Marlborough College Malaysia
Location
Jalan Marlborough Iskandar Puteri Johor , 79200 Malaysia
Coordinates	1°26′46″N 103°39′03″E / 1.4461°N 103.6509°E / 1.4461; 103.6509
Information
Type	Private International School Boarding school & Day school
Motto	Latin: Deus Dat Incrementum (1 Corinthians 3:6: "God gives the Increase")
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England foundation but all faiths welcome
Established	2012
Chairman of Council	Tunku Ali Redhauddin Tuanku Muhriz
Master	Alan Stevens
Gender	Co-educational
Age	3 to 18
Enrollment	890
Education system	IGCSE, IB
Language	English
Campus size	90-acre (0.36 km2)
Campus type	Rural
Houses	14 (6 boarding and 8 day)
Colour(s)	Royal blue and white
Nickname	MCM
Publication	College Chronicles
Affiliation	HMC pending
Alumni	Old Marlburians
Website	www.marlboroughcollegemalaysia.org

Marlborough College Malaysia (MCM) is a co-educational British international school in Malaysia for boarding and day pupils. The school is the sister school of Marlborough College in Wiltshire, UK. The college comprises a Pre-Preparatory School for children aged 3 to 8 years; a Preparatory School for boarding and day pupils aged between 8 and 12 years; and a Senior School for boarding and day pupils aged between 13 and 18 years. The current enrollment is approximately 750 pupils, representing 40 nationalities, and the staff-to-pupil ratio at the College is 1:6. The majority of the teaching body have teaching experience either in Marlborough College UK or other British independent schools.

History

Marlborough College Malaysia opened on 27 August 2012.^[1] The school was built on the former Honan palm plantation as part of the Iskandar Development project in Johor on the southern tip of peninsula Malaysia.^[2] The opening of the College was described as a catalytic project complementing the EduCity development and wider regeneration of the Iskandar region of Johor.^[3] Marlborough College Malaysia was officially opened by HRH Raja Zarith Sofiah Binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, consort to the Sultan of Johor, on 24 February 2013.^[4] The founding Master of the College was Mr Robert Pick, former Second Master of Marlborough College in the UK. Following Mr Pick's retirement, Mr Alan Stevens took over as Master on 1 August 2017.^[5]

Names of the Houses

Masters (headmasters) of Marlborough College Malaysia

• 2012–2017 Robert Pick
• 2017– Alan Stevens

Governance

Marlborough College Malaysia is an offshoot of Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England rather than a franchise of the school.^[6] It is operated by M East Sdn Bhd, and its directors are mostly old pupils of Marlborough College. The directors as of 2017 are: Tunku Ali Redhauddin Tuanku Muhriz (Chairman), Dr C J Lim, Wan Adlan Wan Abdul Rahman, HY Lau, Jessie Soon, Guan Hock Chua, Richard Fleck, Thye Seng Chan, Dato’ Ka Wei Siew, Shahryn Azmi, Thomas Kirkwood, Nick Sampson and John Baker.^[7]

IGCSE

All pupils follow the core curriculum: English Language, English Literature, Mathematics and the three Sciences. Four more subjects may be chosen from the lists below (within various option groups):

In 2021, 64% of grades awarded were at A* and A, with 40% at A* ^[8]

IB Diploma

In the Sixth Form, pupils study the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program^[9] IB Diploma Programme results in 2020 and 2021 averaged at 35 points, with a 100% pass rate. With many of the pupils going on to study at Internationally renowned Universities.^[10] compared to the world average of 33 points^[11]

Pupils must study three subjects at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL). One subject must be chosen from each of the Groups 1 to 5, plus an extra choice from Groups 2, 3, 4 or 6.

School terms

There are three academic terms in the year:

• The Michaelmas Term, from early September to mid December
• The Lent Term, from mid January to late March;
• The Summer Term, from late April to late June or early July.