How to Apply to A Levels in Malaysia

A Levels are an exciting, but challenging, internationally recognised qualification for both university and college entrance. Through this programme, your children will have a qualification highly regarded by top universities world-wide.   

With a lot of hard work, dedication, perseverance and the help of resources available at a Tier 1 school, your children will earn the..

85% A*-A Grades for our EPQ Students

It is always wonderful to hear of the success of our EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) students and this year is no exception. We are delighted to share that an amazing 61% of students have been awarded an A*, 85% of students achieved A*- A and 90% of students achieved A*- B. We have also just had confirmation from AQA that our results now place us in the top 5% of schools..

Celebrating our Diversity - South Africa

In our continued celebration of the diversity of our student body we are commemorating South Africa’s Freedom Day. This is an annual celebration of South Africa’s first non-racial democratic elections of 1994.It marked the end of 300 years of colonialism, segregation and white minority rule, and established a new democratic government led by Nelson Mandela.

Of South Africa’s..

Yale University among the US offers for #KLASSof2022

Our #KLASSof2022 have reached their final term at Alice Smith and are making decisions on their university offers. Our students, together with our Higher Education Counselling team, put a huge amount of effort into ensuring each student's applications are of the highest quality, giving them the best chance of receiving an offer from their first choice school (last year 95% of..

How to choose an International School in Kuala Lumpur

Choosing an international school can be a daunting task. Finding the perfect balance between high academic standards, engaging and attentive teachers, and fun extracurriculars to help your child thrive can be tricky, especially if it's your first trip to Malaysia.

Trusted by expat families since 1946, Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur provides an outstanding international..

What do the International School tiers mean?

A big part of choosing a school for your child is making sure that school provides opportunities for students to excel and reach their full potential. These opportunities will differ depending on the type and tier of school.

But what are the different international school tiers, and what does that mean for your child? Read on to learn more about that and how your child..

Celebrating our Diversity: Bangladesh

Our final national day celebration this term commemorates the Independence Day of Bangladesh. Independence Day of Bangladesh celebrates the country’s declaration of independence from Pakistan in the early hours of March 26th 1971.

During the partition of India on 14th August 1947, Pakistan gained independence from Britain and became separated from India. The area now known as..

Celebrating our Diversity: Greece

In our continued celebration of the diversity of our student body, on 25th March we commemorate Greek Independence Day, the start of the War of Greek Independence in 1821 and also coincides with the Greek Orthodox Church’s celebration of when Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her she would bear the son of God.Greece had been part of the Ottoman Empire since 1453 and..

Celebrating our Diversity: Pakistan

We have a busy week celebrating the diversity of our student body. On 23rd March we will be commemorating Pakistan Resolution Day. 

Pakistan Resolution Day commemorates the ‘Lahore Resolution’ of 1940. This is known as the Pakistan Resolution which led to the creation of Pakistan. The Lahore Resolution rejected the concept of a United India and proposed the creation of an..

Celebrating our Diversity: Ireland ☘️

St Patrick’s Day is observed every year on 17th March. The event started as a religious holiday, but over time it’s become a celebration of Irish culture☘️☘️☘️.

St. Patrick was a real person, but some of the traditions associated with him and the holiday are actually myths. For instance, you’ll often see the four-leaf clover on St. Patrick’s Day. However, according to legend,..

The Theory of Happenstance

Have you heard of the Theory of Happenstance? Our Year 12's have been exploring the Career Decision Theory of Happenstance in their Higher Education lessons and have made some great videos to help us understand more about it.

What is the Theory of Happenstance?

This theory believes the biggest influences on a person's career choice is actually unpredictable social factors,..

What is the PTA Committee?

The PTA Committee is a friendly group of people comprising parents and staff, and we work towards the common objectives of building community within the whole school, and creating a welcoming and vibrant school community by supporting new and existing families. In this way, we also support the school in its mission to provide a holistic nurturing environment for students,..

Celebrating our Diversity! Wales

What a busy term we are having celebrating the diversity of our student body. On 1st March we continued with our festivities to celebrate St David’s Day, the Patron Saint of Wales.

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant (St. David's Day)

St David’s Day or the Feast of St David, falls on the 1st March, the date of St David’s death in 589 AD.St David wasn’t canonised until the 12th century, by..

Conceptual Understanding in PE: KLASS Values with Y7

To lead the pursuit of excellence in learning underpins our KLASS vision, mission and belief statement. Our teachers are leaders in learning; they thrive through collaboration and research; through creativity and innovation; through taking risks in their teaching and being reflective in doing so. This week, our Director of Sport, Lewis Keens, shares with us the innovative..

Where Does Your Tuition Fee Go? | Choosing an International School

It goes without question that all international schools, like any businesses, need to be sustainable and financially well managed. But look a little deeper and you’ll see two clear types of school, those run ‘for profit’, owned by corporate groups and backed by private equity investors requiring a return, and those that fall into the ‘not-for-profit’ category. 

Three Reasons..

Celebrating our Diversity! Japan 💮

As a diverse and multicultural community, it is important to celebrate National Days around the world - the Japanese National Foundation Day is no exception! Here our KLASS Comm team tell you more about the festivities and the events their arranged this week.

