Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar (KTJ) is one of the region’s premier international co-educational schools for students aged 3 to 18 years. KTJ provides boarding from the age of 11 and has a diverse student population, with students from over 20 different countries across Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa. KTJ’s aim is to build confident, independent and academic high achievers who feel happy, nurtured and encouraged throughout their learning journey.
The concept of KTJ dates from the late 1980s when three members of the Negeri Sembilan Royal Family proposed that a school that provided the benefits of a British Public School, but adapted for the needs of Malaysia, be opened north of Negeri Sembilan. The Secondary School was opened in 1991, and its reputation has flourished ever since its inception. The success of the Secondary School led to a decision to open a brand new Primary School in 2013. The two schools are located on the same campus, where both have the space to operate autonomously, but with the benefit of shared resources.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT KTJ?
KTJ is a registered charity, so all proceeds are channelled back into the school. This is why KTJ is able to offer outstanding facilities, dedicated teachers and an exceptional education at a reasonable cost. Students at KTJ achieve superb examination grades, while being able to undertake a wide range of sporting and extra-curricular activities.
KTJ is modelled on the British system and uses the UK Curriculum, but aligns itself well for Malaysian students. The school has a mix of local and expat teachers who are all trained and developed regularly so that they use the best and most current teaching practices.
KTJ has an impressive campus, covering over 80 acres of land. The space is full utilized, providing students with three swimming pools, football, hockey, rugby and cricket pitches, tennis, squash, badminton and basketball courts, a rock climbing wall, music and dance studios and a state-of-the-art auditorium. In addition, the Primary School has two outdoor, shade covered playgrounds and an impressive amphitheatre. KTJ is able to offer its students over 120 extracurricular activities, including sports, clubs and societies.
BOARDING SCHOOL LIFE
Life in a boarding school is varied, structured and very full! KTJ aims to keep its students motivated and busy to help them grow academically, but also to encourage them to become well-rounded young adults.
Students are offered a support system when they join, including a mentor and buddy and time with the Prefects in their House. All KTJ staff live on the campus, so students have regular access to their Form Tutor and the Deputy Principal in charge of pastoral care.
The boarding houses are well staffed at all times. The Houseparent, often be the first point of contact for students and parents with any questions or concerns, is supported by House Tutors and Matrons, who will also live within the house.
KTJ also has a number of day students, who commute from the surrounding areas or use the school bus services.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
KTJ follows the International Primary Curriculum in the Primary School and the UK National Curriculum in the Secondary School, suitably amended for students studying in Malaysia. Students learn through fun, topic-based lessons, with expatriate teachers and Malaysian teaching assistants. The teacher to student ratio across both schools is 1:7.
In the Secondary School curriculum includes Cambridge and Edexcel IGCSEs in Form 4-5 and the A Levels in the 6th Form.
KTJ’s traditional strengths are in mathematics and the sciences; however, the school proudly offers a range of social sciences, arts and drama, history, geography, accounting and business studies. Languages are also a growing in popularity, with Chinese, French and Malay offered up to IGCSE level. KTJ students constantly achieve some of the best A Level results in Malaysia, with over 80% of students gaining A*- B and almost a quarter of those students gaining A*- A
KTJ’s first class education opens the door to some of the finest universities in the UK, America, Australia and Canada. In recent years, KTJ students have gained admission to Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE, UCL, Harvard, Yale, MIT, Brown and Berkley.
KTJ International School offers your child the opportunity to grow in a supportive, progressive and academically challenging environment.
For more information, visit www.ktj.edu.my
