Saturday, September 17, 2016

Top 20 Times JK Rowling Used Foreshadowing Excellently in the Harry Potter Series


If you are an English teacher and you plan to teach foreshadowing as a literary device, then the Harry Potter books are the best teaching aids to help you. In this list, we will avoid more obvious foreshadowing like how Dumbledore mentioned the Room of Requirements in passing one book before Harry and his friends actually discovered it, or the time Harry talked to the snake at the Muggle zoo before he actually learns he is a Parselmouth one book later. You will see how the use of various literary devices here is definitely an excellent mark of consistent world-building by JK Rowling.


20) First Book Foreshadows the Entire Series

The first book foreshadowed key elements for the other books in the series. In Chapter 16, Harry, Ron and Hermionie go on a quest to stop Voldemort from stealing the Philosopher's Stone and obtaining eternal life. They face several challenges along the way and each of these challenges represent in order, an upcoming book.



19) Centaur's Predictions

In the first book, Harry encounters Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest but is saved by Firenze, the centaur. However, another centaur named Bane turns up and states that by helping Harry, Firenze has interfered with what has been written in the stars. The centaurs, who can see read the future, already could predict that Harry would have to be killed by Voldemort. Six years later, Harry learns that his Divinity teacher, Professor Trelawney had predicted the same thing in one of her two only actual prophesies. Also, the Centaurs constantly say Mars is Bright, which means oncoming war.



18) Pettigrew's Fate

At the end of the third book, Dumbledore tells Harry there will come a day when Harry will be thankful he spared Wormtail. That day does indeed come in the final book when Wormtail lets Harry and his friends escape from being captured. However, the silver hand given to Wormtail as a replacement for the hand he sacrificed to remake Voldemort's body ends up choking him to death. Speaking about that, early on in the fourth book, Voldemort tells Wormtail, "I will allow you to perform an essential task for me, one that many of my followers would give their right hands to perform." Most readers probably had no idea this had a more literal meaning to it.



17) Harry's Dreams

In the first book, on his first night at Hogwarts, Harry dreams he is wearing Professor Quirrell's turban which keeps talking to him. The turban tells him he must move to Slytherin because it is his destiny. Well, we know what is in that turban, and it makes sense why that thing would talk to Harry, since he has a piece of it in him. Similarly, after the Quidditch match against Ravenclaw in the third book, Harry dreams of following a silver, galloping creature through a forest before arriving a clearing. This actually happens in the final book when Harry follows Snape's Patronus, a doe, through a forest into a clearing to find the Sword of Gryffindor.



16) Dumbledore's Deepest Desire

In the first book, Harry comes across the Mirror of Erised, which shows him his deepest desire - to be with his parents and the rest of his family. He becomes a little addicted to it since it gives him something precious the real world cannot. Soon, Dumbledore shows up and tells Harry it is dangerous to live in an imaginary world and that the Mirror will be moved someplace else. When Harry then asks the Headmaster what he sees in the Mirror, Dumbledore answers he sees himself with a pair of thick, woollen socks because all people give him are books. As Harry goes to bed that night, he suspects Dumbledore was not telling the truth. True enough, at the end of the series, we learn that Dumbledore probably saw what Harry sees in the Mirror - his family intact.



15) The Weasleys' Fate

Apart from Ron, all the Weasleys names are either the names of British kings or queens or an Arthurian name. Also, the Weasleys accept Harry almost as part of their family, which is fitting since there has been eight kings with the name Harry on the throne. King George III, who became king because of the untimely death of Prince Frederick, was deaf in one ear. Remember how George loses an ear? This could be JK Rowling foreshadowing Fred’s death. Another foreshadowing in regards to the Weasleys happens in he fourth book, when Harry, Ron and Hermione confront Fred and George at the Owlery regarding Ludo Bagman scamming them at the World Cup. George tells Ron that if he carries on caring too much about following the rules like this, he will eventually be made a prefect. True enough, Ron is appointed a Prefect in the next book along with Hermione.



