Ex-students of a century-old convent school are fighting to save their alma mater. Here’s why. Coconuts 2 hrs ago The exterior of Convent Bukit Nanas. Photo: Mohd Rizal Mohd Ghaus/Flickr People are rallying to save a 122-year-old British-colonial school in the middle of Kuala Lumpur from city developers. The online petition Save SMK Convent Bukit Nanas has gotten more than 12,000 signatures since it went up last night, calling for the need to preserve the rich history of the all-girls school’s building, which was erected in 1899 by three sisters from a Roman catholic institute, the Congregation of the Holy Infant Jesus.