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International Curriculum international schools in Malaysia use foreign or internationally-recognised frameworks rather than the national syllabus, with the Cambridge pathway (Primary → IGCSE → AS/A-Level) widely offered alongside a smaller number of schools offering IB programmes, American/Canadian systems or international primary frameworks such as the IPC. English is normally the main language of instruction, while Bahasa Malaysia is taught (and is often compulsory for Malaysian nationals) and Mandarin is commonly offered as a second language. Annual tuition varies a great deal by location, school and year group, with published school fee bands running from the lower tens of thousands of ringgit up to well over RM 100,000 for senior-school places once extras are included. Most schools operate a three-term academic year (many follow a September - December, January - April, May - August pattern) and families relocating should allow several months for applications, assessments, visa or work-permit paperwork and any required entrance testing.
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