Victoria Institution | |
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Location | |
Jalan Hang Tuah, 55200 , Malaysia | |
Information | |
Type | All-boys secondary school |
Motto | Be yet wiser; To be a scholar, sportsman and a gentleman |
Established | 14 August 1893 |
Principal | En Abd Samad bin Othman |
Grades | Forms 1 – 6 |
Gender | Male Co-educational (Form 6) |
Colour(s) | Oxford Blue Cambridge Blue |
Accreditation | Cluster School of Excellence |
Newspaper | The Seladang |
Yearbook | The Victorian |
Alumni | Victoria Institution Old Boys Association |
Website | sites |
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The Victoria Institution is the oldest secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is a memorial school, so-called because it was partly funded by public subscription intended for the erection of a permanent memorial to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The establishment of the school was further supported by financial contributions from the Sultan and government of Selangor, prominent Kuala Lumpur residents, and the general public.
The school reverted to its original name (instead of SMK Victoria) in February 2009, after being granted approval in recognition of its having been declared part of Malaysia's national heritage.
The Victoria Institution is a secondary school for male students only from Form 1 to 5. Female students are accepted for Form 6 (Lower and Upper). The school is widely known as VI, and a student of the Victoria Institution is known as a Victorian.
Performing well both academically and in sports, the VI is considered one of the best non-residential schools in Malaysia. In 2007, VI was named as a Cluster School of Excellence[1] by the then Minister of Malaysian Ministry of Education, Hishamuddin Hussein.