14) Mad Eye's hatred for free Death Eaters

In the fourth book, Professor Mad Eye Moody states that if there is one thing he hates, it is a Death Eater who walked free. Of course, it makes sense that Mad Eye would say that since he is the Auror who brought many Death Eaters to face justice after the first Wizard War. Except this was not the actual Mad Eye, but an impersonator all along. It was Barty Crouch Jr. a Death Eater who went to Azkaban prison rather than betray his Dark Lord. Naturally, he would hate his fellow Death Eaters who chose freedom. So technically, he was not lying when he said this. He genuinely does hate them.



13) The Vanishing Cabinet

The Vanishing Cabinets would play an important role in The Half-Blood Prince when Draco Malfoy repairs and uses them to allow Death Eaters to enter Hogwarts. However, the cabinets are actually mentioned in earlier books in passing. In The Chamber of Secrets, Harry eavesdropped on the Malfoy family while hiding inside one of these cabinets at Borgin and Burkes. a store selling Dark Arts objects in Diagon Alley. Later in the novel, Peeves the poltergeist breaks the connecting cabinet at Hogwarts while trying to distract Filch when Harry is in his office. Finally, in The Order of the Phoenix, Graham Montague from Slytherin disappears when he is stuffed into a cabinet as a prank. It is easy to look over this incident since strange things happen at Hogwarts almost everyday. However, it is possible that Montague first learned about the cabinets' abilities and informed Draco about it.



12) The Barman At Hogsmeade

In the fifth book, Harry notices that the barman at Hogsmeade "was a grumpy-looking old man with a great deal of long gray hair and beard. He was tall and thin and looked vaguely familiar." One book later, while visiting one of Dumbledore's memories, Harry sees how Voldemort is unhappy that Dumbledore will not give him the Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching position. This is because Dumbledore knows Voldemort has been up to some suspicious activities. Voldemort comments that Dumbledore is as “omniscient as ever”, to which Dumbledore replies: “No, no. Merely friendly with the local barmen.” In The Deathly Hallows, we find out who that local barman is actually Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth.



11) Some characters' demise

Professor Trelawney may not be the best Seer out there, but she definitely got things right on occasion apart from the two times she was in trance. In Prisoner of Azkaban, she comes to the Great Hall for Christmas breakfast and claims that "when 13 dine together, the first to rise will be the first to die." Sure enough, Dumbledore rises to greet her, and he is the next out of the 13 of them to die. Speaking of Trelawney predicting Dumbledore's fate, she does mention in The Half Blood Prince that she has been sensing distant vibrations of catastrophe when she drew the Lightening Struck Tower card. Her predictions do come true since this tower is where Dumbledore's life ends.



10) Sirius' Fate

While we are discussing the prediction of the first of 13 to rise while dining shall die, its important to note how this applies to both Lupin at Mad-Eye Moody's wake and Sirius at a dinner at Grimmauld Place. In Sirius' case however, his death is foreshadowed more than once. In the fifth novel, when Harry first enters Sirius’ house, Harry gets “an odd feeling of foreboding; it was as though they had just entered the house of a dying man.” If that is not enough Sirius’ Animagus form is that of a shaggy dog, which is often viewed as “The Grim,” a sign of foreshadowed death. Also, when Harry sees Sirius for the last time, he "had a bad feeling about this parting; he didn’t know when they would next see each other.” But Sirius' death is not the only thing foreshadowed about him. In the very first chapter of the very first book, Dumbledore is at Privet Drive to receive baby Harry and leave him at the Dursleys’ front step. When Hagrid arrives with the baby, he is flying a motorcycle. When asked whose motorcycle it is, Hagrid says it was Sirius'. This is the first time his name is mentioned but it is only in the third book do we come to know he is actually a major player in the story.



