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| type = [[Boarding school|Full boarding school]] <br> [[State school|Government]] [[cluster school]] <br> [[Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi|High performance school]] <br>
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1905|1|2|mf=n}}<ref name=arkib>[http://www.arkib.gov.my/web/guest/maktab-melayu-kuala-kangsar Maktab Melayu Kuala Kangsar], arkib.gov.my</ref>
| founders = [[Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah of Perak|Sultan Idris of Perak]] <br> [[Sulaiman of Selangor|Sultan Sulaiman of Selangor]] <br> [[Ahmad Mua’zzam Shah of Pahang|Sultan Ahmad of Pahang]] <br> [[Muhammad of Negeri Sembilan|
| chair_label = Royal Patron
| chair = [[Conference of Rulers]] <br> [[Nazrin Shah of Perak|Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak]]
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'''The Malay College Kuala Kangsar''' (abbreviated '''MCKK'''; {{Lang-ms|Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar}}; {{Lang-ms|كوليج ملايو كوالا كڠسر|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]|italic=unset|script=arab}}) is a [[boarding school|residential school]] in [[Malaysia]]. It is an all-boys<ref>[http://www.utusan.com.my/rencana/kecemerlangan-sekolah-satu-gender-1.198650 Kecemerlangan sekolah satu gender], Utusan Online</ref> and all-[[Malay people|Malay]] school in the royal town of [[Kuala Kangsar]], [[Perak]]. It is sometimes dubbed "the [[Eton College]] of the East".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mynewshub.my/eng/2012/06/rpk-on-mckk-what-happened-in-those-100-years/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628022036/http://mynewshub.my/eng/2012/06/rpk-on-mckk-what-happened-in-those-100-years/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2013 |title=MyNewsHub | RPK: What Happened In Those 100 Years? |publisher=Mynewshub.my |date=29 June 2012 |access-date=6 December 2013 }}</ref>
The Malay College Kuala Kangsar was awarded the [[Cluster School of Excellence]] title by the [[Ministry of Education (Malaysia)]]. Since 2010, the school was awarded
The school is one of the only two boarding schools in Malaysia (the other is [[Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah|Sekolah Alam Shah]], under the patronage of Sultan of Selangor) that are under royal patronage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2005/03/27/mckk-declared-a-national-heritage-by-king-in-elaborate-ceremony/|title=MCKK declared a national heritage by King in elaborate ceremony - Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2017-11-04}}</ref> The school's patron is the [[Conference of Rulers]]. As an institution under the royal patronage of Conference of Rulers, the school receives royal visits from [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]], King of Malaysia every five years and every year from [[Sultan of Perak]] as school's board chairman. The board members are also appointed by the Conference.
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The ''Straits Echo'' on 15 April 1905 reported that a few boys were placed in cozy dormitories in Hargreaves’ rented house, while the others were stabled in small houses formerly occupied by the Malayan Railway clerks. The second half of the school, conducted by Mr. Vanrenen was held in a fowl house. There were 40 boys in the first intake.
The sanction for the building of a permanent school became official on 23 December 1905; by 1 May 1909, the Big School was first brought into use. On Saturday, 11 December 1909, the Big School was officially opened by the Sultan of Perak, and the auspicious date also marked the change in the name of the school from the Malay Residential School of Kuala Kangsar to the Malay College
The change seems to have seen greater emphasis on the original aim of MCKK. A report from 1910 said: "From this school the Government have great hopes that the sons of Malays of the Raja and higher class will be educated and trained on the lines of an [[Public school (United Kingdom)|English Public School]] and be fitted to take a share in the Government of their Country."
