THE METHODIST BOYS’

PRIMARY SCHOOL, SENTUL

&

THE METHODIST BOYS’

SECONDARY SCHOOL, SENTUL

&

PRESENTS …PRESENTS …

OUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY,

1936 - 2011

OUR HISTORY,OUR LEGACY,

OUR ASPIRATIONS.

OUR HISTORY: PRICELESS …

1935: Towards the end of the year, at the

request of the leading citizens of KL

and Sentul & with the approval of the

Government, the Methodist Mission

undertook to erect an English School in

Sentul to help meet the urgent demands

for an English Education.

The Sentul Methodist Boys’ School

was born. The School’s founder was the

Rev. P. L. Peach, a popular and dedicated

American Missionary Principal.

Rev. Preston L. Peach was not only

the School’s founder but was also the

first Principal of the School....

1936:1936:1936:1936:

1936:

Mr. William Dudley,School’s 1st Teacher

Mr. William Dudley, a senior teacher from the

Methodist Boys’ School, Kuala Lumpur was the first

Teacher.

The first batch of

pupils of the School

were Ah Loy, Jegaraj,

On February 10, the first class with 7 pupils was

started at the back of the Methodist Tamil Church,

Sentul.

were Ah Loy, Jegaraj,

Chan Weng Chiu,

Ahmad, Ng Sik Kong,

Punchacharam &

Gurubachan Singh.

From then on, the

school progressed and

by the year’s end, the

number of pupils grew

from the original 7

pupils.

1939:

1937: Due to the untiring efforts of Rev. P. L. Peach with a number of

helpers and various Philanthropists in KL and Sentul who donated

substantial sums to the School and in November, the Building Contract

was awarded to Messrs How Lim & Co and the late Mr. J. R. Vethavanam

as the Supervising Architect.

The construction of the new School building was completed.

On April 27, the Honourable

Mr. S. W. Jones, the British

Resident of Selangor arrives for

the opening ceremony of the new

school building.

The Opening Ceremony was

simple yet impressive!

1939:

1940:

By December, the invasion of

Malaya by the Japanese Forces, Rev. P.

L. Peach was forced to leave Malaya.

1941:

The Australian Imperial Forces make its Headquarters in the School

building and the School and its surroundings looked like an armed camp

with the temporary barracks all about.

The School functioned in the Sentul

Convent School in the afternoons for a

year.

Mr. Lim Chin Kheng(Principal: 1942 – 1945 & 1946 – 1947)

On June 30, the Indian Army, under

the Authority of the Nippon Military

Administration, was able to restored the

building back to the School.

On July 1, the School reopened under

the name of “Sentul Boys’ Gakko” with

Mr. Lim Chin Kheng as the Principal.

1942:

1946:

1945: With the end of the war, the Education Department under the British

Military Administration authorised Mr. William Dudley to re-open the

School in October.

Mr. Lim Chin Kheng was once again

appointed as the Principal in February.

1947: Mr. Lim Chin Kheng was transferred to

VI in January and Mr. William Dudley was

once again took over as the Principal until

Mr. William Dudley(Principal: 1945 – 1946 &

1947 – 1948)

once again took over as the Principal until

December when he went on leave.

1948: Mr. T. K. Cheong was appointed as the

Principal in In January and at the request

of the Education Department, a special

Malay Class was started in the School with

the admittance of 36 Malay Pupils .

1950: Mr. T. K. Cheong took over as MBS KL as Acting Principal in March

and Rev. J. A. P. Oswald succeeded him as the principal.

Mr. T. K. Cheong(Principal: 1948 – 1950)

Rev. J. A. P. Oswald(Principal: 1950 – 1952)

The School published its first magazine known as “The Sentinel”

under the leadership of Rev. Oswald.

1952: During Rev. J. A. P. Oswald’s tenure as the principal, 8 new classrooms

and a Science Laboratory were built. The House and the Prefect System

was also introduced by Rev. Oswald.

