Marlborough College Malaysia

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]

There are four Senior Boarding Houses, catering for pupils from Years 9 to 13 (13 to 18 years)[15] and two Junior Boarding Houses, for Years 5 to 8 (9 to 13 years), each with a Housemaster or Housemistress, Resident House Tutor, Dame and team of visiting tutors providing the children with on-going support and monitoring. A programme of structured, recreational and social activities is planned throughout the week, with a variety of clubs on offer which include: sports, drama, art, music and languages. Weekly boarding is available in the Houses. Day and Prep school pupils are assigned a House on enrolling at the college. The Houses have been given names either commemorating a figure from Marlborough's past or reflecting the location of the College in Johor, Malaysia.

• 2012–2017 Robert Pick
• 2017– Alan Stevens

Marlborough College Malaysia is an offshoot of Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England rather than a franchise of the school.[16] 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.[17]

Outdoor facilities in the 90 acre campus include nine grass pitches, 50m swimming pool, junior swimming pool, cricket ground, athletics track, five tennis courts, netball courts, rugby and football pitches and an all-weather pitch for hockey and games. The Sports complex includes a fully equipped fitness suite, indoor netball, basketball, volleyball and badminton courts. Adjoining the Sports Hall are four squash courts and an indoor climbing centre. There is also Barton Farm, where pupils have the opportunity to plant and grow food which is then used by catering to feed the College. Recently, the Lake has been developed to allow for recreational activities such as Kayaking and 'catch and release' Fishing.

Other facilities at the College include; two Drama Halls, a Theatre, three Dining Halls, Science Laboratories, Design Technology Centre, Art Studios, Music Rooms, Learning Resource Centre, University Guidance Centre and Medical Centre with 24-hour cover.

The academic curriculum is similar to that at MCM's sister school in the UK. However the College offers IGCSE options centred on a core curriculum of English Language, English Literature, Mathematics and the three Sciences, and with four more subjects (chosen from the list below.)

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.

• Official website
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• @MarlboroughMCM on Twitter