Sixth Form student Elisa has achieved a perfect score of 1600 on her recent Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). Full marks are almost impossible to attain, with only a select few gaining the maximum number of points each year. Last year out of the 1.7 million students to take the test only 300 achieved full marks […]
We are very pleased to share that our ‘World Beating’ IB results have transmuted into an impressive array of university destinations for our 2023 leavers. All Marlborough College Malaysia students who applied to university received at least one offer and these vary in level from BA/BSc, MChem, MEng and Foundation Diplomas, and represent a […]
The Lower Sixth IB Core Weekend takes place on the first weekend of the Michaelmas Term each year. This year, more than seventy sixth-form students boarded a coach to Desaru, to take part in some activities, get to know each other, and receive an introduction to the IB programme, particularly its three core components: CAS […]
Two of our Upper Sixth pupils, Emily Lui and Sara Sim spent some of their summer holidays writing essays for worldwide competitions. Emily entered her essay into the John Locke Institute 2023 Global Essay Prize competition in the Psychology category. She has been shortlisted for the prize for her essay on the title “Can […]
Last year’s Hundred (Year 11) at Marlborough College Malaysia have received the best set of IGCSE results in the school’s history. This cohort’s average grade was an ‘A’, with 79% of all students taking Edexcel subjects getting an A or A* (5 percentage points higher than the 74% achieved in 2022). Overall, with Edexcel […]
We recently received the news that one of our prefects, Elisa See, has been shortlisted for the prestigious John Locke Institute 2023 Global Essay Prize in the Economics category. Elisa has been invited to attend the event at Oxford University, where the prize winners will be announced. Elisa’s essay was written to the prompt […]
On the final day of the 2022/23 academic year, Marlborough College Malaysia welcomed pupils, parents and beaks from the Prep and Senior Schools to our annual Prize Day celebration. An important day in the life of the College, we celebrate the spectacular achievements of the year gone by. This year saw Prize Day attended by […]
As the 2022/23 academic year comes to a close, it is a time for reflection and celebration of the brilliant year the Pre-Prep School has had at Marlborough College Malaysia. There is no better way to celebrate than with our annual Prize Day, an event that sees all pupils, parents and beaks come together to […]
On the 13th May, 30 pupils from the Senior School took part in an internal Model United Nations conference. The Model United Nations is a student-led simulation of work at the ‘real’ United Nations in which pupils research and debate contemporary political issues. Pupils represented countries from around the world in discussions ranging from nuclear […]
Pupils from Marlborough College Malaysia have received a flurry of offers from world-leading universities, with many more yet to come. With several pupils receiving multiple offers from exceedingly competitive, research-based British Russell Group and American Ivy League universities, and not all offers in yet, this is truly an exceptional year of university applications. The […]
Recently 17 of Marlborough College Malaysia’s IGCSE candidates received Certificates of Excellence from the Pearson examination board. They join five of our pupils who received Pearson Outstanding Learner Awards for achieving the highest mark in the world or in Malaysia. In order to achieve a prestigious Pearson Certificate of Excellence, pupils had to achieve at […]
As our Sixth Form looks forward to university and beyond, one of our Senior Prefects, Sora, received the wonderful news that he has been awarded the International Scholarship Award for his studies in September 2023. Not only has Sora been awarded the International Scholarship Award, he has also gained the University of Toronto Scholarship to […]
On Friday 24 February, we were honoured to be invited to the Johor International Student Leaders Conference organised in conjunction with the Ministry of Education. Bryan, Sara and I were invited to not only listen to inspirational speeches by the first Malaysian in space, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, but also present on pertinent global issues. […]
On 24 and 25th of February, a delegation from Marlborough College Malaysia participated in the FOBISIA Model United Nations conference hosted by The ABC International School, Ho Chi Minh City. Model UN simulates a real-life UN scenario, as pupils work as the representatives of a country, organisation or person, and must solve problems with others […]
On February 11th and 12th 2023, it was an honour for the members of the MCM Debating Society to compete in the Cambridge Asia British Parliamentary Junior Championship. This virtual event is hosted annually by the Cambridge Union Society and Learning Leaders and includes teams from across South East Asia. The British Parliamentary format consists […]
On the 11th of November 2022 a group of Sixth Form pupils enjoyed the hospitality of the Master and Mrs Stevens at the Master’s Lodge. It was the second Lectern Club of the year and also the second one to be hosted in the Master’s Lodge instead of at the Prep Art Cafe due to […]
Late last month, our Business Studies class (11-3) visited the Design & Technology department to learn more about how technology impacts production. We were curious to learn about two types of technology, specifically Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM). We wanted to learn the advantages and disadvantages of CAD/CAM machines and how […]
Throughout the Michaelmas Term, Enterprise Club have been utilising business skills and techniques in order to run a bubble tea sale for Senior School. The sale took place on 13th November 2022, and raised a total of RM250, all of which has been donated to Persatuan Kebajikan Masyarakat Oku, an NGO offering care to children […]
During Michaelmas term, a new and exciting team has formed at Marlborough College Malaysia: the Debating Society. Reflecting a classic British debating club, the debating team will compete in region-wide competitions discussing a range of philosophical, political and international topics. Led by English teacher and Head of TOK, Mr. Tapp, the Debating Society competed in […]
On Saturday 5th November, IB English Literature candidates undertook a great drama challenge: to create a play in a day. The play, Arthur Miller’s ‘A View From the Bridge,’ was chosen for pupils to adapt into a short performance, entirely planned, scripted, rehearsed and acted within eight hours. Miller made it clear he was writing […]