This page compares 7 international schools in Penang with lower published tuition, drawn from the 7 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is MYR 10,320 and the highest in this comparison set is MYR 90,561, quoted in MYR.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Penang — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelita International School | Cambridge International Curriculum / British Curriculum, including Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Secondary, IGCSE and A Levels | 3–17 | 10,320 | 37,200 | MYR |
| Tenby International School Penang | Enhanced British Curriculum / National Curriculum for England, International Primary Curriculum (IPC), Cambridge IGCSE | 3-16 | 16,239 | 90,561 | MYR |
| Prince of Wales Island International School | British curriculum, British, A Levels | 3 to 13 years | 17,460 | 64,230 | MYR |
| Straits International School | National Curriculum for England (NCE), Cambridge Curriculum for English, Mathematics and Science, Cambridge IGCSE and OxfordAQA IGCSE | 3-18 | 18,300 | 50,180 | MYR |
| Dalat International School | American | 3-18 | 22,400 | 59,400 | MYR |
| Fairview International School Penang | UK National Curriculum with International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP) | 3-16 | 25,000 | 52,000 | MYR |
| The International School of Penang (Uplands) | IB, British | 4-18 | 26,000 | 74,400 | MYR |
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 (2 schools), Cambridge International Curriculum / British Curriculum (1 school), including Cambridge Primary (1 school), Cambridge Secondary (1 school), IGCSE and A Levels (1 school), Enhanced British Curriculum / National Curriculum for England (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 7 schools in Penang that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is MYR 10,320 at Pelita 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 MYR 10,320 to MYR 90,561 (MYR). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 7 schools in Penang with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 0 schools in Penang do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Pelita International School teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at MYR 10,320.
Yes. Dalat International School teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at MYR 22,400.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach British, Cambridge International Curriculum / British Curriculum, including Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Secondary, IGCSE and A Levels, Enhanced British Curriculum / National Curriculum for England. 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 Penang, 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.