School Guide

Choosing a School on a Budget

Published by SchoolAdvisor | Apr 11, 2018

Choosing an international school is a task not to be taken lightly, especially if you have budget constraints. The buoyant international education industry in Malaysia has seen various schools sprouting up all over the map, giving parents and guardians a diverse selection to choose from, which can be a little overwhelming. 

We’ve broken down these discombobulating numbers and divided the schools into six categories—three for primary education and three for secondary education—so you can seamlessly choose a school no matter what your budget may be.

Primary education:

Low (< RM30,000 per year)

Medium (RM30,000 – RM49,999 per year)

High (? RM50,000 per year)

Secondary education:

Low (< RM40,000 per year)

Medium (RM40,000 – RM69,999 per year)

High (? 70,000 per year)

Primary

Low

• Sri Bestari International School 

RM12,000

• elc International School

RM16,000 - RM26,000

• Tenby International School

RM10,350 – RM18,750

• Matrix International School (MIS)

RM20,000 – RM28,000

• Integrated Islamic School Kota Damansara (IISKD)

RM12,120 – RM13,140

• Sayfol International School Kuala Lumpur (SISKL)

RM12,600 – RM17,100

• Al Noor International School (AIS-KL)

RM10,056 – RM12,597

• Sri Kuala Lumpur School

RM15,300 – RM17,500

• Straits International School (SIS)

RM18,480 – RM26,250

• Nobel International School

RM15,600 – RM20,400

• City Harbour International School (CHIS)

RM10,530 – RM20,220

• ASIA Metropolitan International School

RM8,400 – RM14,400

• Austin Heights International School

RM12,000 – RM13,200

• MAZ International School

RM13,250 – RM18,750

• Eaton International School

RM25,950 – RM29,580

• Fairview International School

RM24,000 – RM35,000

• Mutiara International Grammar School

RM20,820 – RM32,955

• Melaka International School

RM11,181 – RM13,392

• Havil International School

RM14,700 – RM19,200

• Labuan International School (LIS)

RM12,100 - RM13,750

• Woodlands International School

RM11,900 – RM 18,000

• Charis International School 

RM13,500 - RM16,200

• Dalat International School

RM21,700 – RM35,900

• Victoria International School

RM10,800 – RM12,600

• Asia Pacific International School (APIS)

RM17,880-RM27,900

• Bintulu International School (BIS)

RM8,025 – RM12,000

• St. Christopher International Primary School

RM17,400 – RM18,000

• Vikas International School

RM9,800

• Sri Dasmesh International School 

RM7,952

• UniWorld International School

RM12,000 – RM13,500

• Wadi Sofia International School

RM6,000

• Pelita International School

RM12,900 – RM17,700

• Sri Sempurna School

RM10,000 – RM13,000

• Seven Skies International School (SSI)

RM20,449 - RM23,981

• GEMS International School, Pearl City Penang (GIP) 

RM25,000 – RM31,000

• Crescendo-HELP International School

RM25,200 – RM27,090

• UCSI International School

RM15,960 – RM19,800

• Taylor’s International School

RM19,500 – RM31,200

• Hibiscus International School 

RM26,736 – RM30,186

• Dwi Emas International School

RM28,000 – RM30,000

• Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar

RM27,030 – RM33,210

• Kinabalu International School

RM27,600 – RM30,600

• Dwi Emas International School

RM28,000 – RM30,000

• Japanese School Kuala Lumpur

RM10,300

• Nilai International School (NIS)

RM24,300 – RM31,200

Medium

• Sri KDU International School

RM37,000 - RM40,000

• GEMS International School, Tropicana Metropark

RM30,000 - RM37,000

• Kingsgate International School

RM32,000 - RM48,000

• Deutsche Schule Kuala Lumpur (DSKL)

RM39,185

• Oasis International School Kuala Lumpur (OISKL)

RM38,000

• The International School of Penang (UPLANDS) 

RM33,400– RM39,800

• HELP International School (HIS)

RM32,744 – RM36,383

• UCSI International School Springhill

RM30,501

• St Joseph’s Institution International School Malaysia

RM48,825 – RM60,195

• Nexus International School

RM47,733 – RM57,828

High

• Alice Smith School

RM55,000 - RM56,000

• Garden International School (GIS)

RM65,000 - RM75,000

• IGB International School (IGBIS)

RM64,800 – RM69,000

• King Henry VIII College 

RM48,000

• Raffles American School (RAS)