The School which had hitherto been a feeder to MBS KL applied for

permission, which was duly granted, to start a Secondary Section.

1952: A new Science Laboratory were built behind the School Hall under Rev.

Oswald.

Mr. K. V. Thaver succeeded Rev.

J. A. P. Oswald as the principal in

January. With approval of the

Secondary Section granted in 1952,

Mr. Thaver embarked on a “daring”

building project i.e. the new

Secondary Building, which he so

successfully completed and would

have undoubtedly unnerved a lesser

man!

1953:

man!

Mr. K. V. Thaver(Principal: 1953 – 1957)

The School presented its fist

batch of students for the Senior

School Certificate Examinations.

1954:

Amongst this successful batch of

students is none other than Tan Sri

Azman Hashim who eventually

became a Chartered Account at an

early age of 22!

Completion of the Single Storey Primary Classroom building.1954:

1955: Mr. K. V. Thaver successfully completed the Secondary in 1955.

1955: In November 1955, DYMM Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Ibni

Almarhum Sultan Alaiddin Sulaiman Shah officiated the opening the

Secondary Block.

1955:

AN IMPRESSIVE VIEW OF THE SCHOOL IN 1955

1957:

On November 1,

En. Khir bin Johari,

then the Education

Minister, officiated

the opening of the

Workshop.

Mr. Thaver retired

With the expanding enrolment in the Primary Section, Mr. Thaver

appointed Mr. Wong Lai Yuen to be in charge of the Primary

Department.

Mr. Thaver retired

on December 31.

The seeds of the

formation of the OBA

were sown by some

ardent old boys alongwith the late Mr. William Dudley and the late Mr. Arthur G Lee.

In early 1957, after a series of meetings that a Protem Committee was

formed with Mr. T. A. Jegaraj as the Chairman and Mr. S. Perampalam as

the Secretary.

1958: Mr. Kok Ah Too assumed duties as the Principal of the School and at

the same the, the Pure Science and Additional Mathematics syllabi were

introduced for the Secondary Section.

During the same time, the

Secondary and Primary

Sections of the School

became two separate entities,

namely, the Methodist Boys’

Secondary School and the

Methodist Boys PrimaryMethodist Boys Primary

School.

In the years following this

separation, separate facilities

such as classrooms and other

ancillary facilities were built to

accommodate the growing

needs of the Primary School. Mr. Koo Ah Too(Principal: 1958 – 1960)

With the completion of the separation of the Secondary & Primary

Schools, Mr. Wong Lai Yuen became the first Headmaster of the

Primary School.

1958:

1959: The Inaugural General Meeting

of the OBA was held in the School

Hall on April 18 whereby Mr. Walter

Loh Poh Khan was elected as

President and Mr. Alexander

Verghese were elected as the Vice

President.

The Old Boys’ Association’s

application for registration was

approved on October 2.

Mr. Wong Lai Yuen1st Primary School Headmaster

1957 - 1967

President.

1960: The Old Boys’ Association’s 1st

Annual General Meeting was held

on October 29 which saw Mr. Walter

Loh Poh Khan retained as the President and Mr. Chan Weng Chiu elected

as the Vice President.

Mr. Kwong Sea Khoon took over as the Principal of the School after

Mr. Kok Ah Too went on leave in February.1960:

The Secondary School built a

new building housing 4 additional

classrooms & a Science Laboratory.

1961: The School celebrated its Silver

Jubilee.

A Canteen was also built to

Mr. Kwong Sea Khoon(Principal: 1960 – 1975)

A Canteen was also built to

cater for all the students from the

Secondary and Primary Schools as

well as the Methodist Afternoon

School using our Schools’ facilities

back then.

A new 2-storey building

consisting of 8 new classrooms, a

toilet and a staff room was

completed by the Primary School.

1961: A new 2-storey building consisting of 8 new classrooms, a toilet and a

staff room was completed by the Primary School.

