SMK Vivekananda, Brickfields

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Vivekananda or SMKV, also known as SMK VIVE among the local students, is one of the oldest school in Brickfields. It was previously known as Sekolah Menengah Tamil Vivekananda.

SMK Vivekananda (விவேகானந்தா)
Location
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Wilayah Persekutuan

Information
TypeGovernment co-education secondary School
MottoPengetahuan Kunci Kebahagiaan
Established1958
PrincipalMr. Thangaperumal Andimuthu
GradesForm 1 - Form 6
CampusLarge School campus
Colour(s)Yellow and Dark Blue
AffiliationsMalaysia Ministry Of Education
AbbreviationVIVE
SMK Vivekananda

History

SMKV was officiated By Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Principals

  1. Mr M T Pillai 1960-1962
  2. Mrs I. G. Yogam 1962-1964
  3. Mr K. Purushotamam 1964-1979
  4. Mr G. Ramalingam 1980-1983
  5. Mr B. A. Deimudu 1983-1988
  6. Mrs Padmavathy Chee 1988-1989
  7. Mr R. Ganesan 1989-1998
  8. Mrs Suseela Nair 1998-1999
  9. Mrs Pushpa Leela Mahalingam 2000-2004
  10. Mrs Sumam Velayudhan 2005-2007
  11. Mrs Yogarathai C Nagalingam 2007-2011(May)
  12. Mr. Mohgan Shamugam 2011(June)-2015
  13. Mrs. Krishna Kumarie Dr. BaskeraRao Shastri 2015- Oct 2016
  14. Mr. Thangaperumal Oct 2016 -

Buildings

There are 4 blocks in SMKV: Block A, B, C and D, and three halls.

Block A comprises:

  • 12 Classrooms (Pre-Form/Remove to Form 6)
  • Chemistry Lab
  • Physics Lab
  • 2 Staff Rooms
  • Administrator's Office
  • General School Office
  • Principal's Office
  • Prefect Room
  • Band Room
  • 2 Sports Storerooms
  • 2 Kemahiran Hidup Workshops(Living Skills)
  • Setting Room
  • Store Room

Block B comprises:

  • Single Classroom
  • Art Room
  • 2 Science Labs
  • Setting Room
  • Library
  • Computer Lab

Block C comprises:

  • 3 Classrooms

Block D comprises:

  • Classroom
  • Hall

Extracurricular activity

There are over 50 clubs in SMKV that students can participate in.

Sports

SMKV has several achievements in sports, notably in and athletics. Other sports include soccer, basketball, badminton, Hockey, handball, volleyball, tennis and table-tennis.

Houses

Four sports (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow) houses compete against each other on sports day which is held annually since 1960.

Uniformed services

Examples include:

Student Boards

Prefects

Vivekananda has the oldest prefects' board in Lembah Pantai. it was formed in 1n 1962 The maximum number of prefects in the board at any one time cannot exceed 20 in afternoon session and 40 in the morning session. There are Two Head of prefects one in the morning and one in afternoon

Librarians

There are about 20 librarians in the afternoon and around 35 in the morning, where the Head of Librarians is present for both morning and afternoon sessions.

"Teknopen" prefects

There are about 5 "Teknopen" prefects from Form 4 and 5 only, whose job is to maintain school computers & sound systems for the school

See also

  • List of schools in Malaysia
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