Alice Smith School
Private British international school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The Alice Smith School is a private coeducational British International School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]
(In this way we shall reach the stars)
| The Alice Smith School | |
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2 Jalan Bellamy, 50460
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | |
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| Type | Private British International School |
| Motto | Latin: Sic Itur Ad Astra (In this way we shall reach the stars) |
| Established | 1946[1] |
| Founder | Alice Fairfield-Smith |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 7 to 18 |
| Enrolment | ~800 Secondary School ~650 Primary School |
| Houses | Scott Fairfield Muir Fleming |
| Colours | Green and Red |
| Affiliations | Federation of British International Schools in Asia, Council of British International Schools, Council of International Schools |
| Abbreviation | KLASS |
| Tuition | RM 14,450-33,970 per term |
| Website | www |
Founded in 1946, it is the oldest British international school in Malaysia.[3][4] The school is a not-for-profit educational institution situated on two campuses.[5] The Primary Campus that teaches from Preschool to Year 6 is on Jalan Bellamy in Kuala Lumpur and the Secondary Campus which provides Year 7 to Year 13 on Jalan Equine in Seri Kembangan, Selangor.[6]
The Alice Smith School is a member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia, and the Council of International Schools.[7][8] It is also a member of the South East Asia Student Activities Conference and Association of International Schools in Malaysia (AIMS).[9] It is accredited as fully compliant by the Council of British International Schools, and received British School Overseas accreditation in 2011 and 2014 from the British Department for Education.[10][11]
The school offers the National Curriculum for England in Primary and Secondary School. It offers GCSE, IGCSE, and A-Level Options from Edexcel, Cambridge Assessments, and AQA.[11][12]
It has been a finalist in the 2019, 2022 and 2023 COBIS International Schools Awards and 2021 winner.[13][14][15][16] It has also been shortlisted by the Daily Telegraph's Independent Schools of the Year Awards in 2020, 2021 and 2022. [17][18] [19]
The school was ranked as one of the Top Fifteen Schools in China & Southeast Asia one of the top 100 schools in the world by the Carfax Education and Spears' Schools Index 2022.[20][21]
History
The school was started in 1946 by Alice Fairfield-Smith at her home on Jalan Eaton, Kuala Lumpur at the end of the Second World War in order to educate the community of British colonial expatriates.[3] She was a biology graduate from Harvard University.[22]
Subsequently, the school rented the Masonic Hall on Damansara Road and later also used St Andrew's Church from 1951 to 1963 for the preschool.[23] When Alice Smith left in 1950, the school formally incorporated. The school relocated behind the old National Palace on Jalan Bellamy in May 1955.[23][24]
The school's 25-acre secondary campus was opened by Prince Edward in Equine Park, Seri Kembangan, Selangor in September 1998.[24][25]
The primary school's Jubilee Centre was also awarded GOLD by the Malaysian Architectural Awards, and was opened by Prince Andrew, Duke of York.[26]
Facilities
Notable alumni
- Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, founder of AirAsia
- Tengku Zatashah binti Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Selangor Royal
- Tengku Amir Shah, Crown Prince of Selangor
- Sultan Muhammad V, former Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and Sultan of Kelantan
- Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra, former Crown Prince of Kelantan
- Tunku Ali Redhauddin, Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan
- Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin, Negeri Sembilan Royal
- Hishammuddin Hussein, former minister and politician
- Ryan Grant (rugby union), British and Irish Lions
- Ben Proud, Silver Medalist Olympic swimmer
- Gemma Calvert, British Neuroscientist
- Raja Petra Kamarudin, Selangor Royal and political figure
- Niamh Walsh, actress[27]
- Caroline Russell, CEO of BOH Plantations
