Motto | Plus Est En Vous (There is More Within You) |
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Established | 1951 |
Type | International school |
President | BK Gan |
Headteacher | Mark Ford |
Founder | Mrs. Sally Watkins |
Location |
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia |
Students | 2,000 |
Gender | Co-Educational |
Houses |
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Website | www |
Garden International School (abbreviated GIS) is a private, co-educational international school in Mont Kiara, Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 1951, Garden International School is one of the oldest & most prestigious private schools in Malaysia. GIS is part of the Taylor’s Education Group and a member of FOBISIA.
GIS provides British-based education for students ages 3 to 18 years old from Early Years Centre (Pre-School) to Primary School (Year 1 to Year 6) and Secondary School (Year 7 to Year 13). GIS is the biggest private co-educational school in Malaysia, with a roll of around 2,200 students.
Accredited by the Council of International Schools, GIS offers the British National Curriculum, including providing IGCSE & A Levels examinations.
Founded in 1951 as Garden School, the school was established by Mrs Sally Watkins, the wife of Kuala Lumpur Fire Brigade Chief. Lt. Col. F.F.C. Watkins, in the Lake Gardens of Kuala Lumpur. Garden School was the first school catered to expats in the Federation of Malaya.
The school moved to Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur in 1955 due to a rapidly expanding roll and, after several moves to locations around the Klang Valley, moved to the present location in Mont Kiara in 1996.