劣校变名校－专访马来西亚槟城恒毅中学校长吴文宝

Underperformer to Outperformer An Exclusive Interview with Mr Goh Boon Poh, Principal of Heng Ee High School in Penang, Malaysia

今天的恒毅国民型华文中学（简称恒毅）是马来西亚槟城最受欢迎的中学，每年收生近800人，有学生3550人，居全槟城州之冠。但20年前，这所华校，却是没有华人愿意把孩子送来的“劣校”。每天有上百名学生迟到，排着队被副校长打鞭，校务处的书记每天忙着办学生转校的工作。
成功让恒毅脱胎换骨的是1994年初到校，担任副校长的吴文宝，他以雷厉风行的严厉手法整顿校风，每天鞭打学生鞭到手痛，要用药油推拿。
吴文宝重视品格教育，纪律严明，一年已初见成效，1994年底已经有30多人自动报名要进恒毅。他于2004年升任校长。过去20年，恒毅在他领导下，校务蒸蒸日上，蓬勃发展，学生学业成绩大跃进，课外活动又获奖无数，学生人数从1700人倍增至逾3500人，学校现已部署分校，在2016年开校，另外可收生3000人。

Heng Ee High School is currently the most popular secondary school in Penang, Malaysia. Every year, the School takes in nearly 800 students, and has a student body numbering approximately 3,500 — these students are the cream of the crop in the entire Penang state. However, 20 years ago, Heng Ee was an infamous underperforming school that no Chinese families was willing to send their children to. Every single day, hundreds of students used to arrive late, and were lined up to receive public canings. The turnover rate for students was so high that the school clerks were kept busy just filing paperwork for student transfer procedures.