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Inside the
Schools

THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
OF KUALA LUMPUR:

PART OF THE NORD ANGLIA

EDUCATION FAMILY

pass rate and 100% of students earning at least class sizes keep learning focused on the student. All
one university offer. Past graduates are attending classes from Year 1 to Year 6 have both a classroom
universities all over the world, including Imperial teacher and an assistant teacher. The teaching team
College, University of Oxford, St. Andrew’s University, benefits from extensive and unique professional
University College London (UCL), London School development opportunities, ensuring students benefit
of Economics (LSE), King’s College London, and from contemporary educational thinking and
University of Edinburgh, as well as universities in the practices.
he British International School of Kuala Lumpur happy children who look forward to coming to school USA, Canada, Australia, The Netherlands, Hong Kong
(BSKL) is a warm and welcoming international each day and working to achieve more than they and Malaysia. BSKL is proud to be part of the Nord Anglia Education
Tcommunity. Our commitment to nurturing thought possible. A positive education curriculum (NAE) family, the world’s leading premium schools
student happiness forms the foundation of student in the primary school helps children unlock even Our campus provides outstanding facilities across organisation with 73 international schools located in
success and our ‘be ambitious’ philosophy. more potential by building habits and skills around three striking state-of-the-art interconnected 30 countries around the world.
resilience, self-care and communication. A pastoral campuses in one convenient location. Facilities
Our school offers an early years programme featuring focus in secondary school builds on those skills as include three indoor sport halls, two swimming Being part of the NAE network allows BSKL to
play-based learning for children as young as 2 and the academic curriculum becomes more challenging. pools and two full size football fields. The music continue to strengthen its academic credentials
continues with primary school and secondary school and performing arts programmes have a 650-seat and enhance learning through a number of key
programmes culminating with A Levels in Year 13. BSKL uses the English National Curriculum as a theatre and over 20 specialist music and dance initiatives. Including the Global Campus which
Students from more than 60 nationalities learn, base while making enhancements to the learning rooms, whilst three unique libraries cater for everyone connects nearly 70,000 students around the world,
collaborate and build together; making the school specially designed for students at an international and are stacked with over 20,000 books. The latest and a large programme of events and expeditions
community authentically international. school. Delivering this curriculum via personalised technology and creative breakout spaces feature in Southeast Asia and beyond. Allowing students to
learning, with a focus on happiness, provides strongly throughout the school, with a dedicated explore the world, learn new skills and set their sights
BSKL places students at the heart of everything we students with a strong foundation to achieve. On STEAM wing for Upper Primary students. higher; developing a truly international perspective
do, including a personalised learning programme that average, our Year 6 students score 10 points better through outstanding online, in-school and worldwide
allows teachers to challenge students to grow, while than their international school peers on end of year We believe the strength of the school relies on experiences. BSKL students also benefit from
assessing them against their own past performance. assessments. Our IGCSE students perform well people. Which is why we recruit and retain the collaborations with the world’s best organisations
This ensures that all students experience growth, are above the UK average and amongst the top private best teachers in the world, committed to nurturing including MIT, Juilliard and UNICEF.
open to trying new opportunities and will be invested schools in the world, with 81% of grades being and inspiring every child. At BSKL, 100% of teachers
in their learning and success. A*-A last year. The programme delivered the Best hold international teaching qualifications from well- Founded in 2009 and located in Petaling Jaya on
Global IGCSE Results in Nord Anglia Education for regarded institutions and all assistant teachers in a leafy suburban campus, we invite prospective
Our teachers know each child and engage them in an astounding three consecutive years. Our A Level Years 1 - 6 hold degrees with three years working families to experience the school themselves by
an exceptional learning environment. This results in students also perform extremely well with a 100% experience in a relevant field. The school’s small booking a campus visit.

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