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Malaysian government is seeking to attract skilled expatriates. It considers the provision of good international schools a vital element in achieving this aim.
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MALAYSIA INCREASINGLY DRAWING EXPATRIATES
An increasing number of multinational companies now based in Malaysia, including Nestlé, Hewlett Packard and KPMG, bring in a huge number of expatriates to fill senior- level positions, along with their families. With them come high expectations of schooling, so demand for the best international schools is intense. However, the country has experienced some expatriate departures of late, mainly from within the oil and gas industry. This has created availability of places at some premium international schools.
Increasing numbers of local Malaysian children are now attending the country’s international schools. In 2012, Malaysia’s government removed a 40 per cent limit that had restricted many local children. This change in policy, as well as other government regulations (such as the requirement for Malaysian national schools to deliver maths and science in Bahasa Malaysia), has paved the way for a substantial increase in demand from local students enrolling at international schools. These factors have resulted in a major change in the size and demographic of Malaysia’s international-schools market. According to ISC Research's Market Intelligence Report for Malaysia, the total number of English-medium international
he international-schools market in Malaysia is going through a major transformation. As part of its aim to create a high-income nation by 2020, the
schools in the country has increased by 75 per cent since 2012, and student enrolment has increased by 87 per cent. The greatest influence on change has been from Malaysian students. Approximately 50 per cent of all international- school students in Malaysia are now locals. For this reason, several schools are expanding their campuses to respond to the demand, and more schools are opening. Some well-known school brands include the UK’s Epsom
College that opened Epsom College in Malaysia (ECiM) in 2014 and Gems International School in Subang Jaya, which opened in 2016. Kuala Lumpur, which currently has 22 per cent of
Malaysia’s international schools, is home to the vast majority of its premium international schools, including Garden International School and the Alice Smith School. The Alice Smith School, established in 1946, was the first British International School in Malaysia. It teaches the British national curriculum to students from more than 50 different nationalities. The school operates on a ‘not for profit’ basis which means that all the revenue from school fees is used to invest in student education and developing the quality of the school’s facilities and resources.
Garden International School, which provides a British- based education for students from ages 3–18, was recently named an Apple Distinguished School in recognition of its “innovation, leadership and educational excellence.” The school is not only fostering a culture of innovation through technology, but it is rethinking its use of classroom space, opening up walls and embracing outdoor learning with its Jungle School.
EDUCATION HUBS Kuala Lumpur is the base for Education City, one of
Malaysia’s two education hubs. The second hub, EduCity, is located in Iskandar. Both will provide high-quality, internationally oriented education for all ages, including a selection of universities.
EduCity is home to Newcastle University Medical Malaysia, the University of Southampton Malaysia, the University
of Reading Malaysia, Marlborough College
Malaysia, the Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology, Raffles University Iskandar, and Raffles American School. Education City includes Epsom College in Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia Global Campus. The education hubs have been established not only to attract more skilled expatriates to the country, but also to increase options for local citizens. The intention is to reduce emigration by Malaysians who, until recently, have been moving overseas for an improved standard of education.
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