Henry Gurney School

Henry Gurney School
School emblem

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]

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)

Programs

The rehabilitation programmes in these centres are divided into four stages:

  • Orientation Programme
    • Induction
    • Orientation
    • Assessment
  • Strengthening Self-Personality Programme
    • Spiritual Module
    • Academic Module
    • Counselling Module
    • Sports and Recreation Module
  • Vocational Training
    • Sewing
    • Craft
    • Batik
    • Baking
  • Pre-release Programme

References

  1. ^ "shg.htm Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine." Malaysian Prison Department. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Sekolah Henry Gurney".
  3. ^ Kananatu, Thaatchaayini; Koh Geok May, Sharon, eds. (2020). Vulnerable Groups in Malaysia. De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
  4. ^ Malaysia Official Year Book 1965. Government Press. 1965.
  5. ^ Federation of Malaya Report. The Stationery Office. 1957. p. 339.