Expatriate Forums in Malaysia

Primrose Hill · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:07 am Post subject:

Thanks, all. My daughter and I did went around GIS back in Apri but will probably do it again and go through the whole process formally towards the end of the year, when we are next in town. I would think that it is most probably be either Alice Smith or GIS.

Thank you.

malek_mroueh · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:18 am Post subject: School Selection

Hi all

We've just selected a school for our two kids (5 and 7 respectively) and so have some relevant recent experience if any one is interested.

All the school share some common characteristics: They start really early, they are all very expensive (RM7,000 a term minimum ~ STG 1,000) plus budget in another 2 terms at the start to cover deposits and materials and so on... and they are all nearly always full in the early level classes.

Basically you can pin down your choices by asking any of the following two questions:

1. Which school system to do want?
> English: Garden International School in Month Kiara is best IMO
> North American: Mont Kiara International School is best IMO
> "International": KL International School in Ampang is best IMO

Note that the schooling system is important as each school will give priority to students from the same kind of school before! So if you are coming from the UK, then one of the UK curriculum schools is 'easier' to get into as preference is given to the 'home' system as its easier on the child in question.

2. Where do you have to live?
This is a double edged question since most families I spoke to got a school place first and only then looked for a place to live nearby. MK and Ampang and the surrounding areas are therefore full of expats Wink

Someone mentioned the traffic in KL is mad, and it really is not pleasant for anyone, least of all a child, to sit for 1 hour each day going to school and back on a bus (though many do just that). Certainly, we were trying to avoid this at all costs for our two, admittedly young, kids.

However, do check the schools out personally, we really liked some of the other schools like Alice Smith and so on and in the end its a matter of taste and preference. We took 10 days out to visit every school we were interested in and it really helped us decide in the end (we picked and got into GIS)

Good luck.

Mal

Vixey · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:48 am Post subject:

Malek,

Thank you for your contribution. I am sure many would find your experience useful.

Cheers,
Schimmel

bingtsai · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:42 pm Post subject:

Which lnternational Schools with American cirriculum can we consider if the annual budget is 25,000 RM? Our daughter is 6 years old and will be an incoming Grade 1.

Your thoughts please. Thank you very much.

DEVGRU72 · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:12 pm Post subject:

Kinabalu International School (KIS) doesnt have a good rep out in sabah...standards of teaching are not as good as in KL or Singapore and the school is set up on a really small campus.

Not recommended though they follow the british system

jimmieisb · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject: schools in malacca or langwaki

hi every one,
i am having job option between langwaki or malacca. i am quite worried about children education, one of my daughter is 8 years old and studying british system in 3rd grade, the other is just a toddler but would reach kindergarten age in 1 years time.
so can some one help me or guide me to some one who can let me know about good english medium international schools in langwaki and malacca both.
and generally whats the cost per month per child?
thanks

DEVGRU72

Anna13

Primrose Hill · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

Any newer reviews on the international schools?

Ibanez

Hello out there,

We are currently living in Australia but may be moving in KL in February. We have a 9 year old and a 12 year old. Does anyone have thoughts on good schools over there? We are all ears! Thanks