Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
750 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
30 |
| Most common nationality |
Malaysian, Korean, Chinese from China, Japanese and Hong Kong. |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
60% local VS 40% International |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
Yes. |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
We do offer two types of English Support Lessons - Intensive English Support and English as Additional Language depends on what their level of English is. The school shall assess the verbal and written English upon entrance assessment. Students who require Intensive English Support will spend most of their time in improving English while at the same time, attending other subjects such as Physical Education, Music, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia...etc. Students who required English as Additional Language will attend some additional English lessons, about 2-3 hours a week to strengthen English. The requirements of these supports to be reviewed on a termly basis. |
| Max. number of students per class |
25 students |
| Average number of students per class |
20 students at the moment |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
We provide Google Chromebook for students in the class to enhance their learning experience. Most of the classrooms are equipped with the interactive Smart Board as well. |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
We are using Microsoft Teams to conduct online lessons and homework for students who are not able to attend to school. |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No. Only Muslims that need to take Islamic Studies as to comply with the requirements by Ministry of Education,111 n |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IGCSE in Tenby International School. For Sri Tenby School are UPSR, PT3 and SPM. |
| Results in these examinations |
Please contact Admissions for the most recent public examination results. |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes. |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Depends on the year group. Generally, Primary spend about 1-2 hours per night while Secondary about 2-3 hours per night to complete homework. |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
100% |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
We do have SEN teacher who can cope with special learning needs. However, this depends on the severity and shall be assessed upon entrance assessment. |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Yes. |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Students go through Entrance Assessment before being offered a place. If it's Early Years age, they go through a simple 1-hour trial assessment in classroom. If it's Primary and Secondary, applicants sit for paper test or online CAT test which takes about 1.5-2 hours. If the Verbal score appears to be low, we arrange EAL assessment and interview by Head of EAL for about 30 minutes. If the Verbal score appears to be good, skip EAL assessment and proceed directly to the interview by Head of School. In view of COVID-19, we are now allowing Remote Entrance Assessment as well which works similar as above but this can be conducted at home and monitor via webcam. |
| Waiting list |
At the moment, Early Years is full in this academic year but it's available in Sept 2020 intake. |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
To join in Sept, assessment shall be made not later than June. |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes. We do accept enrollment on any day, as long as they pass through the assessment, offered a place and completed enrollment procedure before Admissions advise a starting date. |
| School start time |
7.55am |
| School finish time |
Depends on which year group it is. From 1pm to 5.20pm after finishing co-curricular activities. |
| Supervised care before/after school |
No. |
| School bus service available |
Yes. Available for the entire Penang Island and Mainland. |
| School provided lunches |
Yes. Breakfast and lunch at our Canteen. |
| Uniform required |
Yes. |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Over 60 types of extra activities. Please refer to our website or contact our Admissions staff for details. |
| Sports activities included |
Physical Education included swimming. |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes. |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Multi-use Court, Swimming Pool, Football Field, Basketball Court and Multi-purpose Hall. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Learning is about getting better - academically, socially, emotionally and more. Amazing learning happens when student surprise themselves by getting better to a level beyond that which they thought possible. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
At Tenby Schools Penang, learning is a journey of discovery, by being creative, taking risks, making mistakes and showing resilience as we improve our skills, knowledge and understanding to become effective global learners. |