english college was established on 21 march 1914, with 21 students selected from bukit zaharah school. the school was initially located close to the sungai chat palace facing the lido beach in johor bahru. remains of the former school site can still be seen but on the site is now the m suite hotel, while the campus of vocational studies has been replaced by the old royal malaysian customs of johore. the 21 students were placed under the tutelage of two teachers brought over from england, morrison and holman. these 21 students can be regarded as the pioneers, and from this beginning ec became an educational institution in johor bahru.