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Issues and Challenges Faced by School Authorities in Maintenance of Institutional Heritage Buildings In Kuala Lumpur
Vol.50 No.2 2015

90.00% 84.85% For Gazetted heritage building, which
80.00% are G1 and G2, its declaratory status
is widely known by the respondents
70.00% 66.67% 63.64% as they’re conscious that their building
60.60% has been declared as National Heritage,
61.54% making up to 94.11% and 62.50% of
60.00% right perception respectively. For G2,
18.75% of the respondents admit that
50.00% 48.72%51.28% they are ignorance on National Heritage,
40.00% while another 18.75% of the respondents
30.00% 39.40% 36.36% 38.46% misperceive that their building have
33.33% not been Gazetted. As for non-National
Heritage case studies, N1 has much
20.00% 15.15% better perception on their building status,
10.00% accounted for 61.11% of right perception,
while misperception and ignorance
0.00% Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No accounted for 11.11% and 27.77%
Yes No Gazetted Gazetted respectively.
Non- Non- Non-
Gazetted Gazetted Gazetted Gazetted The worst responses happened in N2,
with only 19.05% of the respondents
Perception on approriate Have done application Awareness on issues perceive the building status correctly.
actions that should be or request for building with regard to building Misperception and ignorance accounted
taken for faulty building maintenance & repairs for 42.86% and 38.09% respectively.
parts & services maintenance in any Generally, building occupants in heritage
in the past relevant meeting & event school building has better perception
with regard to the building status, which
Figure 2: Comparison of general perception on building maintenance is 78.79% of right perception, whilst
for gazetted and non-gazetted heritage school non-heritage school accounted for only
38.46% of right perception. In sum, 72
Percentage, n=72 respondents are classified into three (3)
different category as shown in Figure 3
Misperception on heritage Ignorance on heritage with its percentage accordingly.
declaration status of their declaration status of their
Samples from correct perception and
building, 20.83% building, 22.22% ignorance on their declaratory status of
their building are taken into the following
Correct perception on studies, which 41 respondents or 56.94%,
national heritage status, are taken into two (2) different series of
question, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure
56.95% 5 respectively.

Figure 3: Respondents’s perception of declaratory status of National By knowing the facts of their building
Heritage for gazetted and non-gazetted heritage school has been gazetted as national heritage,
76.92% will provide extra attention on
Respondents Yes No building maintenance for their gazetted
25 heritage educational institute, and merely
8.33% will not guarantee for it. One of
20 20(76.92%) the respondents noted that the school
staffs and occupants should keep the
15 15(57.69%) building in state of good repair as written
in National Heritage Act. It means that
11(42.30%) such enforcement definitely will increase
10 occupant’s interests to be more aware
on building condition. Whilst for funding
6(8.33%) responsibility on maintenance or repair
5
13
0 Perception on school owners’ responsi-
Provide extra attention for gazetted bility on maintenance/repair costs
heritage educational institute

Figure 4: Specific questions for respondents with right perception in Gazetted
Heritage Education Institutes.