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"MELIORA HIC SEQUAMUR is the motto of Malacca High School - the oldest government school in Malaysia. The motto is in Latin and means Here We Strive For Better Things' in English.

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Continuing to nurture students from all over Malacca and Malaysia. The second oldest school in Malaysia and the oldest school in Malacca. Since 1826. Certified as one of the premier school in the country.

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On 7th. December 1826, Malacca High School (MHS) was officially established. Her establishment took place just after Malacca was made an English colony on 17th. March 1824 after the Dutch ceded Malacca to the English after the Bencoolen Treaty in 1824. Malacca.

Malacca High School is the oldest government English school in Malaysia.

The establishment of the school was initiated by Mr. Thomas H. Moor who came to Malacca in 1825 on orders by Milne who was one of the educators at the Anglo Chinese College. In his letter dated 4th. January 1825, he stated his wishes to Arundel in London for establishing a school. The establishment of the school was also supported by some influential people including James Humphrey, a Superintendent' in the London Society's Mission. With their assistance, Malacca High School was officially established. The background of the establishment of Malacca High School was directly related to the closing of the Dutch-Malay school which was established in January 1819 by Christian missionary during the Dutch reign. The school was closed when Malacca was handed over to the English by the Dutch.

Malacca High School began with the name Malacca Free School'. On 1st. August 1878, the name of Malacca Free School' was changed to Malacca High School' when the government took over the school from the Christian Mission. The Christian Mission had to hand over Malacca Free School' to the government because of financial and administrative problems.
Malacca High School was open to all races and religious groups and education was free to all students - the reason why it was named Free'. However, Malacca High School was different from Penang Free School (1816) and Singapore Free School (1823) because these two schools only allow free selection of students but collected fees from the students.On the other hand, Malacca High School's main objectives was to provide free education to students irrespective of their race, religious backgrounds, colour or creed.

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