King George V School, Seremban


King George V School, Seremban is a day national secondary school in Malaysia. The enrolment of students is controlled by the state Education Department of Negeri Sembilan. King George V School is classified as a premier school and cluster of school of excellence. It is widely regarded as the most prestigious secondary school in the state of Negeri Sembilan.

Headmasters

School identity

History of the school badge

SMK King George V was officiated on 23 April 1928 in conjunction with St. George's Day, a historical day in England. The name of the school has its origins from a myth regarding St. George who according to legend successfully brought peace to England, which was threatened at that time by a dragon.
The legend is represented in the school crest which has the image of a warrior slaying a dragon. This image is an analogy that great leaders and warriors will emerge from this school. Beneath the image are the words “Veni, Vedi, Veci” on a yellow banner which means 'I came, I saw and I conquered'. These words areattributed to Julius Caesar. The yellow banner, on the other hand, signifies undivided loyalty to the school, country, religion and king.
The most prominent feature of the badge is the horseman slaying the dragon. This is symbolic of the triumph of good over evil, just as St. George slew the dragon that was yearly devouring the young beautiful virgins sacrificed to him. Presumably the school adopted this symbol firstly because the date of opening of the school coincided with the feast Day of St. George 23 April, and secondly because St. George was the patron saint of England.
In the year 1953, the school badge was altered as the image of the cross and a legendary western leader was considered inappropriate. The school crest became a plain one with only the initials “KGV” on it.
Then in 1968, this was regarded as being much too plain and the old badge was re-introduced because of the tradition and meaning attached to it.
In 1978, the badge was redesigned with the concurrence of the Old Boys, the Board of Governors, the Parent - Teacher Association. The familiar colours have been retained as also the crown symbolising the loyalty to our King and Country and the Sovereignty of the Monarchy. The red cross has been replaced by a red 'V' to represent the motto. It is hoped that there will be no more changes to the badge.

School Song

WE GEORGIANS FAITHFULLY SHALL SERVE

OUR KING AND COUNTRY

ON LAND AND SEA WHEREVER GEORGIANS BE

WE PROUDLY FLY THE SCHOOL BANNERS HIGH

OUR SCHOOL BRINGS JOY NO WORDS

CAN TELL HOW WE HONOUR THEE

UNITED WE ARE TOGETHER OR APART

FOREVER CONTRIBUTING IDEAS TO PROGRESS
SING OUR SCHOOL SONG

BRINGS MEMORY SO SWEET

WITH GRATITUDE SO DEEP WE HAIL THEE
SING OUR SCHOOL SONG

BRINGS MEMORY SO SWEET

WITH GRATITUDE SO DEEP WE HAIL THEE
WE GEORGIANS FAITHFULLY SHALL SERVE

OUR KING AND COUNTRY TILL ETERNITY

Entry conditions

The school is organised into five sport houses. The school has a full range of sports facilities. SMKKGV is one of the earliest school to provide swimming pool in Negeri Sembilan.

Rugby team

Rugby is the most popular sport in KGV and has earned the school countless of trophies. KGV's rugby union team is named 'Georgian Rugby'. The team have rivalry mainly with local schools such as Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak, SMK Zaaba and others from all around Malaysia like Kolej Yayasan Saad and Sekolah Menengah Sains Yahya Petra.
In 2006, The come back of the rugby school team, coaching by Mr Razak made the 15s under 18 placed 2nd at State level lost by 34–0 with Sekolah Dato Abdul Razak and the 10s under 15 team placed 1st beat sekolah sukan negeri sembilan formerly known as SMK Za'aba at state level. After 10 years of rest, with the help of Mr Razak, they qualified to the KRM MILO tournament. The tournament was held in Melaka. They lost in the finals with Sekolah Yahya Petra which is a school from Kelantan 5–0. The team is automatically qualified to enter the KRM-MILO Cup in 2007 because they reached the finals of the 2006 KRM. The team consists of mainly form 1, 2, 3, 4 & one form 5. They recently won the Champions in the plate division in the Sains Selangor Satang 10s held by the SM Sains Selangor Old Boys. In 2007 and 2008 the under 15 rugby team won the MSSM / MILO / KRM U15. In 2008 they also won the under 18 cup . They beat Sekolah Sains Tuanku Jaafar in the quarter finals, in the semi finals and SMK Teknik Ampangan in the finals. They successfully receive Cluster Award for the project of rugby by the Ministry of education.

Cricket Team

Cricket has been an ever-popular sport in KGV throughout years. The school has produced plenty of state and national players. Credit should go to plenty of teachers and Cricket Masters who have dedicated and devoted countless amounts of time and efforts to keep the spirit of KGV Cricket going. A few influential names in the history of KGV cricket are former teacher and Cricket Master Mr S.Kunaratnam who is also a former President of the Negeri Sembilan Cricket Association, former Georgian and National/State Junior Cricket Coach, the late Mr. M.F Thevaratnam. Towards the end of the '90s, the KGV Cricket teams saw a slight slump in their achievements, always falling short of winning the state MSSNS title to STJ. The new millennia brought new changes to KGV cricket. Under the watchful eyes of teacher and Cricket Master En Rashid Abdul Jalil and coach Mr M.F. Thevaratnam plus the support of Principal En. Samsudin Hamidan, the KGV Cricket team had risen to become state MSSNS champions once again defeating rivals Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar in an entertaining final match at the KTJ Oval in Mantin, Negeri Sembilan in the year 2002 and once again in the year 2004 regaining the Championship after having lost to the international college in the 2003 finals.


Notable Achievements :
There are 22 societies and clubs in KGV. In addition the school runs 12 uniform units.
KGV was also very notable in its high achievements in English related competitions especially Debate, Drama, Choral Speaking and Spell-It-Right. KGV was looked as one of the top debating schools in Malaysia and has always actively participated in invitational debates and college debates.

Notable alumni