1961: New Primary Block: Official Opening Ceremony

Completion of the New

Extension and Science

Laboratory for the Secondary

School

1968: Mrs. S. Roberts was appointed as Acting Headmistress of the

Primary School after Mr. Wong Lai Yuen left to take up a post in MBPS

KL at the end of 1967.

Mr. Sam Paranjothy was

appointed as the new Headmaster

of the Primary School.

1972:

Mrs. S. Roberts(Acting Headmistress: 1968 – 1972)

Mr. Sam Paranjothy(Headmaster: 1972 – 1980)

1975: Upon the retirement of Mr. Kwong, Mr. K. G. Zachariah, the Physics

Teacher, took over the helm of the Secondary School.

After the retirement of Mr.

Zachariah, Mr. Clarence P.

Wijasuriya was appointed as the

Principal of the Secondary School.

1979:

Mr. K. G. Zachariah(Principal: 1976 – 1979)

Mr. Clarence P. Wijasuriya(Principal: 1979 – 1988)

1979: The Primary School officially handed over Tower Block to the

Secondary School.

1980:In the same year

Mrs. Janet Ho became the Acting Headmistress of the Primary School.

A new 3 room block was built connecting the Secondary Block and the

Tower Block during the tenure ship of Mr. Wijasuriya.

Mrs. Janet Ho(Acting Headmistress: 1980 – 1983)

1982: Mr. Yong Ah Keh took over as the Headmaster of the Primary School

from Mrs. Janet Ho.

The School celebrated its Golden

Jubilee1986:

Mr. Yong Ah Keh(Headmaster: 1982– 1991)

Mr. Wijasuriya delivering his speech during the Golden Jubilee Dinner.

Highlights of the School’s Golden Jubilee Dinner.1986:

1988: Mr. A. Atputharaja was appointed as the Principal of the Secondary

School.

Mr. Lee Hung Yen took over the

helm of the Primary School as the

Headmaster.

1988:

Mr. A. Atputharaja(Principal: 1988– 1999)

Mr. Lee Hung Yen(Headmaster: 1991 – 1993)

1993: En. Ahmad bin Buyong was appointed as the Headmaster of the

Primary School, taking over from Mr. Lee Hung Yen.

Miss Moey Yoke Lai took over from

Mr. Atputharaja as the Secondary School’s

Principal.

1999:

En. Ahmad bin Buyong(Headmaster: 1993 – 2000)

Miss Moey Yoke Lai(Principal: 1999 – 2001)

1999: Mr. Ooi Hock Leong was appointed as the Headmaster of the Primary

School, taking from En. Ahmad bin Buyong.

Since 1961 and after half century of

sharing a canteen with the Primary

School, the Secondary School finally got

their very own canteen largely due to the

untiring efforts of the OBA and the

generosity of YB Tan Sri Azman Hashim.

2001:

Ground Breaking Ceremony forBangunan Azman Hashim consisting ofOBA Office/Hall and Secondary SchoolCanteen.

Mr. Ooi Hock Leong(Headmaster: 2000 – 2003)

2001: Since 1961 and after half century of sharing a canteen with the

Primary School, the Secondary finally got their very own canteen largely

due to the untiring efforts of the OBA and the generosity of YB Tan Sri

Azman Hashim.

The new canteen was named as “Bangunan Azman Hashim” houses

the OBA Office/Hall on the 1st Floor and the Secondary School’s canteen

on the ground floor.

2001: Opening Ceremony of the OBA Office/Hall & Canteen by YB Tan

Sri Azman Hashim.

2001: Mrs. Ann Lee Chii Yuann took over the helm of the Secondary School,

as Miss Moey left the School to take up a position in another school.

2002: Mr. Cheng Thian Soo was

appointed as the Headmaster of the

Primary School, taking over from Mr.

Ooi Hock Leong.

Mrs. Ann Lee Chii Yuann(Principal: 2001 – 2004)

Mr. Cheng Thian Soo(Headmaster: 2002 – 2003)

2003: Mrs. S. Thavamani G Samy took over the leadership of the Primary

School as the Headmistress, taking over from Mr. Cheng Thian Soo.

