The Australian International School Malaysia (AISM) is a

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located in The MINES Resort City,

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Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

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. The school provides a

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and

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to its students; and it follows the

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as guided by the New South Wales

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(BOSTES). It is recognised by the BOSTES and the curriculum leads to the Higher School Certificate (HSC) at Year 12. Its KL campus is the first certified school in the world where their students learn using the certified Visible Learning™ Approach.

Organisation and teaching staff

The school is divided into two sub-schools, all on one campus. The sub-schools are Junior and Middle & Senior. Each sub-school is led by a Head of School, who is responsible for the students and staff within it. A Principal leads the whole school supported by the Head of Operations. A Director of Curriculum and Innovation oversees the curriculum and content in each School, in consultation with the Heads of Schools. A Sports Co-ordinator is responsible for the Sporting and Extra Curricular Programme and the Welfare Co-ordinator oversees the Pastoral care programmes.

Curriculum

AISM offers an Australian curriculum to all its students. The Early Learning Centre (Preschool) uses a combination of the Australian Early Years Learning Framework and the

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where children are exposed to a variety of learning experiences based on their interests and needs.

Primary school

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(Foundation to Year 5) are: * English (and

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) * Mathematics * Science and Technology * Human Society and its Environment * Creative and Performing Arts *

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In addition, students study a foreign language other than English -

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and

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are offered. All Junior School students study the Malaysian Language, Culture, Geography and History.

Secondary school

The Key Learning Areas for

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(Years 6 to 10) are: * English (and ESL) * Mathematics (all levels) * Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) * Humanities and Social Science (Geography, History) * Languages other than English (Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin, Spanish, French) * Technology and Applied Studies ( Design Technology and Information Technology) *

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(Drama, Music and Visual Arts) * Personal Development Health and Physical Education * Year 6 Enrichment Classes (Advanced Mathematics, Advanced Mandarin and Enrichment Mathematics) The curriculum allows the school to cater for gifted and talented children who need acceleration programs in one or more disciplines, for students with specific learning difficulties and for children of non-English speaking backgrounds either through specialized programs or through the policy of differentiating the curriculum. An ESL support programme allows students from non-English speaking backgrounds to improve their English skills in a small group learning situation, and also have help and support during regular lessons with their classmates. For the pre-university (Years 11 & 12), the students graduated with the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) at 18 years old. AISM offers a range of courses.

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