9) Divination Homework Predictions

Divination is probably the subject Harry and Ron least take seriously. Despite this, most of the predictions made here actually comes true. In the third book, Ron's prediction for Harry when reading tea leaves is he is,"you're going to suffer but you're going to be happy about it." When you think about it, that actually does come true. Harry suffers a lot after the fourth book but he ends up happy. Another one of Ron's predictions is Harry might work for the Ministry of Magic. In The Cursed Child, we learn that Harry does indeed become an Auror. However, the icing on the cake goes to Harry and Ron’s divination homework when they decide to make crazy predictions that they think would never come true. Everything they make up would eventually come true during the events of the Triwizard Tournament.



8) The Bezoar

In the first book, Professor Snape tries to humiliate Harry on his first day in class by asking him difficult questions. One of them is: “Potter, where would you look if I told you to find me a bezoar?” Harry does not know. However, in the sixth book, Harry finds an old Potions textbook with handwritten notes in the margins that mentions bezoars as a poison antidote. When Ron is poisoned in the book, Harry remembers the bezoar and feeds it to him saves his life.



7) Some Hocruxes

In the fifth book, Harry and his friends are cleaning up Sirius old house which is now The Order of The Phoenix's new headquarters. While cleaning an old cabinet full of seemingly worthless stuff, they come across "a heavy locket that none of them could open." One book later, we learn about Hocruxes and how one of them is actually a locket. Another Hocrux that is mentioned earlier in the series is a tarnished tiara that he places on his book in the Room of Requirements. This tiara turns out to be Ravenclaw's Diadem.



6) Aunt Petunia's Wizarding Knowledge

Early in the fifth book, Harry and his cousin, Dudley are attacked by Dementors, As Harry struggles to explain what Dementors are to his Uncle Vernon, his Aunt Petunia suddenly reveals what they are, even describing the place they are guarding. When asked how is it she knows, she says she overheard "that awful boy" tell her sister about it. At that time, Harry assumes his aunt is talking about his father, James. However, in the final book, through one of Snape's memories, we learn that 'awful boy' is actually a young Professor Snape.



5) Myrtle's Murderer

In the second book, Harry and Ron learn that the Head Boy from 50 years ago, Tom Riddle, whose magic diary they have received an award for special services to Hogwarts. Ron tries to speculate what it was for. He says, "Maybe he got thirty O.W.L.s or saved a teacher from the giant squid. Maybe he murdered Myrtle; that would’ve done everyone a favour…" Towards the end of the book, we learn who Tom Riddle actually is and that he did indeed kill Myrtle with the Basilisk, creating his first Horcrux. Speaking of Riddle, the first time Harry comes across Voldemort's real name, he gets this strange vibe that he knows him. Well, of course he does.



4) Harry's Second Soul 

Professor Trelawney does not only make true predictions when she is on trance. During Divination class, she predicts that Harry was born in midwinter. This is, of course, untrue because Harry was born in July. However, Voldemort was born on December 31st, which is right in the middle of winter. In the final book, we learn Harry is a Horcrux, meaning he is a vessel with part of Voldemort’s soul in him. Could it be that Professor Trelawney was sensing something that Harry and we find out only four books later? Also, the Dementors feed on happiness, but they take certain joy in sucking the soul out of humans. They were especially attracted to Harry from the start. This comes off as a little weird since Harry has little happiness in his life after having been raised by the Dursleys. Nevertheless, the Dementors were probably attracted to him because they could sense that he has two souls in him. One was his own and the other, of course, the part of Voldemort's inside him.



3) Lily Potter’s Protection

When Harry returns from the graveyard with Cedric Diggory's body after having confronted Voldemort at the end of the fourth book, he tells Dumbledore that Voldemort returned to his bodily form after forcefully taking blood from Harry. Voldemort could have used the blood of any wizard who he considered his enemy, but he waited a long time just to get Harry's. Harry notices that Dumbledore has a gleam of something like triumph in his eyes, just for a second, which might have confused us at that time. We are led to assume that Harry probably noticed something wrong, but that is not the case. Dumbledore already knew that by using Harry’s blood to recreate his body, Voldemort was unwittingly further enhancing Lily Potter's protection on her son. This would prevent Harry from being in any real harm. Dumbledore only reveals this to Harry at the imaginary King's Cross in the final book.