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Since its inception, more than 5,000 boys (and 2 girls)<ref>{{cite news|title=Malay College Kuala Kangsar's first female student dies |url=http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/08/167861/malay-college-kuala-kangsars-first-female-student-dies|access-date=24 August 2016|agency=New Straits Times|date=24 August 2016}}</ref> have entered the gates of MCKK. The first The Malay College Magazine was published in 1939. The compulsory white uniforms were introduced in 1949, before that, the students wore Malay dress. The MCKK ''samping'' designed and woven in Terengganu consisting of black, yellow and red (with resultant overlapping colours) was introduced in 1939 to be worn with white ''[[Baju Melayu]]'' and black ''songkok'' was made the optional Malay uniform. It was only made compulsory in 1959 by the last British Headmaster, NJ Ryan.
The Headmaster changed the names of the 3 Houses (Rookies, Heads and Wheelies) to the four names of FMS Rulers in 1905. He was the same Headmaster who personally raised the [[UMNO]] flag on Federation Day, 01/02/1948, when the MCKK boys assembled to celebrate the demise of the [[Malayan Union]] and to sing the "new Malay National Anthem" as described by Hashim Sam Latiff. MCKK
In October 1989, [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]], Elizabeth II and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]], Duke of Edinburgh visited the school.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zxKLiRMVga0C&q=TAN+SRI+RAZALI+ISMAIL+MCKK&pg=PA431|title=MCKK Impressions, 1905-2005|year=2004|publisher=Utusan Publications |isbn=9789676116550|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>
In 2004, the college was
The college celebrated its centenary on 26 March 2005, attended by dignitaries, old boys, and townspeople. The [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] of Malaysia attended the event, along with the royal rulers of the states of [[Perak]], [[Selangor]] and [[Negeri Sembilan]] as well as the governor of [[Malacca]]. The college were also proclaimed as the Heritage Institution of Culture and Country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melayuonline.com/eng/news/read/8656/mckk-brought-change-to-malay-education-system|title=MCKK Brought Change To Malay Education System|work=melayuonline.com|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>
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In 2010, the school have been selected to be among the first High Performance Schools while in 2013, the Prep School celebrated its centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nst.com.my/streets/northern/mckk-old-boys-celebrate-prep-school-s-100th-year-1.283448|title=Streets|work=NST Online|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>
MCKK has also hosted two international events, which are The Malay College Youth Development Summit<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/06/09/mckk-to-host-youth-development-summit-2012-june-17-25/|title=MCKK to host Youth Development Summit 2012 June 17-25|work=BorneoPost Online - Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref> since 2008 until now, and [[The Malay College Rugby Premier Sevens]] since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nst.com.my/sports/other/regaining-mckk-s-lost-glories-not-an-easy-task-1.223205 |title=Regaining MCKK's lost glories not an easy task - Other - New Straits Times |publisher=Nst.com.my |date=23 February 2013 |access-date=6 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213133500/http://www.nst.com.my/sports/other/regaining-mckk-s-lost-glories-not-an-easy-task-1.223205 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Both events consist of international schools across the globe such as Southeast Asian countries like Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand getting together with premier schools from India, South Korea, South Africa and Australia.
