| The Alice Smith School | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| 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 | 7to 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 | RM14,450-33,970 per term |
| Website | www |
The Alice Smith School is a private coeducational British International School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [2]
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]
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]
The secondary school has a 50m, 10 lane Olympic swimming pool, as well as an 8-lane IAAF accredited running track. [25]