2) Snape was actually a good guy

Professor Snape is had us guessing whether he would turn out a hero or villain at the end throughout the series. If you know the story, then you would know he is eventually revealed to have been on Dumbledore’s side the whole time, acting as a double agent while successfully shielding his thoughts from being read by Voldemort. This is actually foreshadowed, ever so briefly, in the fourth book when Harry is in the fake Mad-Eye Moody’s office. Here, he notices Severus in a Foe-Glass, a tool that conjures up images of its owner's enemies. The fake Moody is a Death Eater named Barty Crouch Jr. Since Snape appears in the glass, it is immediately implied that he is not on the same side as the evil Death Eaters, which means he is a loyal follower of Dumbledore. Another similar occurance happens when Snape is teaching Harry Occlumency. Snape tells Harry that Voldemort "almost always knows when somebody is lying to him." Snape says 'almost', because Voldemort cannot always tell if he is being cheated since Snape lies to him all throughout the final two books. Also, way back in his first year at Hogwarts, Harry "sometimes had the horrible feeling that Snape could read minds." Turns out that is not just a hunch.



1) The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Dumbledore explains that Professor Trelawney prophecy regarding Harry and Voldemort need not necessarily have to come true. The only reason it will come true is because Voldemort, being the paranoid wizard that he is, actually believes it. Therefore, he will not allow Harry to live unless Harry kills him first.




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Thursday, September 15, 2016

Top 10 Most Plausible Harry Potter Fan Theories

I honestly don't know which one is more commendable. Is it JK Rowling's talent to tell a story so complex and complicated, or her fans' talent at producing various fan theories years later. Let's ignore all the ridiculous fan theories like the ones that theorize Dumbledore is a time-traveling Ron, or McGonagall is a Death Eater. Here are the Top 10 Most Plausible Harry Potter Fan Theories.

1. Sirius and Lupin died much longer than we think

Before facing Voldemolt in the Forbidden Forrest, Harry meets the ones he loved who had died with the help of the Resurrection Stone. His parents are wearing the same clothes they died in suggesting the Stone allows its user to see the dead exactly in the condition they were in before they died. Meanwhile, Remus and Sirius are described as being "younger than he's (Harry) ever seen them." This could be because they actually figuratively died after the double murder and the betrayal of their best friends who they grew up with.


2. Narcissa is an expert at Occlumency

Occlumency is the art of using magic to shield your mind from being assessed, possessed and influenced by others. Some known Occlumens include Dumbledore, Voldemort and Bellatrix. It is never stated if Narcissa Malfoy may be an Occlumens. However, she convincingly lied to Voldemort about Harry's death at the Forbidden Forest.


3. Harry created a Hocrux by accident, making him immortal 

In Professor Trelwaney's prophesy, she states "either must die at the hand of the other, for neither can live while the other survives." She was referring to the Dark Lord and The Boy Who Lived. Most people interpret this as meaning only one of them will survive when faced off against the other. But when you really think about it, the actual reason Voldemort wants Harry dead is because he wants to become immortal. But now that Voldemort is dead, it is Harry who can live on. But that cannot be possible since Harry does not have any Hocruxes or Dark Magic or even the desire to live forever, right? But what if he created a Hocrux by accident, just like how Voldemort made him a Hocrux unintentionally? When Harry stabbed the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, he actually did something unspeakable of, so much so that his soul split. Just then, Fawkes arrives to cure him, allowing for a piece of his soul to enter the Phoenix. A Phoneix does not actually die, instead it is reborn over and over again from its own ashes, which means Harry's soul will be preserved forever from dead whether he wants it or not...


