after end of world war i in 1918, the ec held for the first time its " junior cambridge" examinations, later followed by" senior cambridge" examinations. however, the results for both examinations were poor, and as a consequence the school was closed temporarily in 1928 for reassessment. it reopened in may of the same year, and after remedial actions had been taken by the school administration, the school met its target at the end of 1928. 143 students were selected to study mathematics, science and english. also in 1928, t. drury, who had been in the education service of malaya since 1921, was appointed the principal of ec.