Hi, my family will move to Malaysia and will live in Bangsar South area, we are looking for international school for our 17 yo son to study a-level. I have read many forums and as we are also considering the school fees, we have shortlisted them to dwi emas, maz, tenby, and alnoor
It would be really helpful to get feedbacks on these schools. If there are any school providing cambridge a-level, it would be very helpful if you guys can name the good ones
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Guest456793
31 May 2017 01:50:00
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Gravitas
31 May 2017 07:48:01
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Just some thoughts. The schools here tend to have all age groups lumped together so in effect your almost adult son may find himself going to school with 7 years olds..... Also it can be tough fitting in to an established group.
I am therefore going to suggest looking for a college rather than an international school. Of course the budget might be a question. These are the top three Cambridge A-level colleges (not sure if the fees are current) https://unidigest.com/en/my/blog/top-a- … -malaysia/
KDU University College. Estimated Cost: RM33,485 (Science), RM30,710 (Arts) Campuses: Damansara Jaya (Selangor), Penang. ...
Taylor's College. Estimated Cost: RM43,040 (4 subjects), RM34,130 (3 subjects) ...
Methodist College, Kuala Lumpur (MCKL) Estimated Cost: RM24,980.
This link provides some ideas of where to look for a more adult environment for your son https://eduadvisor.my/a-level-colleges/
Guest456793
31 May 2017 10:32:15
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Thanks a lot Gravitas. Because of the difference in curriculum, my son do not have GCSE qualification, do you think there are other means of enrolling without GCSE?
Gravitas
31 May 2017 10:35:21
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You would need to test the waters and ask a college or two that question, explaining where your son is in his education. As far as I remember there is absolutely no connection between the O and A level syllabus except in mathematics or science. In other countries its possible to just sign up to do A levels to prepare for uni entry. O levels in subjects are not a pre-requisite. But only the colleges here can answer your point.
If you want a more course-based curriculum then the Canadian system at Sunway is an option or the Australian system.
Do check out the second link I gave above - https://eduadvisor.my/a-level-colleges/ From what I see there are programmes taking different lengths of time - perhaps that is indicative of facilitating students from different backgrounds other than O levels?
In Malaysia local students who have completed State or say Chinese education can switch to the A level stream - this part of the above website may offer more guidance - look around - https://eduadvisor.my/a-level/ One part worth looking at is what is the aim of getting A levels? Are future career choices really going to need them?
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