4. Why Snape hated Neville as much as Harry

Professor Snape has been in love with Harry's mother, Lily even before they both went to Hogwarts. He did turn to the dark side, but when he realized his one true love might be in danger, he was willing to sacrifice himself to save her. It is possible that he even tried to convince Voldemort that it is Neville whom Professor Trelawney's prophesy was referring to, not Harry. After Lily was killed by Voldemort, Snape never quite moved on. It is easy to see why Snape would have mixed feelings over Harry. He reminds him of both the girl he loved and the boy who tormented him throughout his school days. But why hate on Neville? Probably because Snape blamed Neville for Lily's death. If only Voldemort had gone to the Longbottom's house that night instead of the Potter's, things would have turned out differently and Lily would still be alive. So when Neville arrives at Hogwats, it makes sense that those feelings might have been the reason he lashes out at Neville.


5. You need to ask in order to be placed into Gryffindor 

In the books, it is clearly stated that the Sorting Hat almost placed Harry in Slytherin.Dumbledore even mentions that Salazar Slytherin, one of Hogwarts' founding fathers, valued cleverness, resourcefulness, determination, and "a certain disregard for the rules" when selecting students for his house - all traits Harry most definitely has. To add to that, Harry was a Parseltongue. Plus, the Sorting Hat must have sensed the Hocrux inside Harry. The only reason he was put in Gryffindor is because he asked for it. Also, the intelligent bookworm Hermionie probably would have felt more at home in Ravenclaw. Even Ron and Neville, who do not possess any special talents would have been better in Hufflepuff, These four were put into Gryffindor simply because they were brave enough to ask. The one defining trait of Gryffindors is bravery, which is a choice, whereas other Hogwarts houses are based on traits that are acquired. Therefore, it makes sense that to be a true Gryffindor, you have to make that brave choice to ask. But then again, the Sorting Hat works in mysterious ways. Remember how Peter Pettigrew, one of the most spineless characters in the story, was actually a Gryffindor?


6. Crookshanks used to be James and Lily's pet

There are many theories surrounding Crookshanks, Hermione's giant cat. Some have theorized that it could be an Animagus of Regulus Black, or even Lily Potter herself. However, the most possible one seems to be the one regarding how Crookshanks used to belong to Harry's parents. When Harry finds an old letter from Lilly at Grimmauld Place, she mentions that she and James own a cat that Harry almost ran over with his toy broomstick. Years later, when Hermione adopts Crookshanks from a pet shop in Diagon Alley, the owner mentions that the cat has been there a long time. This probably explains how Crookshanks hated Scabbers and trusted Sirius in his dog form. Maybe it is more than mere animal instincts.


7. Neville's old wand made him weak

In Harry Potter's world, the wand chooses its owner. A wizard can never truly be good by using another wizard's wand. This is seen when Harry's wand breaks and he takes Draco's. He can never truly master it. When we first meet Neville Longbottom, he is made to use his father's old wand rather than one that chose him. Ron also does this by using his family's hand-me-down due to his family's financial situation and we see how bad he is at magic during this time. However, in Neville's case, he is made to use a wand that once belonged to a very powerful wizard that defied Voldemort thrice, hence he is forced to live in his father's shadows. Once this wand breaks, he can get a new one that properly chooses him. He is finally free to step out of his father's legacy to become his own wizard. It cannot be a coincidence that Neville went from being a possible Squib to turning into the possible Chosen one seemingly overnight after he gets his new wand. Also, in the movie version, notice the design of Neville's jumper and how it is similar to the woolen vest his father wears in a photo taken at an Order of The Phoenix meeting. This shows Neville now lives up to his dad's name.


8. The reason Harry's class is so small

JK Rowling has gone on record by saying that there are about a thousand students at Hogwarts.This is peculiar because if there are one thousand students, there would be roughly 35 students in each house each year. Despite this, there only seems to be 10 Gryffindor students in Harry's year. Perhaps Harry does have other classmates who are unnamed in the books. However, it is more likely that many in the Wizarding community did not have any children out of fear that Voldemort might murder them. Also, there is another theory that the Dead Eaters destroyed all records of Muggle Borns when Voldemort was in power the first time. Hermionie might be one of the few ones whose record survived and received her Hogwarts acceptance letter.


