SMK Vivekananda, Brickfields
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Coordinates: 3°7′46″N 101°41′11″E / 3.12944°N 101.68639°E
| SMK Vivekananda | |
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| Motto | Pengetahuan Kunci Kebahagiaan |
| Established | 1958 |
| Type | Government co-education secondary School |
| Affiliations | Malaysia Ministry Of Education |
| Principal | Mrs Yogarathai Nagalingam |
| Grades | Remove class & Form 1 - Form 5 |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia |
| Campus | Large School campus |
| Colours | Yellow & Dark Blue |
| Abbreviation | VIVE |
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.
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[edit] History
SMKV was officiated By Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia.
[edit] Principals
- Mr M T Pillai 1960-1962
- Mrs I. G. Yogam 1962-1964
- Mr K. Purushotamam 1964-1979
- Mr G. Ramalingam 1980-1983
- Mr B. A. Deimudu 1983-1988
- Mrs Padmavathy Chee 1988-1989
- Mr R. Ganesan 1989-1998
- Mrs Suseela Nair 1998-1999
- Mrs Pushpa Leela Mahalingam 2000-2004
- Mrs Sumam Velayudhan 2005-2007
- Mrs Yogarathai C Nagalingam 2007-2011(May)
- Mr. Mohgan Shanmugam 2011(June)-Present
[edit] Buildings
There are 4 blocks in SMKV: Block A, B, C and D, and three halls.
Block A compromises:
- 12 classes
- A Chemistry laboratory
- A Physics laboratory
- 2 staffs' rooms
- An admin's room
- An office
- A principal's room
- A prefect room
- A band room
- 2 Sports stor room
- 2 K.H. workshops
- A setting room
- A stor room
Block B compromises:
- A class room
- An art room
- 2 Science laboratories
- A setting room
- A library
- A computer laboratory
Block C compromises:
- 3 class rooms
Block D compromises:
- 1 class rooms
- A hall
[edit] Extracurricular activity
There are over 50 clubs in SMKV that students can participate in.
[edit] Sports
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SMKV has several achievements in sports, notably in cricket and athletics. Other sports include soccer, American football, basketball, badminton, Hockey, handball, volleyball, tennis and table-tennis.
[edit] Houses
Four sports (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow) houses compete against each other on sports day which is held annually since 1960.
[edit] Uniformed services
Examples include:
- Police Cadet
- school band, The VSS Band
- Red Cross
- Red Crescent Society Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah (PBSM)
- Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (Boy Scouts)
- School Youth Cadets Kadet Remaja Sekolah (KRS)
- Persatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia (Girl Guides)
- Renjer puteri
- Prisoner Cadets (Kadet Banduan)
- Taekwando
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] "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
Arvind.C 5sc1
Sameul Jerimiah 5sc1
Nedunilavan.N 5sc1
John Ravindran 5sc1
Nagulen.P 5sc2
