Sekolah Menengah Cina Yong Peng

About Yong Peng High School

Yong Peng High School (永平中学) is a co-educational Chinese Independent High School in the town of Yong Peng, in the Batu Pahat district of Johor. It was founded in 1957 and is run by the local Chinese community rather than the Ministry of Education, which places it in the Sekolah Menengah Persendirian Cina category. Teaching is in Mandarin, with Bahasa Melayu and English taught as compulsory languages.

Families should note that Yong Peng has more than one school carrying the town name. Yong Peng High School is the independent (persendirian) institution on the UEC track, distinct from the government national-type secondary and primary schools in the same town, which follow the standard national curriculum and sit for SPM only.

The school’s most notable recent step is the International Integration Class (国际共融班), launched in 2021. It was the first such class in Johor and one of the earliest in the country, pairing the Dong Zong curriculum with English-medium international subjects within the same campus.

Curriculum at Yong Peng High School

Yong Peng High School teaches the standard Chinese Independent High School programme, which runs across two stages: Junior Middle 1 to 3 and Senior Middle 1 to 3, a six-year sequence. The exit qualification is the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), administered by the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong, also known as UCSCAM). The UEC is recognised by many universities in Malaysia and overseas as an entry qualification.

Mandarin is the medium of instruction, while Bahasa Melayu is a compulsory subject as required for all schools in Malaysia, and English is taught throughout. As with most schools on the Chinese Independent High Schools track, the curriculum covers Chinese language and literature, mathematics, the sciences, and history alongside language study. Parents weighing the UEC route against the national pathway can read more about the national exit examination on the SPM page, since some Chinese Independent High Schools enter students for both UEC and SPM.

The International Integration Class adds an English-medium international stream for students who want that option, while the main school continues on the Mandarin-medium UEC programme.

Fees at Yong Peng High School

Yong Peng High School does not publish a fixed fee table online. Chinese Independent High Schools are funded by the community and the school board, and their fees usually fall within a sector range of about RM 3,000 to RM 12,000 per year covering tuition and related charges. The International Integration Class, which carries an English-medium international component, is commonly priced above the standard UEC track.

Because exact figures change year to year and differ between the standard track and the integration class, the reliable course is to contact the school directly at 07-4671611 for the current tuition, registration, and miscellaneous fees before applying.

Admissions at Yong Peng High School

Entry to Yong Peng High School is generally at Junior Middle 1, after a student completes primary schooling, which for most pupils means after Chinese primary school (SJKC). The school accepts new students on the standard Chinese Independent High School intake, and applicants for the International Integration Class follow the school’s separate selection process for that stream.

Required documents typically include the student’s birth certificate, primary school results, and identity documents. For confirmation of intake dates, entrance assessment, and the documents needed for either the UEC track or the International Integration Class, contact the school at 07-4671611.

Yong Peng High School in Johor

Yong Peng High School sits in the town of Yong Peng, part of the Batu Pahat district in Johor, along the route between Batu Pahat and Segamat in the state’s interior. The town has long had a strong Chinese community presence, which supports the school’s role as the local independent secondary option on the UEC track.

Johor has several Chinese Independent High Schools, and Yong Peng High School serves families in Yong Peng and the surrounding villages who want a Mandarin-medium education leading to the Unified Examination Certificate. Contact: 07-4671611.