{"id":238,"date":"2020-03-24T11:18:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T03:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacredheart.com.my\/main\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2020-11-05T15:39:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T07:39:49","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sacredheart.com.my\/main\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;content_box&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604552339591{padding-right: 2% !important;}&#8221; shape_dividers=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-377884&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;bigtext&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221;]<span class=\"font-377884\">1902 \u2013 1952 |<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"font-377884\">The Mill Hill Fathers<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587008415422{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"lipsum\"><span class=\"font-156269\">In the early 1900\u2019s, the quest to set up a Catholic mission school in Sibu began with Right Reverend Monsignor Edmund Dunn. He entrusted the task to Reverend Father Aloysius Hopfgartner, who arrived in the then wild frontier of Sibu, with another Mill Hill Father, Reverend Father Theodore Wagner on Dec 27, 1902.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83495&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-four&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83496&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-four&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604552027602{padding-right: 2% !important;}&#8221; shape_dividers=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-377884&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;bigtext&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221;]<span class=\"font-377884\">The Start | An Attap Hut <\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588770149605{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"lipsum\"><span class=\"font-156269\">They worked hard and shortly after, were able to start school in an\u201cattap\u201d hut, near the present Rajang Port Authority.\u00a0 The hut was, in fact, a store used by a travelling Mill Hill Father from England during his periodic stops in Sibu! <\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83490&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-three&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604561591413{padding-right: 2% !important;}&#8221; shape_dividers=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-377884&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;bigtext&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221;]<span class=\"font-377884\">Rag Tag | 15 old boys<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587013007644{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"lipsum\"><span class=\"font-156269\">The first batch of pupils, 15 overaged boys, showed up irregularly because they had to help their parents at work. With this unsophisticated start, Sacred Heart, the first Catholic mission school in Sibu began.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;60&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83492&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-four&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604561609799{padding-right: 2% !important;}&#8221; shape_dividers=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-377884&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;bigtext&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221;]<span class=\"font-377884\">Farewell | Attap Hut<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587013245876{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"lipsum\"><span class=\"font-156269\">In 1905, this folksy image thawed. Sacred Heart School left the humble hut for a new site near an ice factory at Lane 1, Jalan Lanang. Two years later, in 1907, Sacred Heart moved again to a new block built over marshy land at Mission Road, adjacent to the Rajang River.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83493&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-three&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604561618942{padding-right: 2% !important;}&#8221; shape_dividers=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-377884&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;bigtext&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221;]<span class=\"font-377884\">Our School | Amidst a pool <\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590133391081{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"lipsum\"><span class=\"font-156269\">Conditions in those days were difficult. During floods or high tides, water seeped in through the floorboards.\u00a0 Water surrounded Sacred Heart School. Showing up for lessons meant having to tread gingerly across belian plank-walks or wading across floodwaters. But the schoolboys then, were used to such conditions and they thrived. Swimming was a favourite pastime. The boys had a good time splashing in the water during lunch break. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"font-156269\">Bishop James Buis, noted in the 75th Anniversary magazine, that this building would shake and tremble even when the school bell was rung!<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83499&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-four&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83500&#8243; 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z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;bigtext&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221;]<span class=\"font-377884\">FINALLY | A proper building<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590133247255{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<span class=\"font-156269\">Almost 36 years later, in 1938, Sacred Heart was given a new lease of life with the construction of a wooden nine-classroom building.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; 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font_family=&#8221;font-377884&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;bigtext&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221;]<span class=\"font-377884\">DEVASTATION | Burnt to the ground<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587016622158{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"lipsum\"><span class=\"font-156269\">The new block was short lived as it was set ablaze by occupying forces during the Second World War.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"font-156269\">Father William Wagennar, who was the last Mill Hill Father to serve as Sacred Heart\u2019s principal, said that the years after the war were harsh for the school. Most of the buildings were gone. But miraculously, lessons continued.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;60&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83504&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;twentyone-nine&#8221;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83505&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-three&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; 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css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587016527066{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"lipsum\"><span class=\"font-156269\">When Reverend Brother Fridolin, a De LaSalle Brother from Ireland, took over as the principal in 1953, he was appalled by the poor condition of the school. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"font-156269\">Fortunately, he had the company, strength and wisdom of the Mill Hill Fathers &#8211; Father Adrian De Vos, Father Joli, and his fellow De La Salle Brothers &#8211; Brother Austin, and subsequently, Brother Justin and Brother Columba to overcome whatever challenges that lay ahead. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"font-156269\">Moreover, the whole town was very supportive of the development of Catholic mission schools.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; 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With time and changes in education system, it evolved into St. Elizabeth Secondary School and St. Rita Primary School.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"font-156269\">Before Malaysians took over, the girls\u2019 school was under the dedicated care of the Mill Hill Priests and eventually the Franciscans Sisters.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83509&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-three&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604561758568{padding-right: 2% !important;}&#8221; shape_dividers=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-377884&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;bigtext&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221;]English | Mandarin[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587017269353{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<span class=\"font-156269\">In 1960, Sacred Heart\u2019s medium of instructions became solely English and the school came to be known as Sacred Heart English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-156269\">To cater for the Mandarin language section, Sacred Heart Chinese Primary and Catholic High School were created. Catholic High School came under the care and management of the Marists Brothers.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83534&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-four&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83535&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-four&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<span class=\"font-377884\"><em>In 1817,\u00a0St. Marcellin Champagnat, a priest from\u00a0France, founded the Marist Brothers, with the goal of educating young people, especially those most neglected. While most of the Brothers minister in school settings, others work with young people in parishes, religious retreats and spiritual accompaniment, at-risk youth settings, young adult ministry and overseas missions.<\/em><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604561769348{padding-right: 2% !important;}&#8221; shape_dividers=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-377884&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;bigtext&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221;]1967 Relocation | Mission to Oya[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587017340191{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<span class=\"font-156269\">In 1967, owing to the pressures of urbanisation and also the School\u2019s need for more space, Sacred Heart took a giant leap and moved to its present site at Jalan Oya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-156269\">Students were roped in alongside teachers and town folks who helped moved tables, chairs, cupboards and the likes from Mission Road to where the School currently stands.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83516&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-three&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604561777308{padding-right: 2% !important;}&#8221; shape_dividers=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-377884&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-156269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;bigtext&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221;]Farewell | End of an era[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590133559333{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<span class=\"font-156269\">On the part of Sacred Heart School, De La Salle Brothers managed the school from 1953 to 1987 for a period of 34 years. 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Students and locals lined the road leading to the airport to bid him an emotional farewell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-156269\">From then on, Malaysians took over the reins to continue the fine tradition of providing quality education to the younger generation.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;60&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;83517&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;three-four&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; 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