9. Voldemort's lack of hair is purposeful 

When Voldemort was still Tom Riddle, he was a handsome young man. But as he went deep into the Dark Arts, he lost his good looks, and along with it, his hair. Even as a young boy, Voldemort never really trusted anyone and preferred to operate alone. This lack of trust probably explains his lack of hair. He deliberately got rid of all body hair just so nobody can ever make Polyjuice Potion from it and impersonate him.


10. Dumbledore lied to Harry to protect him

According to Dumbledore, Harry had to be raised by his Aunt Petunia because they shared the same blood. The blood that was shed to keep Harry alive was his mother's, and that love that runs through both their blood is the greatest magic that protected him all these years. In fact, Dumbledore was visibly happy when Harry told him that Voldemort used his blood to regain his body. Harry did not die after the Killing Curse was cast on him because Voldemort used Harry's blood to recreate his body. Lily's protection that kept Harry from dying the first time runs through Voldemort's blood. However, when you really think about it, the Killing Curse rebounded and almost killed Voldemort when he cast it on Harry the first time. Why didn't this happen the second time? Remember; in order to destroy a Horcrux, its vessel must be destroyed. This is why Harry needed to be killed for Voldemort's Hocrux in him to be destroyed. Had Lily's blood been the one that made him survive, he would not have died and the Hocrux would not have been destroyed too. Since Harry made the ultimate sacrifice to protect his friends, Hogwarts received the same protection that Harry had when Lily sacrificed herself to protect him. He even says in the book, "I've done what my mother did. Haven't you noticed how none of the spells you put on them are binding? You can't torture them. You can't touch them." In order for this kind of magic to actually take affect, Harry would have to truly die.



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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

La Salle Schools in Malaysia

The beginning of national schools under the La Salle Brothers began in Asia in 1852 when they founded the St Xavier's Institution in Penang. Since then, a series of primary and secondary La Salle schools has been developed throughout the country. During the Japanese occupation in the country, almost all La Salle Brothers who were foreign citizens were imprisoned. Following the end of the British colonial period, most La Salle Brothers stayed back in Malaysia to manage their schools. Catholic schools continued to grow even as the La Salle Brothers decreased in number. The La Salle Brothers have become one of the founders of modern education in Malaysia and Lasallian education continues to be an important part of the local education system up to this day. There are about 25 La Salle primary schools in Malaysia and 20 secondary ones. 

Primary Schools

Kedah

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Theresa
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Patrick
  3. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Michael

Pulau Pinang

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Xavier
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. George Balik Pulau
  3. Sekolah Kebangsaan Assumption

Perak

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle, Ipoh
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. George 1
  3. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Michael
  4. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Anthony
  5. Sekolah Kebangsaan De La Salle
  6. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Francis, Perak
  7. Sekolah Kebangsaan Stella Maris

Selangor

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle, Petaling Jaya
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle, Klang

Kuala Lumpur

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle (1) Brickfields
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle (2) Brickfields (M)
  3. Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle 1, Jinjang Utara
  4. Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle 2, Jinjang Utara
  5. Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle (1) Sentul
  6. Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle Sentul 2 (M)

Negeri Sembilan

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Paul

Melaka

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Francis, Melaka

Johor

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Andrew, Johor

Sarawak

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Theresa, Kuching
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan St. Joseph, Kuching


Secondary School

Kedah

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Michael, Kedah
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Patrick, Kedah
  3. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Theresa

Pulau Pinang

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. George, Pulau Pinang
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Xavier

Perak

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. George, Perak
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Michael, Perak
  3. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Anthony, Perak

Selangor

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan La Salle, Klang
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan La Salle, Petaling Jaya

Pahang

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Thomas, Pahang

Wilayah Persekutuan

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan La Salle Brickfields (M)
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan La Salle Sentul (M)
  3. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. John, Kuala Lumpur

Melaka

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Francis

Negeri Sembilan

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. PaulSeremban

Johor

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Andrew, Johor

Sabah

  1. Sekolah Menengah St. MartinTambunan
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan La Salle, Tanjung Aru

Sarawak

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Joseph, Kuching
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sacred Heart

