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Henry Gurney School

Malaysian school network for young offenders From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Henry Gurney Schools (Malay: Sekolah Henry Gurney) are centres established in 1949 under Juvenile Courts Act 1947 [Act 90] to care for young offenders in Malaysia, and were known as High Moral Schools before 15 May 1950.[1][2] They are for children and young people aged 14 to 20.[3][4]

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List of Henry Gurney schools

Initially, only two Henry Gurney schools were created.[5]

As per now, the schools have expanded as follows:-

  • Henry Gurney School, Batu Gajah, Perak (all-girls)
  • Henry Gurney School, Telok Mas, Malacca (co-educational)
  • Henry Gurney School, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (all-girls)
  • Henry Gurney School Puncak Borneo, Kuching, Sarawak (all-boys)
  • Henry Gurney School, Keningau, Sabah (all-boys)

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