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

List of Henry Gurney schools

Initially, only two Henry Gurney schools were created.

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.

External links

• "Sekolah Henry Gurney Wanita Batu Gajah" (in Malaysian)

• Schools in Sabah
• Secondary schools in Malaysia
• Publicly funded schools in Malaysia
• Vocational colleges in Malaysia
• Prisons in Malaysia
• Youth detention centers
• Educational institutions established in 1949
• 1949 establishments in Malaya
• Boys' schools in Malaysia
• Girls' schools in Malaysia