Victoria Institution

Victoria Institution
Location
Map
Jalan Hang Tuah, 55200
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Malaysia
Information
TypeAll-boys secondary school
MottoBe yet wiser; To be a scholar, sportsman and a gentleman
Established14 August 1893; 131 years ago (1893-08-14)
PrincipalEn Abd Samad bin Othman
GradesForms 1 – 6
GenderMale
Co-educational (Form 6)
Colour(s)  Oxford Blue
  Cambridge Blue
AccreditationCluster School of Excellence
NewspaperThe Seladang
YearbookThe Victorian
AlumniVictoria Institution Old Boys Association
Websitesites.google.com/moe-dl.edu.my/victoria-institution/

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.

  1. ^ "30 sekolah kluster kumpulan pertama diumum".