RM61,600 – RM88,000

• Epsom College in Malaysia

Rm57,160 – RM69,260

• Shattuck St. Mary's School

RM76,500

• International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL)

RM77,210

• Marlborough College Malaysia

RM79,575 - RM81,750

• Mont'Kiara International School

RM86,000

See also: 10 Most Expensive International Schools in Malaysia (Primary)

Secondary

Low

• elc International School

RM30,000 - RM40,000

• GEMS International School, Pearl City Penang (GIP)

RM35,000 - RM44,000

• Tenby International School

RM21,900 – RM24,900

• Matrix International School (MIS)

RM32,000 – RM36,000

• Integrated Islamic School Kota Damansara (IISKD)

RM15,580 – 16,840

• Fairview International School

RM38,000 – RM46,200

• Sayfol International School Kuala Lumpur (SISKL)

RM19,200 – RM27,000

• Al Noor International School (AIS-KL)

RM15,102 – RM19,500

• Sri Kuala Lumpur School

RM22,760 – RM30,600

• St. Christopher International Primary School

RM17,400 – RM27,000

• Straits International School (SIS)

RM27,210 – RM30,210

• Nobel International School

RM23,000 – RM26,000

• City Harbour International School (CHIS)

RM22,785 – RM39,660

• ASIA Metropolitan International School

RM15,600 – RM20,400

• Austin Heights International School

RM15,600 – RM18,000

• MAZ International School

RM21,000 – RM30,000

• Kolej Yayasan Saad International School

RM29,000 (A-Levels only)

• Melaka International School

RM14,460 – RM31,680

• Woodlands International School

RM14,120 - RM18,000

• Labuan International School (LIS)

RM14,850 - RM16,500

• Charis International School 

RM17,550 - RM22,950

• Victoria International School

RM10,800 – RM12,600

• Asia Pacific International School (APIS)

RM31,200 – RM37,280

• Japanese School Kuala Lumpur

RM10,800

• Vikas International School

RM12,000 – RM12,500

• Wadi Sofia International School

RM7,200 – RM12,000

• Havil International School

RM20,100 – RM21,600

• UniWorld International School

RM16,000 – RM22,000

• Sri Dasmesh International School 

RM8,852 – RM 10,268

• Sri Sempurna School

RM14,000 – RM18,000

• Pelita International School

RM21,900 – RM29,400

• UCSI International School

RM20,700 – RM30,000

• Sri Bestari International School 

RM28,000

• Seven Skies International School (SSI)

RM25,610 - RM26,210

• Prince of Wales Island International School

RM37,800 – RM44,100

• Crescendo-HELP International School

RM28,350 – RM31,500

• Taylor’s International School

RM34,980 – RM40,680

• Hibiscus International School 

RM32,343 – RM39,675

• Dwi Emas International School

RM34,000 – RM39,000

• Kinabalu International School

RM35,100 – RM42,000

• Nilai International School (NIS)

RM33,000 – RM40,500

• Sunway International School (SIS)

RM36,00 – RM42,000

Medium

• Sri KDU International School

RM40,000 - RM55,000

• GEMS International School, Tropicana Metropark

RM42,000

• Nexus International School

RM65,310 – RM79,089

• Deutsche Schule Kuala Lumpur (DSKL)

RM45,930

• St Joseph’s Institution International School Malaysia

RM63,495 – RM85,995

• Mutiara International Grammar School

RM45,360 – RM50,700

• Oasis International School Kuala Lumpur (OISKL)

RM48,000 – RM58,000

• Dalat International School 

RM40,530 – RM42,000

• The International School of Penang (UPLANDS) 

RM49,000 – RM50,000

• HELP International School (HIS)

RM43,569 –  RM50,000

• UCSI International School Springhill

RM42,501-RM49,000

• Kingsgate International School 

RM52,000 - RM68,000

• Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar

RM51,510

• King Henry VIII College

RM65,000 – RM80,000

High

• Alice Smith School

RM71,000 – RM85,000

• Garden International School (GIS)

RM83,000 - RM90,000

• Raffles American School (RAS)

RM81,400 – RM88,000

• IGB International School (IGBIS)

RM76,700 – RM88,600

• Shattuck St. Mary's School

RM95,500 – RM102,500

• International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL)

RM88,230 – RM97,700

• Epsom College in Malaysia

RM79,125 – RM85,485

• Marlborough College Malaysia

RM105,000 - RM114,90

• Mont'Kiara International School

RM97,266 - RM107,600

See also: 10 Most Expensive International Schools in Malaysia (Secondary)