Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
2800 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
More than 10 nationalities |
| Most common nationality |
Malaysian |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
80:20 |
| Native English speaking teachers |
To offer a fully personalised education following the British National Curriculum, there is a British trained teacher in each classroom assisted by classroom assistants. |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, French, Spanish |
| Max. number of students per class |
28 |
| Average number of students per class |
26 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IGCSE, IB Diploma |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Assessment. |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Applicants for admission into Years 1 – 3 are required to meet with the Head of Primary for a general assessment.
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| Waiting list |
Depends on the grade level. |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
No deadline. |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Enrolment is open throughout the year subject to the availability of places. |
| School start time |
Private School : 7.50am to 3.40 pm (Mondays to Thursdays) & 7.50am to 12.30pm (Fridays)
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| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Cookery, art, papier mache, sewing, creative writing, origami, science and discovery, choir, board games, art and fashion design, netball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, football, aerobics, athletics, dance, basketball, fencing, rhythmic gymnastics, Wushudao, science and robotics, science werkz. |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Dance room, school field, basketball court, futsal court, badminton court, multipurpose hall, swimming pool, tennis court, science labs, cookery lab, space maker, cafeteria, library, ICT labs, D&T Labs |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Over the years, Sri KDU International School has continuously sought to evolve and improve its pedagogy while adopting innovative education practices to achieve better student outcomes. Concurrently, the school curriculum embeds emphasis on sports, music, the performing arts and community-service activities to develop our students holistically. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
Teaching and Learning is at the core of all that SKIS does as teachers and as students. Student progress, through exciting and innovative pedagogy, is the school's aim. The school's goal is to create active learners who flex all their learning muscles. To do this, SKIS makes reference to Guy Claxton’s studies on Building Learning Power© and the 4R’s: Resilience, Reciprocity, Reflection and Resourcefulness. SKIS ensures opportunities to develop these areas are embedded into all lessons. |
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