Founded in 1918, Jit Sin High School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Jit Sin; simplified Chinese: 日新国民型华文中学; traditional Chinese: 日新國民型華文中學) is a co-educational Chinese vernacular secondary school in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.

Jit Sin High School
日新国民型华文中学
Courtesy, Love, Diligence and Humility (敬爱勤朴)
Location
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Jalan Binjai, Taman Sri Rambai,
14000 Bukit Mertajam


Coordinates5°20′35″N 100°26′47″E / 5.343130°N 100.446405°E / 5.343130; 100.446405
Information
TypeState school
Established2 March 1918 (1918-03-02)
Sister schoolJit Sin Independent High School
The Heights School (Australia) Jishukan High School
PrincipalDr Ooi Yek Hwa
Forms1–6
Enrollment2487 (June 2024)
National ranking1 [1]
WebsiteSMJK School Portal - SMJK JIT SIN

The school is known nationwide as a top elite school for its excellent academic results in public examinations such as Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3), Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) which was abolished in 2014,[2] Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)[3] and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)[4] consistently every year.

As Jit Sin is a Chinese secondary school (SMJK), Chinese language (Bahasa Cina) is a compulsory subject to be taken during Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) for all students with Chinese primary school background (SJKC).

Developments

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Jit Sin High School (JSHS) used to share the same compound with Jit Sin Independent High School at Aston Road. In 1992, Jit Sin High School moved to a purpose-built campus in Taman Sri Rambai. Students attend classes from Form 1 to Form 6, they used to organise them into morning and afternoon sessions. Now, all forms have changed to morning session since the year 2020. Jit Sin High shares the same school anthem with Jit Sin Independent High School as well as its primary school counterparts, SJK(C) Jit Sin (A) & SJK(C) Jit Sin (B).

In October 2011, Jit Sin High School was awarded the title of Cluster School of Excellence[1] (Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan), and is the first vernacular secondary school in Penang to achieve this premier status.

A new building due north to the original building was opened on 22 June 2019 for Form 5 and Form 6 students. The new building consists of 6 floors with 2 main elevators and 2 smaller elevators.

References

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  1. ^ a b "日新国中膺一级中学" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 December 2014.
  2. ^ "PMR: Jit Sin Emerges as Best School". Archived from the original on 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Students of SMJK Jit Sin Ecxel in SPM".
  4. ^ "Better Results for Penang".
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