Penang Free School

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Penang Free School is a historic and prestigious secondary school in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, renowned for producing many of the country’s prominent leaders and public figures.

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Penang Free School canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boys' school ⓘ
day school ⓘ
historic school ⓘ
secondary school ⓘ
alumniDemonym Old Frees ⓘ
campusType urban campus ⓘ
city George Town ⓘ
linked to: George Town, Penang
country Malaysia ⓘ
currentAddress Green Lane, George Town, Penang ⓘ
educationLevel secondary education ⓘ
foundedAs free school for children of all races and creeds ⓘ
foundedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
foundedOn 1816-10-21 ⓘ
founder Reverend Robert Sparke Hutchings ⓘ
genderAdmitted male ⓘ
governingBody Ministry of Education Malaysia ⓘ
hasAlumniAssociation Old Frees Association ⓘ
hasHouseSystem true ⓘ
hasNotableAlumnus Karpal Singh ⓘ
P. Ramlee ⓘ
Tun Dr Awang Hassan ⓘ
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu ⓘ
Tun Mohamed Suffian Hashim ⓘ
Tunku Abdul Rahman ⓘ
Wong Pow Nee ⓘ
heritageStatus one of the oldest schools in Malaysia ⓘ
locatedIn George Town ⓘ
linked to: George Town, Penang

George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
Penang ⓘ
Penang Island ⓘ
mediumOfInstruction English ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
motto Fortis atque fidelis ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation Brave and faithful ⓘ
nickname PFS ⓘ
The Free School ⓘ
notableFor being the oldest English-medium school in Southeast Asia ⓘ
producing many Malaysian national leaders ⓘ
producing prominent public figures ⓘ
originalLocation Light Street, George Town ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
religiousAffiliation secular ⓘ
relocatedToCurrentSiteIn 1928 ⓘ
schoolColours blue ⓘ
white ⓘ
schoolType national secondary school ⓘ
public school ⓘ
state Penang ⓘ

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Tunku Abdul Rahman → educatedAt → Penang Free School ⓘ