Chung Ling High School is a secondary school in Malaysia, located in George Town, Penang. Chung Ling High School was established in the year of 1917 as a primary school and formed its junior high department in 1923, making it the first Chinese high school in Malaya. It is one of the top Chinese schools in Malaysia. Since then, only primary schools' students with good grades will be accepted to the school.
Chung Ling High School is one of the handful of schools that conform to the government's policy of 60–40. The 60-40 Policy encourages students to take up Science Streams as compared to Art Streams to the ratio of 60:40. In fact, Chung Ling High School has far surpassed this number and has over 90% of students studying in the Science Stream. The school enrolls approximately 2200 students as of 2019. The students are served by over 160 academic and non-academic staff. An interesting fact about the school is that there is an unwritten rule whereby the principal of Chung Ling High School has to be an alumni.
Extracurricular activities
Chung Ling High School Choir
In 1969, a group of Chung Ling High School students came up with idea of forming a choir with the support of alumni. The Chung Ling High School Choir was one of the most former clubs in the school. The CLHSC has been maintaining its outstanding performance and prominence since the establishment of the club.
Dragon boat accident
On 17 January 2010, the school's dragon boat team capsized, having collided with a tugboat amid strong currents. The tragedy claimed six lives in total. Among the dead were school teacher Chin Aik Siang and students Jason Ch'ng, Brendon Yeoh, Goh Yi Zhang, Wang Yong Xiang and Chiah Zi Jun.
On 26 October 2007, the Board of Governors of the Tri-Chung Ling High Schools announced that they had passed a motion to form a tertiary institution as a complement to the Tri-Chung Ling High Schools. The Chairman of the Board, Dato' Oo Jooi Tee, noted that while the board had already approved the establishment, the plan would be on hold until sponsorship could be found. However, he noted that this should not be difficult as there is great support for the establishment. Chung Ling College will first be established on the grounds of Chung Ling High School, Penang in Air Itam. However, it may later be moved to larger, more suitable grounds. This plan is currently cancelled.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, Chung Ling High School has started E-learning through meeting and learning platforms such as Zoom, Google Classroom and Google Meet on 23 March 2020, which is the day that the school supposed should be reopened after the March school holiday. As the Movement Control Order kept on extending, almost all teachers and students are actively involved in the E-learning to ensure that students are kept on pace on studying especially for those who are taking government examinations on 2020.
