
30000 Ipoh, Perak
Malaysia
This school was built in 1912 by a priest named J.B. Coppin from St. Michael's Church at a cost of $200,000. He was given the task of administering the school and obtained the necessary grants from the then Perak State Government. The school opened on 4th December 1912, with 37 students. In 1920, a Frenchman named Vernier Augustus, who was trained in architecture, arranged for the construction of a proper building, which was completed by the end of 1921. The school was built in such a way that all classroom doors were arranged to face either north or south, never east or west, so that sun rays would not cause disturbance to class activities.
In 1941, during World War II, the 2nd Battalion 'The East Surrey Regiment' and the 1st Battalion 'The Leicestershire Regiment', paused at St. Michael's Institution, for a well needed rest after an almost continuous withdrawal through Kedah and North Perak in the face of fierce attacks by the Japanese forces. The school then became an army transit hospital camp for the British Army. Knowing that the British was here, Japanese planes machine-gunned the building and damaged the roof. The British troops then retreated to Singapore.
During the Occupation, St. Michael's Institution became the headquarters of the Japanese government of Perak and became known as "Perak Shu Seicho". The first floor of the main building and the hall were used as the police department and the treasury respectively. The first classroom on the ground floor served as a telephone exchange. The school's occupation ended when the Japanese surrendered, and the school reopened on 24th September 1945.
St. Michael's Institution
Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam
30000 Ipoh, Perak
Malaysia
This school was built in 1912 by a priest named J.B. Coppin from St. Michael's Church at a cost of $200,000. He was given the task of administering the school and obtained the necessary grants from the then Perak State Government. The school opened on 4th December 1912, with 37 students. In 1920, a Frenchman named Vernier Augustus, who was trained in architecture, arranged for the construction of a proper building, which was completed by the end of 1921. The school was built in such a way that all classroom doors were arranged to face either north or south, never east or west, so that sun rays would not cause disturbance to class activities.
In 1941, during World War II, the 2nd Battalion 'The East Surrey Regiment' and the 1st Battalion 'The Leicestershire Regiment', paused at St. Michael's Institution, for a well needed rest after an almost continuous withdrawal through Kedah and North Perak in the face of fierce attacks by the Japanese forces. The school then became an army transit hospital camp for the British Army. Knowing that the British was here, Japanese planes machine-gunned the building and damaged the roof. The British troops then retreated to Singapore.
During the Occupation, St. Michael's Institution became the headquarters of the Japanese government of Perak and became known as "Perak Shu Seicho". The first floor of the main building and the hall were used as the police department and the treasury respectively. The first classroom on the ground floor served as a telephone exchange. The school's occupation ended when the Japanese surrendered, and the school reopened on 24th September 1945.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael's_Institution
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 4°36'4"N 101°4'38"E
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson Ipoh 1.2 km
- SMK Jelapang Jaya 4.1 km
- Sekolah Menengah Teknik Ipoh,Persiaran Brash 4.1 km
- Sekolah Izzuddin Shah 4.4 km
- Yuk Choy High School 4.5 km
- Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman Ipoh - Star 4.7 km
- Sekolah Menengah Gunung Rapat,Ipoh,Perak 6.8 km
- Tenby Schools, Ipoh 9 km
- SMK Tok Muda Abd. Aziz 24 km
- The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) 25 km
- Ipoh Cargo Terminal 0.5 km
- Ipoh Old Town 0.6 km
- D.R. Seenivasagam Park 0.7 km
- Taman Cherry 0.8 km
- Ipoh Sentral 0.8 km
- Ipoh New Town 0.9 km
- TAMAN IDRIS 1.1 km
- Greentown 1.6 km
- Greentown Business Centre 1.9 km
- Perak 22 km
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