Exhibition Section II
The Manifold Development of
the Pay Fong Spirit
Shaping
a Conducive Environment
for
Holistic Development
The functional planning of architectural space helps to enhance campus order. Through a soft design approach, hearts and minds are nurtured positively. Whether it is in the landscaping, wall finishes, colours of the fences, campus slogans or placement of decorations, careful considerations have been made.
Campus construction must balance both hardware and software development through meticulous layout to foster an environment that nurtures character and spirit. In 2003, in conjunction with the implementation of the School’s Quality Declaration, the four core Pay Fong spirits—"Qing, Yi, Li, Xu" (Kindness, Devotion, Courtesy, and Discipline)—were established. In 2009, these values were displayed in the form of calligraphic stone inscriptions on the exterior walls of the Siyuan Building, becoming a significant cultural landmark on campus.
Pay Fong Middle School covers an area of about ten acres, with over two thousand teachers and students in a shared space. Our school campus employs a basic design consisting of school blocks in the north, south, east, and west, forming a quadrangle pattern. The campus is supplemented with a cafeteria and a dormitory building, the Chong Fong Building, an assembly hall, as well as a multipurpose building and an information technology building, all together composing the overall campus environment.
Department | Description |
|---|---|
Principal’s Office | Established at the School's founding. |
Academic Affairs Department | Established at the School's founding. |
Discipline Department | Established as the Training Section in 1917; renamed the Disciplinary Section in 1930; and officially renamed the Discipline Department in 1989. |
General Affairs Department | Established as an independent department in 1921, having previously been part of the Principal’s duties. |
Physical Education Departement | Originally under the Academic Affairs Department, the Physical Education Section later became an independent department. |
Counselling Department | The Counselling Unit was formed in 1986 and merged into the Discipline Department in 1989. In 1991, it officially became the independent Counselling Department. |
Resource Centre | The Library was established in 1920; the School History Gallery in 1998; and the Art Gallery in 2010. In 2016, these three departments merged to form the Resource Centre. |
Co-Curriculum Department | Originally under the Discipline Department, it became the independent Extracurricular Activities Department in 2003. In 2007, it was renamed the Co-Curriculum Department. |
Information Technology Department | Established as the Computer Room in 1983; renamed the Computer Centre in 2005; and became the IT Department in 2010. |
E-education Unit | Established as the Online Teaching Unit under the Academic Affairs Department in 2009; renamed the E-education Unit in 2010. |
Publicity and Publication Unit | Became independent from the Planning Department in 1998 and was renamed the Publicity and Publication Unit in 2004. |
Hostel Department | Established in 1981. |
PayFong Co-op | Originally under the Board of Directors, it was integrated into the Pay Fong Cooperative in 1995. In 2022, management was returned to the School and it was renamed the Pay Fong Co-op. |
Student Development Unit | Established in 2017. |
With great foresight, our pioneers founded Pay Fong, laying a bedrock that shall endure for generations to come. Throughout its fifty-year history, the school has relied upon the unity and sincere cooperation of its founders and successive boards and staff, who have managed and built this institution through painstaking effort and arduous dedication. Bolstered by the full sponsorship of the Malacca Rice Dealers' Guild, the unwavering support of alumni from all over, and the patronage of prominent community figures, Pay Fong has evolved from just a few classrooms into the palatial and grand institution of learning it is today—vast in scale and fully equipped in its facilities.
Principal Wang Tso
The four school blocks in the quadrangle are the most densely occupied areas for teachers and students. To reduce the time teachers spend moving between classes, the main classrooms are distributed among the school blocks in the 4 directions or wings, with the administrative and teachers' offices placed in the corners of the ground and second floors, significantly improving the efficiency of staff in responding to emergency situations.
Traditional Chinese Glazed Roof Tiles
During the reconstruction of the Assembly Hall, Teo Gah San, the then General Manager of the Board of Directors, specially commissioned green glazed roof tiles from Fujian, China. The Chinese characters for “Pay Fong” (培風) were fired onto the “drip” tiles as a commemorative mark (1994).
In 2016, to create a safer campus, the parking area beside the Assembly Hall was transformed and vehicles were relocated off-campus, increasing space for student activities. Orange Jessamine, Water Jasmine, and Ceylon Ironwood were planted, allowing the Fengxiang Garden to emit a delicate fragrance whenever the flowers bloom.
Campus
Green
and
Sustainable Campus
Since 2003, the board of directors and the alumni association of the School have remained committed to promoting campus greening projects, creating more green spaces within the limited campus area through planned and phased measures to cultivate positive minds and attitudes among students.
The school campus has undergone two stages of greening. The first stage of transformation mainly includes the narrow palm grove path behind the Chong Fong Building, the ‘Starlight Avenue’ under the Foxtail Palm trees adjacent to the canteen, the ‘Bamboo Arch’ between the South Wing and the Siyuan Building, the ‘Rainforest Stage’ behind the Siyuan Building, and around the Tianlai Pond and ball game fields. The second stage of transformation began in 2015, which mainly involved the construction of the Tong Bee Garden behind the Chong Fong Building, and the Fengxiang Garden beside the assembly hall.
Image and Items on Display
1. In 2016, to create a safer campus, the parking area beside the Assembly Hall was transformed and vehicles were relocated off-campus, increasing space for student activities. Orange Jessamine, Water Jasmine, and Ceylon Ironwood were planted, allowing the Fengxiang Garden to emit a delicate fragrance whenever the flowers bloom.
2. Pay Fong Ecology Guide
The guidebook was designed to encourage students to explore the campus, discover its green spaces, appreciate the beauty of nature and experience the simple, sustainable lifestyle that forms part of the school environment.
