▁was ▁consequ ently ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Independent ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Malays ia . ▁▁ 1 9 6 6 — 1 9 8 9 : ▁Development ▁and ▁growth ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁permanent ▁school ▁building ▁was ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sab ah , ▁Tun ▁D atu ▁Must ap ha . ▁Ar ound ▁ 6 7 0 ▁students ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁government ▁implemented ▁a ▁higher ▁gradu ation ▁rate ▁for ▁primary ▁school ▁students ▁where by ▁students ▁can ▁then ▁easily ▁en rol ▁into ▁public ▁secondary ▁schools . ▁This ▁significantly ▁reduced ▁the ▁en rol ment ▁rate ▁for ▁independent ▁schools ▁throughout ▁Malays ia . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁ 2 4 ▁students ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁school , ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁being ▁closed . ▁ ▁The ▁Api - Api ▁H ak ka ▁Association ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁action ▁and ▁had ▁appointed ▁a ▁new ▁management ▁for ▁the ▁school . ▁A ▁new ▁principal , ▁Mr . ▁Ch ang ▁Yu ▁On , ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Some ▁professional ▁Chinese ▁teachers ▁were ▁also ▁invited ▁to ▁teach ▁in ▁the ▁school . ▁The ▁H ak ka ▁Association ' s ▁efforts ▁bore ▁fruit ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁as ▁the ▁en rol ment ▁rate ▁went ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 ▁students ▁for ▁Junior ▁One ▁( 初 中 ), ▁with ▁ 6 0 ▁students ▁for ▁the ▁Senior ▁section