ANDERSON SCHOOL, IPOH

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson also known as in short  SMK Anderson or Anderson School Ipoh. SMK Anderson is a government secondary school located along Jalan Hospital. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson was officially opened on the 6^th of February 1909. The name "Anderson" was taken after the British High Commissioner in Malaya at that time and he was also the Governor of the Straits Settlements. His name was Sir John Anderson. Anderson School was created to provide opportunities for Malay students who did not have the opportunity to enter the Kuala Kangsar Malay College (MCKK). Due to some religious reasons, Malay parents refused to send their children to existing English schools.

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Lieutenant Colonel J. H, Tyte, Senior Assistant at Victoria's Secondary School was appointed as the first Headmaster. He was also assisted by Mr. E. C. Smith who then became the Senior Assistant at SMK Anderson. The first school building was designed by local architectures, namely Mr. C. H. La Brooy and located on Jalan Douglas. The building is now used as the Perak Religious Office (Pejabat Agama Perak).

Anderson School Ipoh is also known for their century old prefectorial board. The prefectorial board or also known as prefects has unique traditions and features that made them different from other school's prefects. This means only the best of the best will be selected to become a member of this highly regard organisation. Selection criteria for the Head Boy or Head Prefects will be via voting system among prefects and teachers. In 2008, the prefectorial board batch 2007/2008 created a logo and a motto for the school prefects. It is understood that Anderson School Prefects is the only prefects in the nation that has their own logo and motto.

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The student body is currently sorted into six sport houses. Students represent their sport houses in the school's annual Sports Day competitions. Yellow house was one of the earlier sport houses, Sultan was introduced to honour His Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak. Brown house, Ayre was named after the Anderson's longest serving principle, Mr. C.F.C. Ayre. The red house of Anderson, Whitfield was named after another principle who made significant changes, Mr. L. D. Whitfield. Andersonians are very proud of their alma mater, thus they named a sport house School and took Anderson's school colour. Parr was named after Colonel C.W.C. Parr who was the British Resident of Perak in 1923. The High Commissioner, Sir John Anderson whom the school was named after unveild the memorial which was erected to the memory of J.W.W Birch, Perak's first British Resident. In honour of this, the blue house took the name Birch.

House	House colour
Sultan
Whitfield
School
Ayre
Parr
Birch

On 6 February 2009, SMK Anderson celebrated the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson (SMK) Anderson which was launched by the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah accompanied by Raja Permaisuri Perak, Tuanku Bainun Raja Dihirir Perak and the 11th Menteri Besar of Perak, Datuk Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir.

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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson (SMK) Anderson celebrated the 100th anniversary of the annual sports event through the Karnival Sukan 100-tahun on 7 and 8 July 2018. The Kejohanan Olahraga Kali Ke-100 was held on 7 July 2018. The Fun Ride event involving 25 km cycling and Majils Makan Malam Amal were held the following day, 8 July 2018.

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