1945 – World
War II ends
The Director of Education visited the school in
1946.He remarked that it was one of the first schools in the country to be
fully rehabilitated.
Pic Brother Rupert
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In the aftermath of the Japanese surrender Brother
Edmund of Mary took immediate steps to reopen the school.
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Brother Patrick (Director) returned from Singapore.
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Brothers U Paul,Gabriel, Finan and Amedy came back
from Kuala Lumpurl
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Brothers Michael Jacques and John Matthew joined the
community from St.Joseph’s Training College, Penang.
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All the pre-war lay staff returned with the tragic exception of Mr.
E.E.Fitzpatrick who had joined the Volunteers and had lost his life in the
fighting in Singapore.
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The school reopened on 24 September 1945.
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The school building was still occupied by government
offices.
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Some of the classes were held at the Convent
dormitory while others were conducted at the Sam Tet (Marist) School.Ipoh.
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Brother Patrick made it a point to take over every
classroom that was vacated by a government department , so in about two weeks
, by 12 October 1945, all classes were back at St.Michael’s again.
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The following day the Brothers returned from the
Parochial House to take up their residence in their community quarters after
an absence of three years and ten months.
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There were many problems to overcome.
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Much of the school furniture and equipment had been
destroyed.
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Fortunately during the early years of the war a good
deal of equipment had been saved so there was no delay in enrolling pupils.
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The teachers of that period were truly enthusiastic
and gave their very best to get the
school going again.
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The Senior Class of 1946 were outstanding in this
respect and set a fine example of responsible leadership.
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Brother
Patrick’s former pupil at St.Xavier’s Institution,Penang, Brother Michael
Jacques, took charge of the school certificate class of 1946 with 26 pupils .
He was ably assisted by Brother Rupert and a team of stalwart teachers. They
produced quality results.
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1946 –
Enrolment crosses the 1000 mark
1947- Enrolment
reaches 1120
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