This page compares 9 international schools in Kuala Lumpur with lower published tuition, drawn from the 16 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is 5,000 and the highest in this comparison set is 93,800, quoted in $ / MYR.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Kuala Lumpur — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayfol International School | British | 3-18 | 5,000 | 10,000 | $ |
| British International School KL | British | 3-18 | 10,000 | 20,000 | $ |
| Nexus International School KL | IB, British | 3-18 | 10,000 | 22,000 | $ |
| International School of Kuala Lumpur | American, IB | 3–18 | 15,000 | 30,000 | $ |
| Taylor's International School | British | 3-16 | 18,435 | 53,115 | MYR |
| Fairview International School Kuala Lumpur | International Baccalaureate (IB), IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), IB Diploma Programme (DP) | 3-18 | 25,000 | 60,000 | MYR |
| Tenby International School Setia Eco Park | British | 3-18 | 25,800 | 91,400 | MYR |
| ELC International School | British | 3-18 | 28,500 | 89,500 | MYR |
| Sunway International School | Cambridge International Curriculum | 3-18 | 28,500 | 93,800 | MYR |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom College Malaysia | British | 3-18 | Not published |
| The International School @ ParkCity | British — English National Curriculum / Cambridge | 3-18 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in $ / MYR. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are British (6 schools), IB (2 schools), American (1 school), International Baccalaureate (IB) (1 school), IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) (1 school), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 14 schools in Kuala Lumpur that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is 5,000 at Sayfol International School. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from 5,000 to 93,800 ($ / MYR). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 9 schools in Kuala Lumpur with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 2 schools in Kuala Lumpur do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Sayfol International School teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at $ 5,000.
Yes. International School of Kuala Lumpur teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at $ 15,000.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach British, IB, American, International Baccalaureate (IB), IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Kuala Lumpur, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.