Private Schools by City

Shah Alam

Selangor

Selangor's capital has 27 registered private schools, the highest single-city count in Malaysia. Strong Cambridge IGCSE (11 schools) and IB Diploma (6 schools) presence, plus 3 Islamic international schools. Fees range RM 10,000 (national syllabus) to RM 66,000 (IB Diploma).

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur hosts 23 registered private schools, including 7 expatriate schools (German, Japanese, French, Korean). The highest concentration of expat education in Malaysia. Annual fees run RM 15,000 to RM 100,000+ with flagship campuses like ISKL, Alice Smith, and Garden International charging premium rates.

Petaling Jaya

Selangor

Petaling Jaya has 20 registered private schools, one of the densest private education markets in the Klang Valley. Anchored by Sri KDU International School (founded mid-1990s), St Joseph's Institution International, and Cempaka's dual IB/Cambridge track. Fees run RM 18,000 to RM 98,601 across mid and premium tiers.

Klang

Selangor

Port city with 16 private schools and the widest fee range in the Klang Valley — from RM 9,900 to RM 76,810. Singapore syllabus available.

Cheras

Selangor & Kuala Lumpur

16 private schools straddling the KL–Selangor border, with a rare Finnish curriculum option and a balanced mix of private and international schools.

Seri Kembangan

Selangor

18 private schools near Mines Resort and Technology Park Malaysia — a fast-growing education cluster south of KL.

Kuching

Sarawak

Sarawak's capital with 14 private schools — the largest private school market in East Malaysia, anchored by heritage institutions like Lodge and St Joseph.

Subang Jaya

Selangor

14 private schools with the highest fee ceiling outside KL — up to RM 130,000. Well-connected via LRT and BRT to the rest of the Klang Valley.

Ipoh

Perak

Perak's capital with 10 private schools — strong IB and Cambridge presence, and much lower costs than Kuala Lumpur.

Johor Bahru

Johor

Southern gateway with 10 private schools near the Singapore border — Cambridge IGCSE dominates, with the Iskandar development zone driving campus growth.

Puchong

Selangor

South Klang Valley suburb with 10 private schools — affordable international options and strong brand-name campuses.

Rawang

Selangor

Northern Selangor growth corridor with 10 private schools — a mix of national-syllabus and international campuses at mid-range fees.

Kota Kinabalu

Sabah

Sabah's capital with 9 private schools — including IB and Cambridge internationals plus Japanese and Indonesian expatriate schools.

Miri

Sarawak

Northern Sarawak's oil and gas city with 7 private schools serving local families and the Petronas/Shell expat community.

Masai

Johor

Eastern Johor's industrial corridor with 8 private schools — serving families in the Pasir Gudang–Masai growth area.

Iskandar Puteri

Johor

Malaysia's purpose-built education hub — all 8 registered private schools are international, with IB, Cambridge, and A-Levels all available.

Melaka

Melaka

Historic UNESCO city where all 7 registered private schools are international — a small but focused market.

Seremban

Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan's capital with 7 private schools — an affordable alternative to Klang Valley education, just 45 minutes from KL.

Cyberjaya

Selangor

Malaysia's tech city with 6 private schools — unusually strong IB Diploma and Cambridge IGCSE presence for a city its size.

Pasir Gudang

Johor

Johor's industrial port city with 7 private schools — growing demand from manufacturing and logistics sector families.

Tanjung Bungah

Penang

Penang island's northern coast education cluster with 6 schools — strong Cambridge IGCSE and IB presence including Dalat and Straits International.

Georgetown

Penang

Bandar Sri Damansara

Selangor & Kuala Lumpur

Straddling the KL-Selangor border with 6 private schools — includes The International School @ ParkCity and Sri Bestari International.

Kota Marudu

Sabah

Rural Sabah district with 6 Seventh-day Adventist mission schools — a unique community-based private education model with no international schools.

Kuantan

Pahang

Pahang's capital on the east coast with 5 private schools — IB Diploma, Cambridge IGCSE, and UEC options from Kolej Yayasan Saad and REAL Schools.

Gombak

Selangor & Kuala Lumpur

Ampang

Selangor

Sandakan

Sabah

Kota Bharu

Kelantan

Sungai Buloh

Selangor

Telok Panglima Garang

Selangor

Kuala Terengganu

Terengganu

Tawau

Sabah

Sibu

Sarawak

Sri Hartamas

Kuala Lumpur

Senai

Johor

Batu Pahat

Johor

Muar

Johor

Skudai

Johor

Alor Setar

Kedah

Sungai Petani

Kedah

Sendayan

Negeri Sembilan

Port Dickson

Negeri Sembilan

Simpang Ampat

Penang

Bukit Mertajam

Penang

Subang

Selangor

Hulu Langat

Selangor

Semenyih

Selangor

Kota Belud

Sabah

Kudat

Sabah

Tamparuli

Sabah

Sentul

Kuala Lumpur

Wangsa Maju

Kuala Lumpur

Brickfields

Kuala Lumpur