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Coordinates: 4°34′55″N 114°11′34″E / 4.5820770°N 114.1926714°E / 4.5820770; 114.1926714
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Not to be confused with Chung Hwa School, Tutong and Chung Hwa Middle School, Bandar Seri Begawan.
Chung Hua Middle School, Kuala Belait
    • Sekolah Menengah Chung Hua, Kuala Belait
    • 汶萊馬來奕中華中學
Address
Map
Jalan Bunga Rambai

Kuala Belait
,
Belait District
,
KA1131

Brunei
Coordinates4°34′55″N 114°11′34″E / 4.5820770°N 114.1926714°E / 4.5820770; 114.1926714
Information
Former nameChung Hua School
Chung Hua Kuala Belait
TypePrivate
MottoCourtesy, Righteousness, Honesty, Integrity
(礼, 义, 廉, 耻)
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)[1]
Founder
StatusOperational
ChairmanLau Shiew Yuen
DeanTing Ing Hing
AdministratorKoh Ngee Hoon
PrincipalChong Kui Kian
Deputy PrincipalLim Siew Lee
GenderCoeducational
Colour(s)Red, Blue, Yellow, Green     
NicknameCHMSKB
CHMS
AffiliationsCIE
WebsiteOfficial Instagram

Administration Building

Lau Hong Siong Building

Chung Hua Middle School, Kuala Belait (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Chung Hua, Kuala Belait, Chinese: 汶萊馬來奕中華中學, Abbrev: CHMS, KB), is a private school in Kuala Belait, Belait District, Brunei Darussalam.[2][3][4] In 1987, it was estimated that 39,000 of the Brunei's total population (222,000), was Chinese.[5]

History

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1930s–1940s

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The Chung Hua School was officially established in 1931 and later relocated in 1933, to its current location.[6] During World War II, the school was suspended by the Japanese during their campaign in 1941, for three years.[6] After the end of war in 1945, a school named Pei Zhen was merged with Chung Hua School.[7] In 1947, the school acquired an annual monthly grant-in-aid of B$50 from the state.[8][9] It was not until 1949, where the school was officially approved by the Education Department, to be named Chung Hua Kuala Belait.[7]

1950s–1970s

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In 1950, Chung Hua came first place in the Belait District's Interschool Football Competition,[10] and later again in 1952, the school alongside Brunei Town Malay School came out as the finalist.[11] The school had a major upgrade in 1955,[12] and later in 1956, the school was officially opened by the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III.[13] Its current name only came in 1957,[14][15] when the school's lower secondary classes were implemented.[16] The school's 2nd block was completed in 1967.[17] Moreover, the following multi-purpose hall was built in 1974 but it only lasted four years,[18] in which a fire destroyed the hall alongside the teachers' hostel.[19] The Lau Hong Siong building was completed in 1979,[20] followed by the reconstruction of the multi-purpose hall in 1981.[21]

1980s–2000s

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Upper secondary classes were introduced in the year after.[21] Three more buildings were constructed throughout the 1990s, science building in 1996, 2nd block of Lau Hong Siong building in 1997 and finally with the classrooms added underneath the science building.[22] Also by that year, the school has 123 pupils,[23] and the Lim Teck Hoo Holdings was established in which it annually donated B$80,000 to Chinese schools in Brunei.[24] An estimated of 637-hectare of tree cover was lost within school grounds from 2001 until 2021.[25]

2010-2020s

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Secretary and representative from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brunei Darussalam visited the school on October 16, 2019.[26] On April 16, 2021, B$100,000 worth of gym and sport equipments were donated to four schools in Brunei including Chung Hua by Wu Chun.[27] On January 12, 2020, a new hostel was opened in the school.[28] The school's principal led a visit to the National Changhua University of Education in 2020,[29] and on November 30, the Chinese Embassy to Brunei donated books to both Chung Hua and Chung Ching Middle Schools.[30]

On July 21, 2021, three of the biggest Chinese schools in the country, Chung Ching Middle School, Chung Hua Middle School and Chung Hwa Middle School took part in an Interschool Chinese Speech Contest.[31] As of August 21, later that year, the school had one of the largest COVID-19 clusters in the district and went on to assist the Ministry of Health (MoH) in controlling the outbreak.[32][33]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chung Hua Middle School Kuala Belait from Brunei Visits NCUE for Future Cooperation – National Changhua University of Education". en.ncue.edu.tw. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  2. ^ "首頁 HOME". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  3. ^ Sidhu, Jatswan S. (2009-12-22). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9.
  4. ^ "Chung Hua School, Kuala belait - Google Search". www.google.com. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  5. ^ Background Notes, Brunei Darussalam. U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication, Editorial Division. 1987. p. 3.
  6. ^ a b "1931–1941 | 校史 History". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  7. ^ a b "1945–1949 | 校史 History". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  8. ^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (1947). Annual Report on Brunei for the Year. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 22.
  9. ^ Colonial Reports—annual. H.M. Stationery Office. 1934. p. 24.
  10. ^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (1950). Annual Report on Brunei for the Year. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 30.
  11. ^ 英屬婆羅洲年鑑. Kho Chong Soo. 1952.
  12. ^ Brunei (1955). Annual Report – State of Brunei. p. 55.
  13. ^ "1956 | 校史 History". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  14. ^ Suryadinata, Leo (2012). Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: Glossary and index. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 5. ISBN 978-981-4414-13-5.
  15. ^ Brunei (1972). Annual Report. p. 221.
  16. ^ "1957 | 校史 History". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  17. ^ "1967 | 校史 History". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  18. ^ "1973 | 校史 History". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  19. ^ "1978 | 校史 History". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  20. ^ "1979 | 校史 History". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  21. ^ a b "1981–1982 | 校史 History". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  22. ^ "1996–1999 | 校史 History". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  23. ^ Gunn, Geoffrey C. (1997). Language, Power, and Ideology in Brunei Darussalam. Ohio University Center for International Studies. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-89680-192-9.
  24. ^ Suryadinata, Leo (2012). Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume I & II. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 671. ISBN 978-981-4345-21-7.
  25. ^ Vizzuality. "Kuala Belait, Belait, Brunei Deforestation Rates & Statistics | GFW". www.globalforestwatch.org. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  26. ^ Team, Internet. "李代表偕張秘書參訪馬來奕中華中學". 駐汶萊台北經濟文化辦事處 Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brunei Darussalam (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  27. ^ gp (2021-04-16). "Sight cast on a healthier Brunei » Borneo Bulletin Online". Sight cast on a healthier Brunei. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  28. ^ "New Hostel Opening ceremony 2020". chmskb. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  29. ^ "汶萊馬來奕中華中學來訪 雙方可望有合作交流空間 – 國立彰化師範大學". epage.ncue.edu.tw. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  30. ^ "中国驻文莱使馆向马来奕中华中学和诗里亚中正中学捐赠图书". www.fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  31. ^ chungching. "Interschool Chinese Speech Competition 2021". 中正中学 Chung Ching Middle School. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  32. ^ "School pledges support to MoH | Borneo Bulletin Online". Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  33. ^ "COVID-19 live updates: August 2021 archive". The Scoop. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
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