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10 Affordable International Schools in Malaysia (Primary)

Published by SchoolAdvisor | Mar 03, 2022

Do you have children you want to send to an international school but are too afraid to pay significant amounts for your children’s education? Fret not...we have the perfect list of the most affordable international schools with primary education. For more options, you may also choose to browse other International & Private Schools in our schools section. 

Westlake International School

Curriculum: British

Westlake International School is a purpose-built campus based in Kampar, Perak. The boarding school overlooks a lake nestled within the Kinta Valley mountain range and provides students with the perfect environment to focus and flourish in their studies. The school started with a vision to change lives and transform minds to pursue excellence. After more than ten years, they are proud that their students have achieved excellent exam results.

Their annual tuition fees for primary education ranges from RM 11,595 for year 1 to RM 13,215 for year 6.

To find out more about Westlake International School, click here to read about their STEM learning and the inquiry-based learning.

Pelita International School

Curriculum: British

Pelita International School is an international school based in Penang. Pelita believes in tapping into and nurturing a child’s emotional, intellectual, physical, social, creative and artistic potentials. By doing this, they believe that the children will have various tools available to them to become more productive members of society.

Pelita offers preschool, primary and secondary classes, but their primary school tuition fees are some of the most affordable. Their annual tuition fees for primary education ranges from RM 12,900 for year 1 to RM 17,700 for year 6.

elc International School

Curriculum: British

elc International School is an international school with two campuses situated in Sungai Buloh and Cyberjaya. The school started as elc Secondary School in 1987 with only five students and six teachers, including the principal. elc International School has one primary objective: to develop their students into responsible and confident people who achieve the highest levels of academic success in all aspects of their lives.

elc International School offers classes for preschool, primary and secondary years. Their annual tuition fees for primary education ranges from RM 17,640 for year 1 to RM 28,710 for year 6.

Wadi Sofia International School

Curriculum: British, National Curriculum

Wadi Sofia International School is an international school situated in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Wadi Sofia promotes itself as the best value boarding school because its annual tuition fees are some of the cheapest costs for an international school.

Wadi Sofia’s vision is to educate, develop and nurture young children into next-generation leaders in any aspect of human endeavours to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving world. Their annual tuition fees for primary education is RM 6,400 for year 1 to year 6.

UCSI International School

Curriculum: British

UCSI International School is an international school based in Subang Jaya. UCSI International School’s mission is to provide holistic education to their students that prepare them for the future by equipping them with the knowledge, skills and values needed to become responsible citizens in a modern world. Their vision is to develop global class citizens and influence future leaders by providing a world-class, modern education.

Their annual tuition fees for primary education range from RM 15,540 for year 1 to RM 22,830 for year 6. 

Maz International School

Curriculum: British

Maz International School is an international school situated in Shah Alam. Maz International School has three missions and visions. 

The first is to ensure their students thrive in a challenging, stimulating, safe and caring environment. 

The second is to nurture their students to become caring and holistic individuals.

And their third is to engage parents and community support in their endeavours.

Maz International School’s main motto is: Experience is the teacher of all things. Their annual tuition fees for primary education ranges from RM 14,250 for year 1 to RM 18,750 for year 6.

Sri Kuala Lumpur School

Curriculum: British

Sri Kuala Lumpur School is an international school based in Subang Jaya. Sri Kuala Lumpur’s vision is to establish its campus into an outstanding institution providing high-quality education that prepares students for the challenges of the modern world.

Sri Kuala Lumpur’s mission is to develop their students to their full potential and inhibit them with healthy habits of mind, moral anchors and tenacity of spirit to become responsible citizens and influential individuals. Their annual tuition fees for primary education ranges from RM 18,100 for year 1 to RM 21,000 for year 6.

Inspiros International School

Curriculum: British

Inspiros International School is an international school situated in Puchong. At Inspiros, they offer high-quality British education at competitive prices. They believe that everyone should have access to the highest quality education. Their vision is to impact and inspire their students to become the next generation of leaders.

Inspiros wants to create an educational platform accessible to most income groups in and around Puchong and the Klang Valley. Their annual tuition fees for primary education ranges from RM 12,000 for year one to RM 14,000 for year 6.

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