Methodist Schools in Malaysia

Christian missionaries were early pioneers in the establishment of modern schools in Malaysia. They were pastors of the church as well as school principals and teachers. Land had been purchased for the church and school, or donated by the local community. Methodist missionary schools began in 1880 when Rev. William F. Oldham opened the Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore on March 1, 1886. Five years later, another Anglo-Chinese School was establish in Penang. Among the founding principals include Rev. G.F. Pykett, Rev. James Hoover, Rev. Peach and Rev. Preston Dr. Ho Seng Ong. These schools were established in the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States in modern day Peninsular Malaysia. Some of them were established by the British colonial government and then submitted to the Methodist missionary for care. For example, Lady Treacher's Girls' School, Taiping, established in 1889, was later handed over to the Methodist missionary ten years later. Government Girls' English School, established in 1896, was handed over to the Methodists four years later and is currently the Methodist Girls School of Kuala Lumpur. There are about 30 Methodist secondary schools in Malaysia and 40 primary ones.


Secondary Schools

Coeducation Secondary Schools

Perak
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist, Air Tawar
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist, Ipoh
  3. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist, Kampar
  4. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist, Parit Buntar
  5. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist, Sungai Siput
  6. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist, Tanjong Malim
  7. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist, Sitiawan
  8. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Horley Methodist
Selangor
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist, Selangor
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist (Acs), Klang
Negeri Sembilan
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist Anglo Chinese SchoolNegeri Sembilan
Sarawak
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist, Sibu

All-Boys Secondary Schools

Wilayah Persekutuan
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (L) Methodist, Kuala Lumpur
Pulau Pinang
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (L) Methodist, Pulau Pinang
Melaka
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist (Acs) Melaka

All-Girls Secondary Schools

Pulau Pinang
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (P) Methodist, Pulau Pinang
Perak
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Perempuan Methodist, Perak
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (P) Treacher Methodi
Pahang
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (P) Methodist, Kuantan
  2. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (P) Methodist, Raub
Selangor
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (P) Methodist, Klang
Wilayah Persekutuan
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (P) Methodist, Kuala Lumpur
Melaka
  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Perempuan Methodist, Melaka

Primary Schools

Pulau Pinang

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Nibong Tebal
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan Pykett Methodist
  3. Sekolah Kebangsaan Perempuan Methodist, Pulau Pinang

Perak

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan Ho Seng Ong Methodist
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan Horley Methodist
  3. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Ayer Tawar
  4. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Ipoh
  5. Sekolah Kebangsaan Perempuan Methodist, Ipoh
  6. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Parit Buntar
  7. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Sitiawan
  8. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Sungai Siput
  9. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Taiping
  10. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist (Acs), Lumut
  11. Sekolah Kebangsaan (P) Treacher Methodist
  12. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Tanjong Malim
  13. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Tanjong Rambutan
  14. Sekolah Kebangsaan Perempuan Methodist, Teluk Intan
  15. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist (1)
  16. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Lumut
  17. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Malim Nawar

Wilayah Persekutuan

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist (L) Jalan Hang Jebat (M)
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan (P) Methodist (2), Kuala Lumpur

Selangor

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist (Acs), Klang
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist (Integ) (M)
  3. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist (M)
  4. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist Acs, Selangor
  5. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Petaling Jaya
  6. Sekolah Kebangsaan (P) Methodist Klang
  7. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist Jalan Stadium

Melaka

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist Acs, Melaka
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan (P) Methodist (1), Melaka
  3. Sekolah Kebangsaan (P) Methodist (2), Melaka

Negeri Sembilan

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist Acs, Negeri Sembilan

Pahang

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan Perempuan Methodist, Kuantan
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan Perempuan Methodist, Pahang

Sarawak

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist, Sibu
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist, Kapit
  3. Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist Anglo-Chinese