2004: Mrs. Leong Lai Thong took over

the helm of the Secondary School as

the Principal.

Mrs. S. Thavamani G Samy (Headmistress: 2003 – Present)

Mrs. Leong Lai Thong(Principal: 2004 – 2007)

2007: Mr. Lim Hean Hwa was appointed as the Secondary School’s

Principal replacing Mrs. Leong.

2009: Mr. Lim was in turn replaced by

Mr. Ong Boon Puah as the Principal

of the Secondary School.

Mr. Lim Hean Hwa(Principal: 2007 to 2009)

Mr. Ong Boon Puah(Principal: 2009 to Present)

2010: The Sentul MBS OBA celebrated its Golden Jubilee and a Grand

Dinner was held on October 30.

During the same, the Secondary

and Primary Sections of the School

became two separate entities,

namely, the Methodist Boys’

Secondary School and the Methodist

Boys Primary School.

In the years following thisIn the years following this

separation, separate facilities such

as classrooms and other ancillary

facilities were built to accommodate

the growing needs of the Primary

School.

Mr. Wong Lai Yuen became the

first Headmaster of the Primary

School.

2011: Both Methodist Boys’ Primary School and Methodist Boys’ Secondary

School celebrate our 75th Anniversary.

MBSS SENTUL TODAY

First Principal, MBS SentulFirst Principal, MBS SentulFirst Principal, MBS SentulFirst Principal, MBS Sentul

Rev. Preston L. Peach

Founder & 1st Principal

1936 – 1941

Past Principals of MBSSPast Principals of MBSSPast Principals of MBSSPast Principals of MBSS

Mr. T. K. Cheong

1948 - 1949

Mr. Lim Chin Keng

1942 – 1945 & 1946 - 1947

Mr. William Dudley

1945 – 1946 & 1947 - 1948Rev. J. A. P. Oswald

1950 - 1952

Mr. K. V. Thaver

1953 - 1957Mr. Koo Ah Too

1958 – 1960

Mr. Kwong Sea Khoon

1960 – 1975

Mr. K. G. Zachariah

1976 – 1979

Past Principals of MBSSPast Principals of MBSSPast Principals of MBSSPast Principals of MBSS

Mr. Clarence P. Wijasuriya

1979 – 1988

Mr. A. Atputharaja

1988– 1999

Miss Moey Yoke Lai

1999 – 20011979 – 1988 1988– 1999 1999 – 2001

Mrs. Leong Lai Thong

2004 – 2007Mrs. Ann Lee Chii Yuann

2001 – 2004

Mr. Lim Hean Hwa

(Principal: 2007 to 2009)

First Headmaster, MBPS, SentulFirst Headmaster, MBPS, SentulFirst Headmaster, MBPS, SentulFirst Headmaster, MBPS, Sentul

Mr. Wong Lai Yuen

1st Headmaster

1957 - 1967

Past Past Past Past Headmaster/Headmistress of MBPSHeadmaster/Headmistress of MBPSHeadmaster/Headmistress of MBPSHeadmaster/Headmistress of MBPS

Mrs. S. Roberts

(Acting Headmistress)

Mr. Sam Paranjothy

1972 - 1980

Mrs. Janet Ho

(Acting Headmistress)

Mr. Yong Ah Keh

1982 – 1991(Acting Headmistress)

1968 – 1972

1972 - 1980 (Acting Headmistress)

1980 - 1983

Mr. Lee Hung Yen

1991 – 1993

En. Ahmad b Buyong

1993 – 2000

Mr. Cheng Thian Soo

2002 – 2003

1982 – 1991

Mr. Ooi Hock Leong

2000 – 2002

Current Headmistress,Current Headmistress,Current Headmistress,Current Headmistress,MBPSMBPSMBPSMBPS

Current Current Current Current Principal, Principal, Principal, Principal, MBSSMBSSMBSSMBSS

Mr. Ong Boon Puah

(Principal since 2009)

Mrs. S. Thavamani G Samy

(Headmistress since 2003)