1) How long have you been a Housemistress in Irinah?
I have been involved with boarding houses since 2003, starting as a Tutor in the Junior House, Naquiah. I have had the honour of being the Housemistress of Irinah since 2005.2) Who are your assistants and what do they do?
I have a Resident Matron, Matron Ivy, two Tutors and a team of Upper 6 House Prefects. Ms Pathma is the Resident Tutor and Madam Yeoh is the Visiting Tutor.3) How many girls are there in Irinah?
Matron Ivy is a State Registered Nurse and she takes care of the medical matters in the house, liasing with the Health Centre. She helps me out with the daily cleaning and housekeeping in the house, general cleanliness and tidiness of rooms, etc.
Ms Pathma and Madam Yeoh rotate duty days with me and we maintain discipline and are in charge of the pastoral care of the students, especially prep time at night. We are assisted by the House Prefects. My present House Captain is Joyce and Deputies are Seow Wei and Elaine.
There are presently 65 girls in the house. They are of mixed nationalities, e.g. Malaysians, Indonesians, Koreans, Cambodians, Taiwanese, Maldivians, Nigerian, Americans, Bangladeshis, etc.4) What are the rooms like? And how are the rooms allocated?
We have four-bedded, three-bedded, twin and single rooms. The junior girls, in Forms 3 and 4 are usually placed in four and three-bedded rooms so that they learn to socialize, make friends and get along with one another. Immediately coming out of their rooms, we have a common area where things are always happening. It is here that the girls learn to mingle and catch up on the events that are going on in the school and house.5) What are the facilities provided in Irinah?
We have three school terms in a year and the girls are allocated different rooms and friends each term.
We have the following :
a) Common Room – with air condition, TV, piano, billiard table, table tennis table, foosball, punching bag, etc
b) Pantry equipped with microwave ovens, convections ovens, toasters, water cooler, etc.
c) Laundry Room - with washing machines and dryer.
d) Library – with air condition, desks and chairs, computers, books, etc.
e) Surau
f) Renovated shower rooms and toilets.
g) Air condition in each room
h) Storeroom
i) 2 fridges
6) How is the daily routine in Irinah?
The girls are generally woken up at 6.45am and they all go for breakfast at 7.15am or earlier. Between then and the night, they go to school and go for their extra curricular activities (clubs and societies) and school or house games. They must be back in the house by 7.30pm and Prep time starts at 7.45pm. All the students will have staggered lights out time.7) How do you discipline the girls?
For me respect and trust are very important aspects of my relationship with my girls. I have had very few major discipline problems. The rest are dealt with the present system of discussions, demerits and grounding.8) What is the best thing that you like about Irinah?
The girls, of course! They are just like my daughters. It is a joy to see their development. There are so many personalities in the house and the older ones will always lend a listening ear or helping hand to the younger ones and vice versa. Their spirit is dynamic. And I have always encouraged them to always strive to the best of their ability, to be undaunted by failure and to have a sense of ambition and purpose. Hopefully by the time they leave the school, they will have developed into all rounded and successful students who are ready to make their positive impact in this world.I welcome you to have a further look at our house by making an appointment with the Registrar’s office. You can also check out our blog at http://www.irinahktj.blogspot.com :)
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