Schools' Category

• International Schools

  International Schools are schools that conduct foreign curriculum using English as the main medium and prepare students for external international examinations (e.g. IGCSE 'O' Level, GCE 'A' Levels, IB, Grade 1 to 12, etc.).

• Private School (Primary)

  Private Primary Schools in Malaysia offer either primary schooling only (Standard One to Standard Six) or they may be a part of a larger institution tht offers bot primary and secondary schooling to the more affluent segment of the Malaysian Society.

• Private School (Secondary)

• Private Higher Educational Institutions (Pre-U Studies)

  PHEIs are private-funded institutions and comprise:

  • Private universities, which award their own degree qualifications, diploma and foundation studies
  • Private university-colleges, which award their own degree qualifications, diploma and foundation studies
  • Foreign university branch campuses, which award their own degree qualifications, diploma and foundation studies
  • Private colleges, which award their own qualifications at diploma, foundation studies and certificate levels as well as 3+0 degrees, split-degrees and tutorial support for professional qualifications

• Nurseries & Kindergarten

  Private pre-schools or kindergartens are designed for children between the age of 4 to 6 for an education period of one to three years.

• Early Childhood Education Programmes Providers

• Enrichment Centres

• National Museum of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

• Chinese Independent Schools

  These are schools that use an education structure that is independent of the national system, and students sit for examinations independent of the ones prescribed by the national curriculum.

• Special Education

  These schools accomodate pupils with severe visual or hearing impairment, or learning disabilities and provide academic and vocational education.

  • Special Education - Special Education Unit in Ministry of Education
  • Special Education - Special Service Centres in Ministry of Education
  • Special Education - Special Needs Public Schools of Ministry of Education

• Private Religious Primary School

• Private Religious Secondary School

• Expatriate Schools

  These are schools established specially for the foreign community working or doing business in Malaysia. The curriculum and type of langauge used are based on the requirements of the native country (e.g. Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, German, French, Taiwanese, Turkish, etc).

• Private Correspondence Schools

• Kindergarten Programme Franchisors

• Edu-Products Suppliers/Service Providers

• Department of Social Welfare Malaysia, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (JKMM)

  • Profile of Department of Social Welfare Malaysia
  • Branches of Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Negeri