During National Foundation Day, festivals such as the Kenkoku-sai are held at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples...

It's Sweetcorn day!🌽

It's not one of our national celebration days today but instead we are celebrating sweetcorn!🌽Read on to find out more...

“Sweetcorn is a variety of maize grown for human consumption with a high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally occurring recessive mutation in the genes which control conversion of sugar to starch inside the endosperm of the corn kernel...

Student Virtual Work Experiences with InvestIn

COVID-19 and the ongoing restrictions in physical work experiences do not hamper our students and their motivation. Alongside our partners like InvestIn, Alice Smith students have the opportunity to still pursue their work experiences from the comfort of their own house. Here is one of our students, Annushka who shares her experiences after she was awarded a school’s bursary..

Celebrating our Diversity - New Zealand Day

With so many different nationalities in school we are very lucky to be able to celebrate a huge variety of national days. Term 2 is a busy time for the kitchens, as we celebrate our truly international and multicultural student population with not one but five national days! Our second national day of the term is New Zealand Day!

The New Zealand public holiday of Waitangi Day..

10 Surprising Facts about the Irish Medical Degree

Are you contemplating whether you should study Medicine in Ireland? It's a subject and destination many of our students are considering with more and more aspiring doctors choosing Ireland to pursue Medicine. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the University College Dublin (UCD) are known for delivering top-notch higher education that ranked both institutions..

KLASS Students on Top of the World🌏!

We were delighted to hear that three of our students have received impressive awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) one of the examinations boards we use for A Level and (I)GCSE examinations. We would like to congratulate;

• Emily Choi-Ying Chong - Top in the World for Media 🌏 (Cambridge Intl A Level)
• Juan Sebastian Beltran - Top in the World 🌏 for..

Planning your Future Pathways with Cialfo

At Alice Smith School, our Higher Education provision utilizes an external platform called Cialfo. Cialfo is an online college and career planning platform that students and parents can use to help in planning their Future Pathways.

Students are introduced to Cialfo in Year 10, during which they complete career and personality assessments and explore different career..

Personalised support for competitive STEM applications

At Alice Smith School, our students go on to pursue a variety of courses in higher education. Our extensive Higher Education provision supports every student in their pursuits, from Law to Humanities and from Art to STEM. 

Applications to competitive STEM courses such as Maths, Economics, Science, Computer Science, and Engineering typically require skills and knowledge beyond..

Celebrating our diversity! Scotland

We are celebrating St. Andrew’s Day today, November 30th! Here our KLASS Comm students at Equine Park tell us more about Scotland's official national day and how we are celebrating in school.

"St. Andrew’s Day is Scotland’s official national day. While Andrew the apostle has never been to Scotland, he has been the patron saint since 1320, possibly due to an appearance in a..

Remembering Chee Qi Yan

On Friday 19th November, our Year 11 student, Qi Yan Chee, died at home in the company of his family. His death was unexpected and our thoughts and prayers are with his parents, brother, family and friends at such a sad time. Qi Yan has been part of our Alice Smith community - our family - since he arrived at EP as a Year 7 student back in 2017. His tutor group and friends..

Grief and loss: a guide for parents

Children can have quite different experiences when someone they know dies. They feel and show grief in different ways, particularly in the case of sudden or unexpected death or loss. It is important to understand as a parent that there is no one ‘right’ way for them to respond to a loss. This means that feelings and behaviours will vary across children and can change..

Celebrating our diversity! Austria!

We continue our celebration of the diversity of our student body with a look at Austrian National Day which is celebrated on October 26th and relates to the political developments of the country after WWII.At the end of the war, Austria was occupied by four Allied Forces; Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain and France. As a result, the country was divided into 4 zones...

Personalised support for SAT/ACT and LNAT

At Alice Smith School, we strive to support our students in their higher education aspirations. While the majority of our graduates will be applying to and attending UK universities, the number of students applying to the US has steadily increased, partly based on some excellent placements over the past few years.

To ensure that our students are able to produce a strong and..

Personalised support for Oxford and Cambridge

With entrance to elite universities becoming ever more competitive and with increased emphasis on specific entrance examinations and interviews required by certain universities, Alice Smith School aims to ensure that such students have a personalised support programme catered for their needs.As a part of the extensive Higher Education provision given to A-Level students at..

Celebrating our diversity! Chile

The celebration of our very international student body continues on 17th September, with our recognition of the Independence Day of Chile, Dia de la Independencia, Chile which is observed on 18th September.

The 18th September marks the day when Chilean people declared their independence from Spain in 1810. Spain had ruled over Chile since the middle of the 16th Century. The..

Celebrating our diversity! Malaysia

The largest proportion of our student population are Malaysian, therefore it is fitting that our next national day celebration is for Malaysia Day on 16th September.

Malaysia Day recognises the establishment of the Malaysian Federation on 16th September 1963. Malaya, North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak and Singapore unified into a single state (Although Singapore was later expelled..

Applying to... University in the Netherlands 🌷

Each year Alice Smith Students progress to Universities and Colleges around the world. The Netherlands is a destination that is growing in popularity and several Alumni have gone to Dutch Universities including:

They..

