Latest Photographs of St.Andrew School

Photographs courtesy of Mr.Henry Goh

16th Annual General Meeting of Muar Andrean Association 2009

16th AGM of Muar Andrean Association on
Saturday 7th November 2009 (in progress)

Muar's Chapter

Group photo with newly elected Muar Chapter Committee

Andreans having a chat prior to AGM





A good lunch at Song Lee Fish Head Restaurant
in Muar, after a good meeting...!

Photographs courtesy of Mr.Henry Goh.

KL Chapter's Fellowship Dinner

SAS OBA KL Chapter's fellowship dinner
at River Fish Restaurant,
Damansara Kim, PJ
on 20th August 2009



Seated from L to R : Paul Lim (1968), Tan Meng Leng, Edmund Ng (1967),
Lau See Hian (1967) Robert Chia, James Tan
Standing from L to R : Robert Lim, Yeo Tien Keong, Ong Liang Chai (1975), Dr. Shen, Nelson Tan, Henry Goh (1968), Toh Chee Lip, Eric Tan (partly hidden), Adrian Goh (1977), Daniel Tan, Law Jo Seng, Goh Bong Hiang (1975), Yap Kim Chung, Gan Lian Peng, Jerry Tan, Vincent Ng (1969).

S.A.S Old Boys in Aceh, Sumatra

Accidental meeting of 2 S.A.S. old boys in Aceh.

Ishak (class of 1972) and Brig. General Salahuddin (class of 1968) met by accident in Aceh,Sumatra during the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in 2005. Ishak, at the time, was a logistician volunteer for Mercy Malaysia and Brig.General Salahuddin was in charge of the Malaysian Army engineering contingent in Aceh.

Hope there will be more old boys meetings/stories featured in this blog!

Email: ishak@centrepro.com

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The school

In 1930, Mr K.Kathiravelu founded the Town School in Jalan Arab, Muar. He was the school principal from 1930 to 1933. Rev. Father J.P. Francois purchased the school from him in 1933 and renamed it as St Andrew’s School. He took over the headmaster role until 1938. He was succeeded by Rev.Father Dapoirieuse in 1938

In 1940, Rev. Father Rene Ashness took over as principal. The school was temporarily closed in 1942 until 1945 due to the outbreak of World War II.

The school was reopened in 1946 and Rev. Father Cordeiro took over as principal. In 1947, the school operated in Jalan Lama and a new school was built in 1948 in Jalan Hashim and remain there until today. The school has eighteen students and the late Mr Yeo Teck Mong was one of the student. Father Cordeiro retired from the school in 1952. The school had an official opening in 1949 and Rev Bro Edmund succeeded as the school principal in 1952 and remained there until 1953.

A new school, St. Andrew’s Continuation School was started for the over-aged students. In January 1953, Rev. Bro. Finan Owen took over as Principal. A new school logo was adopted. He left on October 1954.

	In October, 1954, the late Rev Brother Robert O’Sullivan took over as Principal of the school. The school adopted a new logo in 1955. He remained as school principal for 25 years until 1980. He was responsible for the fame of the school. It was during his tenure as principal that a little unknown school had earned itself the name and fame as the much sought after by school-going parents which elbowed their ways to find a place in the school for their children education. The school had since missed a great principal of all times!		In October, 1954, the late Rev Brother Robert O’Sullivan took over as Principal of the school. The school adopted a new logo in 1955. He remained as school principal for 25 years until 1980. He was responsible for the fame of the school. It was during his tenure as principal that a little unknown school had earned itself the name and fame as the much sought after by school-going parents which elbowed their ways to find a place in the school for their children education. The school had since missed a great principal of all times!