Phor Tay High School
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MottoHumanity, Mindfulness, Diligence, Perseverance (仁慎勤毅)
Established1935
| Phor Tay National Type Chinese High School | |
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菩提国民型华文中学 Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Phor Tay | |
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731 Jalan Sungai Dua 11700 , | |
| Coordinates | 5°20′34.00″N 100°17′47.00″E / 5.3427778°N 100.2963889°E |
| Information | |
| Type | National-type Chinese secondary school |
| Motto | Humanity, Mindfulness, Diligence, Perseverance (仁慎勤毅) |
| Established | 1935 |
| Principal | Lim Geaik Hong (since 2020) |
| Teaching staff | 143 (2024) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Enrollment | 2003 (2024) |
| Student Union/Association | Persatuan Bekas Murid-Murid Sekolah Phor Tay |
| Affiliations | Phor Tay Institution Phor Tay Kindergarten Phor Tay Primary School Phor Tay Private High School |
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 Phor Tay National Type Chinese High School in Simplified Chinese (top) and Traditional Chinese character (bottom) | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 菩提國民型華文中學 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 菩提国民型华文中学 | ||||||||||||||
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Phor Tay High School, officially Phor Tay National Type Chinese High School (Chinese: 菩提国民型华文中学 ; Malay: Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Phor Tay, or SMJK Phor Tay) is a National-type Chinese secondary school, located in Sungai Dua, Penang. It is the only Buddhist secondary school, where Buddhist education is a compulsory subject for all Buddhist students of the school, in Malaysia.[1]
Phor Tay High School was previously an all-girls school. It was officially converted to a co-educational school after its relocation from Jalan Bagan Jermal in 2009.