Victoria Institution

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Victoria Institution

Motto	To Be a Scholar, a Sportsman and a Gentlemen
Established	14 August 1893
Type	Government Non-Boarding all-boys secondary School
Headmaster	Muhamad Khailani Abdul Jalil
Students	1200
Grades	Form 1 - Form 6
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Campus	Large School campus, at the edge of city centre
Colours	Navy blue & Royal Blue
Abbreviation	V.I.

Victoria Institution (Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Victoria) is a Premier secondary school for boys (and female for form 6) and the oldest school in Kuala Lumpur. The school is widely known as V.I. and a student of Victoria Institution is also known as a Victorian. V.I is famous for its high achievement in academic, sports and other activities for secondary school level in Malaysia. It is considered as one of the best non-residential schools in Malaysia.

1 History
2 School Buildings
3 School's Song
- 3.1 English Version
- 3.2 Malay Version
4 Student Life
5 Alumni
6 Links

[edit] History

In the 1880s, some prominent citizens, including the Capitan China of Kuala Lumpur, Yap Kwan Seng, Towkay Loke Yew, and Thamboosamy Pillay, saw the need of a good English school in Kuala Lumpur. With the support of British Resident at Selangor, Sir WH Treacher and donation from Sultan Abdul Samad, The Sultan of Selangor, they built the Victoria Institution in 1893. The name of the school was taken to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

[edit] School Buildings

The original building of Victoria Institution was located at Jalan Bandar and was officially opened on the 30th of July 1894. However on March 1929 the school shifted its location to Jalan Hang Tuah, as the old location was frequently flooded by the nearby Klang River during heavy downpours. The school Hall, Pavillion and Clock Tower is located at the main building. V.I also has its own swimming pool and Synthetic track for 100 metres sprint event.

[edit] School's Song

[edit] English Version

Victoria Institution Clock Tower

Let us now with thankfulness
Praise the founders of our School
Let us now with thankfulness
Praise the founders of our School
For their foresight and devotion,
Some who came across the ocean,
Some Malaysian's own sons,
All true Victorians.

Let us next remember here
All who passed through this our School.
Let us next remember here
All who passed through this our School,
Not one race but one in feeling
For a school to each appealing
That instruction be not all
Nor this School just roof and wall.

Let us lastly pledge ourselves
Ever to uphold our School.
Let us lastly pledge ourselves
Ever to uphold our School.
In our work and in our leisure,
With such zeal and in such measure
That the new Victorians
Match with Old Victorians

[edit] Malay Version

Sanjungan didendangkan
Pengasas nan budiman
Sanjungan didendangkan
Pengasas nan budiman
Kerana jasa khidmat mulia
Yang mengharung samuderaya
Dan putera Malaysia
Kekal cita Victoria

Kenangan dilayangkan
Pada semua lepasan
Kenangan dilayangkan
Pada semua lepasan
Lain bangsa satu cita
Diingatkan pada semua
Ilmu zahir utama
Rohani pun setara

Ikrar pula lafazkan
Junjung sekolah pujaan
Ikrar pula lafazkan
Junjung sekolah pujaan
Dalam usaha gerak laku
Warisan lama dan baru
Bergandingan, bersatu
Hidup Victoria diaju

[edit] Student Life

V.I has a variety of clubs, uniformed bodies and sports that students can participated into. Victoria Institution traditional rival is St. John's Institution because both of the schools are considered the best schools in Kuala Lumpur. V.I also has a rivalry with RMC and MCKK.

[edit] Traditions and Heritage

Victoria Institution is a school that is rich with its own heritage and traditions. Dubbed as one of the one of the oldest school in Malaysia, it has carved many fond memories to its students.For example, Victoria Institution is the only school in Malaysia who has its own Edinburgh styled Military Tattoo. During this celebrations, Victorians young and old, far and near will gather on the school's famous Quadrangle to witness the performance of its best uniformed body, Victoria Institution Cadet Corps Band. Victoria Institution Cadet Corps and Victoria Institution Red Cross also perform in the tattoo.

[edit] Sports

V.I has proud history of achievement in sports, having won many state and national level championship for the past 100 years. V.I currently participates in Bangsar zone at district level and in MSSKL for state level. The sports that are played in V.I include football, rugby, cricket, basketball, waterpolo, badminton, archery, Hockey, handball, volleyball, athletics, tennis, table-tennis. V.I is currently a defending champion in football, cricket and waterpolo at state-level. V.I plays MCKK in football for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup every year with the venue alternate each year between the two schools. Because of its strong tradition in sports, VI has produced many famous Malaysian sportsman including Mokhtar Dahari, Sidek's Brothers and Datuk Dr Mani Jegathesan.

[edit] House

There are eight sport houses in V.I. Every year the sports houses compete against each other on sports day. The sports day have been held since 1897. The houses were named after the founders of the school. The current houses are:

Thamboosamy, (green)
Lee Kuan Yew (yellow)
Sultan Abdul Samad (purple)
Rodger(orange)
Loke Yew (Brown)
Shaw (Red)
Yap Kwan Seng (Light Blue)
Treacher (Dark Blue)

[edit] Uniform Bodies

The most famous uniformed body in the school is the V.I Cadet Corps Band. It has won two national championship and multiple state championship. VI Cadet Corps Band has participated in numerous music festival and events in Malaysia and overseas. V.I has the oldest Infantry Cadet Corps in Malaysia. VI also has the oldest Scout group in Malaysia called First Kuala Lumpur Scout Group. VI has another scout group called Victoria Scout Group thus, there are two scout groups in the school. Victoria Institution Red Crescent Society is also the oldest Red Crescent Society in Malaysia. Other new Uniformed bodies in V.I include Kadet Remaja Sekolah, Fire Brigate Cadet Corps and Police Cadet Corps.

[edit] Prefects

Victoria Institution has the oldest prefects board in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. It was founded on 6th April 1923. The maximum number of prefects in the board at any one time cannot exceed 30. The first school captain was Othman bin Mohamad, who was also a hostelite.

The motto for the Victoria Institution Prefects Board is, "On the bearing of the Prefects depends the tone of the School"

[edit] Alumni

The alumni association of V.I is known as VIOBA and was founded in 1922. The games competition between Current Victorian and alumni is known as 'Daniel Shield' and is played every year. Many of the alumni become prominent figures in Malaysia. Notable alumni include: