Seven International Schools In Kuala Lumpur That Is Worth Taking A Look

Malaysia is a well reputable country with quality yet affordable international standard education. It is also one of the major pull factors for foreigners migrating to Malaysia.

While there is no official data on the number of international schools in the Klang Valley, Czech Republic based global international school information website – International Schools Database’s statistics has shown that there are 86 international schools available in the Klang Valley, with the majority (about 60) of them located in Kuala Lumpur.

In this article, we have handpicked seven popular international schools located in Kuala Lumpur and their enrolment information for your consideration.

1. The International School of Kuala Lumpur

Established in 1965, The International School of Kuala Lumpur is one of the oldest international schools located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. It is a co-educational, private, non-profit school responsible for the learning journey of over 1,800 students aged 3 to 18 years from more than 65 countries.

Curriculum: International Baccalaureate
Language of instruction: English
Yearly tuition fees (2020/2021): RM52,730 onwards

Address: 2, Lorong Kelab Polo Di Raja, Ampang Hilir, 55000 Kuala Lumpur
Website: www.iskl.edu.my

2. Mont’Kiara International School

Situated in the affluent neighbourhood – Mont’Kiara, Mont’Kiara International School is a five-star school rated by the Malaysian Ministry of Education and an international school that has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), USA. It offers the International Baccalaureate framework from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12.

Curriculum: International Baccalaureate
Language of instruction: English
Yearly tuition fees (2020/2021): RM48,410 onwards

Address: 22, Jalan Kiara, Mont Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Website: www.mkis.edu.my

3. Sayfol International School

Sayfol International School has two campuses in Malaysia, one in Kuala Lumpur and Sabah. The Kuala Lumpur campus has approximately 1,200 students from over 60 countries with majority of them are from Korea and China. The learning institution offers British curriculum classes for students aged 2.5 to 18 years.

Curriculum: British
Language of instruction: English
Yearly tuition fees (2020/2021): RM12,600 onwards

Address: 261, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Website: www.sayfol.edu.my

4. The International School @ Park City

With over 50 nationalities of students in the school, The International School @ Park City is an award-winning school with a Gold Accreditation Status in the International School’s Quality Mark (ISQM). Located within the most liveable township development in Kuala Lumpur – Desa ParkCity, the institution is a non-selective (admission without prerequisites) co-educational school that caters to students from 3 to 18 years old.

Curriculum: British
Language of instruction: English
Yearly tuition fees (2020/2021): RM39,900 onwards

Address: No. 1 Jalan Intisari, Desa ParkCity, 52200 Kuala Lumpur.
Website: www.isp.edu.my

5. Fairview International School

Fairview International School is Malaysia’s largest network of IB World Schools with several campuses spread in the major cities of Malaysia and oversea, such as Scotland and Indonesia. It is also the oldest and largest IB school in Malaysia. Currently, it has in excess of 2,500 students from over 55 different nations and offer the IB primary, middle years and diploma programs.

Curriculum: International Baccalaureate
Language of instruction: English
Yearly tuition fees (2020/2021): RM28,000 onwards

Address: 4178, Jalan 1/27D, Section 6, Wangsa Maju, 53300 Kuala Lumpur.
Website: www.kuala-lumpur.fairview.edu.my

6. The Alice Smith School

As the first British international school in Malaysia, The Alice Smith School has always been one of the more popular international schools in Kuala Lumpur. It provides all-round British education for 3 to 18 years with 83% of the teaching staffs are from the UK. There are 47 nationalities represented in the school from Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.

Curriculum: British
Language of instruction: English
Yearly tuition fees (2020/2021): RM39,690 onwards

Primary campus address: 2, Jalan Bellamy, 50460 Kuala Lumpur
Secondary campus address: 3 Jalan Equine, Taman Equine, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor
Website: www.alice-smith.edu.my

7. Havil International School

While Havil International School may be the youngest school among the other choices, it is a humble, small scale Cambridge school that focuses on ICT to help the students to meet the changing demands of a digitally globalized world. The school caters to students from 5 to 16 years old.

Curriculum: British
Language of instruction: English
Yearly tuition fees (2020/2021): RM11,700 onwards

Address: 21, Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur 
Website: www.havil.edu.my

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