==Buildings==
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[[Image:MalayCollegeClockTower.jpg|thumb|right|The Clock Tower]]
The most recognisable feature of the school is the Big School (built in 1909), a building with pseudo [[Greco-Roman architecture]] fronted by a [[Rugby football|rugby]] field. The school is built to accommodate 100 students initially, but in 1910, there were 139 boys in the School Register, 124 of them boarders. Thus, the planning for the construction of the Preparatory School was considered and it was referred to as the ''Sekolah Kechil''. The block was completed by 1913 when it took in its first boarders. It was then referred to as the Prep School. It admitted boys who had completed Standard 4 and were being "prepared" for secondary school boarding experience by completing their Standard 5 and Form Remove at the Prep School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/i-was-a-student-at-mckk-prep-school-1.305686 |title=I was a student at MCKK Prep School - General - New Straits Times |publisher=Nst.com.my |date=23 June 2013 |access-date= 6 December 2013}}</ref> In 1955, the West and East Wing, as well as the administration block and Clock Tower were added. The administrative block (New School) was opened by [[British High Commissioner in Malaya|High Commissioner]] for the [[Federation of Malaya]], [[Donald MacGillivray]], in 1955. The West and the East Wing, with the original Big School, make up what is now called the Big School. Dorms 1-6 are located in the East Wing, 7-16 in the Overfloor and 17-22 in the West Wing. Two more hostel blocks, the Pavilion and New Hostel were built in 1963 and 1972 respectively; the latter houses second
==Sports==
The school is currently the best rugby school team in the nation.<ref>{{cite
The school basketball team is called "MCKK Cagers" and won [[:ms:Hari_Kecemerlangan_Sekolah_Berasrama_Penuh|Piala Hamdan Tahir]], the boarding-schools basketball championship, 19 times since 1977, the most in Malaysian history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mckk.edu.my/news/49-co-curricular-activities/192-mckk-johan-pertandingan-bola-keranjang-hksbp-2012-287.html |title=MCKK Johan Pertandingan Bola Keranjang HKSBP 2012 |publisher=Mckk.edu.my |date=14 June 2012 |access-date= 6 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saifuddinabdullah.com.my/post/2010/01/03/The-all-Malay-basketball-team-was-a-crowd-favourite.aspx |title=The all-Malay basketball team was a crowd favourite |publisher=Saifuddinabdullah.com.my |access-date= 6 December 2013}}</ref> MCKK debate teams have won [[:ms:Hari Kecemerlangan Sekolah Berasrama Penuh|Piala Perdana Menteri]], the boarding-schools national debate,
===Rivalries===
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The [[alumni association]] of MCKK is known as the Malay College Old Boys' Association (MCOBA) and it was established in 1929. In 2009, the association enrolled its first non-Malay member, Liew Yong Choon.<ref>[http://www.mcoba.org/news/80-newsclips/197-mckk-old-boys-enrol-first-non-malay-member] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420110045/http://www.mcoba.org/news/80-newsclips/197-mckk-old-boys-enrol-first-non-malay-member|date=20 April 2012}}</ref> The alumni association is based in a dilapidated building called "Penthouse" of the MCOBA building on Jalan Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur.
To this date, seven [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] out of
The novelist and composer [[Anthony Burgess]] (1917–93), author of ''[[The Malayan Trilogy|The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy]]'', was a master at MCKK. He taught English and history and was housemaster at King's Pavilion, between 1956 and 1957, during the headmastership of J.D.R. "Jimmy" Howell. According to Burgess' ''This Man & Music'', he wrote some music there under the influence of the country, notably [[Sinfoni Melayu]] for orchestra and brass band, which included cries of [[Merdeka]] (independence) from the audience. No score of any, however, has been delivered to posterity.<ref>[http://www.anthonyburgess.org/anthony-burgess-his-life-work/music/1954-59.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412072526/http://www.anthonyburgess.org/anthony-burgess-his-life-work/music/1954-59.htm|date=12 April 2010}}</ref> The "Ode: Celebration for a Malay College", Burgess had written for the college's 50th anniversary in 1955, "was swiftly expunged from the school's choral repertoire", when "within months ... he had to leave the school after falling out with the headmaster, JD Howell. The following year Burgess published his first novel, ''[[Time for a Tiger]]''. A thinly veiled account of his time at Kuala Kangsar, it so cruelly caricatured Howell and his colleagues that, as Burgess recalled in his autobiography, some of those who deemed themselves traduced 'sought advice about libel' from a local lawyer. The verses of the Ode have survived but not Burgess' original melody.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/unveiled-work-by-anthony-burgess-suppressed-for-years-2151578.html "Unveiled: Work by Anthony Burgess suppressed for years; The exclusive Malaysian school where the author taught finally allows his ode to be performed," by Sholto Byrnes, ''Independent'' (London), 5 December 2010]</ref>
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