Celebrating our diversity! Vietnam

In celebration of the diversity of our student body, we commemorate many of our student nationalities throughout the year. When we are on campus this celebration includes serving traditional food in both canteens.

This year we will be celebrating more countries than ever before!

Our first event is to celebrate the National Day of Vietnam on 2nd September.

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Resilience Programme: Best Possible Self

To support students with self awareness and the language to identify when things are difficult we have recently started a resilience programme during tutor period. This consists of 4 weekly reviews and activities that the students are encouraged to do from this week until the end of term. This week we are looking at 'The Best Possible' self. You can find the other activities ..

Celebrating our diversity! Russia

In our continued celebration of the diversity of our student body, on 11th June, we will be commemorating Russia Day for the first time. 

Celebrated annually since 1992 to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic on 12th June 1990. 

This marked the beginning of constitutional reform in the Russian..

Celebrating our diversity! Denmark

5th June commemorates the anniversary of Frederick VII signing the Danish constitution in 1849, establishing Denmark as a constitutional monarchy; locally known as Grundlovsdag. The constitution was completely re-written in 1866, 1915 (following women’s suffrage) and 1953 - also all on the 6th June! Whilst not a public holiday, Government offices, banks and schools are closed,..

Celebrating our diversity! Indonesia

National Awakening Day is an Indonesian observance annually held on May 20. It commemorates the creation of the first Indonesian nationalist..

What is careers guidance?

Over the last few years, there has been nothing short of a revolution taking place in the world of careers guidance. This change is mostly being driven by the phenomenon known as the 4th Industrial revolution, a process where technological developments and global developments, are introducing, eroding and changing the workplace at a rate simply unprecedented in previous..

KLASS Journal - A Student Led Webpage

In an age when you are bombarded with information and stimuli wherever you look, taught what you need to know and shown how you need to appear, it can be difficult to find a space where you can discover what you really believe. It doesn’t help that Generation Z is often stereotyped as “apathetic”, when really, it becomes increasingly difficult to speak your mind amidst..

Alumni stories: Treating the Coronavirus in A Prison

In the latest edition of KLASSics Chronicle, KLASSics caught up with Dr. Navin Roshaan Jayasingam, Alumnus 2005 - 2009.

Celebrating our diversity! Freedom Day - South Africa

At Alice Smith School we welcome students from over 40 different nationalities and enjoy celebrating many festivals often through our shared love of food! National and special days give us opportunities to come together and experience a small part of each other's cultures - with the support of our wonderful kitchen teams! On Wednesday, 28th April (a day late), we will be..

How Will We Discover our Potential?

Zhongyi Ho, Year 11, tells us about two essays he wrote recently which earned him awards...

"Innovacia Sdn. Bhd. is a company that provides affordable technical products and services for professional and educational use - one of which is TiffinBIM, a Malaysian CAD/BIM software that architects and civil engineers use. Recently they ran an essay competition: the TiffinBIM..

The Duke of Edinburgh International Award

As a registered centre for the provision of The Duke of Edinburgh International Award, we'd like to commemorate HRH Prince Philip's lifelong legacy of service and dedication, by reflecting on how our students have developed independence, resilience and perseverance through the Award challenge which pushes for their personal limits and achievements.

Not all learning happens in..

KLASS MEDS: Applying to Medical School

During the MCO our KLASS MEDS team arranged on line sessions for our aspiring doctors and life scientists. Although we are now back on campus the team has continued to connect our would-be medical students with KLASS Alumni who are now studying to be Doctors.

Firstly we welcomed Hong Yau, a year 3 medical student at the University of Leicester, UK.

Hong Yau was able to give..

Webinar: Preparing students for a successful international future

The world is changing rapidly and many jobs of the 20th Century will not exist by 2025 and the remaining industries will see massive changes. Our students will have careers that we have not yet even thought of and even the traditional professions, such as medicine and engineering, will not look as they do today.

We were delighted to cohost a virtual roundtable event with our..

InvestIn - Virtual Work Experience to enrich your university applications

With all the dramatic changes that have taken place in the world over the last year, the move into unprecedented levels of virtual space and communication has perhaps been the most startling. Existing workers in myriad industries have been finding ways of moving their endeavours online. But how does it work for those seeking work experience and internships? How can they..

Six ways to help your child develop early maths skills

1. Counting: Understanding numbers will help children in all areas of maths. When children hear adults counting, using numbers and talking about quantity it develops their..

Applying to... University in Ireland ☘️

Have the St. Patrick's Day ☘️celebrations made you think about the possibility of studying in Ireland? Each year Alice Smith Students progress to Universities and Colleges around the world  including Irish Institutions like University College Cork and RCSI. They are able to do this with the support and guidance from our dedicated Higher Educated Counselling team. In this blog..

Celebrating our Diversity: St. Patrick's Day ☘️

It's time to celebrate another of our Founding Nations on March 17th with St. Patrick's Day ☘️☘️☘️.

St Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of St Patrick (Lá Fhéile Phádraig), is a global celebration of Irish culture held on March 17th. This is the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland, who administered Christianity in Ireland during the fifth..