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School Name

Marlborough College Malaysia

Category

Asia-Pacific Schools

Types

Pre-Prep to Senior School

Pupil type

Co-ed

Boarding-Day

Boarding

Day

Weekly boarding

Curriculums

UK Curriculum

IGCSE

IB

Pupil age range

3-18

Location

Malaysia

Marlborough College Malaysia

Focus 

Developing a breadth of experience

Day fees 2024/25

$11,100–$33,200

Boarding fees 2024/25 

$39,000–$52,200

Pupils 

1000

Ages

3–18

Spear’s Review

Marlborough College Malaysia is a co-educational British boarding school located in Iskandar Puteri. The 90-acre campus, 15 minutes from the Singapore border, draws architectural inspiration from its sister school in the UK. It allows space not only for sports pitches, a 50m pool and a full athletics track, but also a school farm. 

Intellectual rigour and breadth of experience are key pillars, along with the extracurricular activities, which the extended day of the boarding school allows. 

The school offers the IB curriculum and has previously sent students to Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and University of California, Berkeley. 

Academics

69 per cent of IGCSE results are grades 7–9.

Average IB score is 35.0.

School Profile

Described by Singapore’s Tatler as ‘Asia’s only authentic British boarding school’, Marlborough College Malaysia (MCM) offers a co-educational British education for pupils aged 3-18 in an international setting with over 44 countries represented among the school community. 

Conveniently located a short distance from the Singapore border, the College benefits from an expansive 90-acre campus providing pupils with the ideal learning environment and excellent facilities including a lake, organic farm and Olympic-sized pool. 

Learning broadly follows and extends the British National curriculum with compassion, companionship and conversation at the heart of the college’s educational philosophy. A distinctive blend of academic excellence and holistic development gives students a well-rounded education. As well as IGCSEs, Marlborough College Malaysia has offered a non-selective International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) as part of its Sixth Form programme since 2012 and results have surpassed the global average each year. 

Marlborough College Malaysia offers a truly exceptional educational experience for its pupils, providing an enriching environment in which they are able to succeed and thrive.


Head teacher

Simon Burbury, master of Marlborough College Malaysia, joined the school from Dollar Academy, an HMC co-educational boarding and day school in Scotland, where he was deputy rector. Burbury was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and has a BA in music performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, a master’s degree in music from Lancaster University and a teaching qualification from Homerton College, Cambridge.

Admissions

According to the school, once registered, pupils will be assessed for entry into their year group if places are available. The school’s assessment criteria and requirements vary depending on the year group. For some, this may be a competitive entry.

Accessibility

Johor Bahru Senai International Airport: 30 minutes / Singapore Changi Airport: 1 hour

Location

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Rank: Recommended

Recommended 2025, Asia-Pacific Schools

Phone

+607 5602200

Address

Jalan Marlborough, Iskandar Puter, 79200, Malaysia

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