Cempaka Schools is a private school in Malaysia that offers Early Years Education, the Primary & Secondary Malaysian and International (IGCSE Cambridge) curriculum, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and the A-Level for students aged from 18 months to 18 years old.

History

Cempaka School was established in 1983 in a rented bungalow on Jalan Bukit Bintang in

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, Malaysia. The founder and mentor, Dato' Freida Pilus, started it to provide the best possible education for her sons. Over the years, the school has grown and now comprises two main campuses situated in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, and Taman Cheras Permata, Cheras.

Academic information

Early Childhood Education

"Michelia" is the

Early Childhood Education Early childhood education (ECE), also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children (formally and informally) from birth up to the age of eight. Traditionally, this is up to the equivale ...

centre in Cempaka schools. It is located inside Cempaka International School's campus in Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur. Divided into "Michelia Buds" for children aged between 18 months and 3 years old and "Michelia Reception" for children aged between 3 and 5 years old, the Early Childhood Education centre uses an inspired

Reggio Emilia approach The Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy and pedagogy focused on preschool and primary education. This approach is a student-centered and constructivist self-guided curriculum that uses self-directed, experiential learning in rel ...

Primary School Education

Cempaka International School Damansara Heights offers the British International Curriculum.

Secondary School Education

Cempaka International School Damansara Heights primarily offers the Cambridge

IGCSE The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an English language based examination similar to GCSE and is recognised in the United Kingdom as being equivalent to the GCSE for the purposes of recognising prior attain ...

Curriculum for all secondary students from Year 7 to Year 11 (Freshman to Junior 2). Computer Science and Business have chosen to take the Oxford AQA curriculum and examinations, while GCSE Physical Education is using Edexcel Pearson. • Accounting • Additional Mathematics • Art and Design • Biology • Business • Chemistry • Computer Science • Economics • English as a Second Language • First Language English • French as a Foreign Language • Global Perspectives • Literature in English • Mandarin as a Foreign Language • Mandarin as a Second Language • Malay as a Foreign Language • Mathematics • Physics • Physical Education

A-Levels

Cempaka School offers the following subjects in its

A-Level The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...

s programme: • Art and Design • Biology • Business • Chemistry • Economics • English Language • English Literature • French Language • Further Mathematics • Mathematics • Physics

Sports, co-curricular activities, and Expeditions

Sport houses

The sport houses play a major role in the school life and students' development. All students, teachers, staff, and management are allocated into one of the four Houses, promoting inclusion and community spirit. Students represent their house in various sports, academic, and performing arts events throughout the year, part of the First House Cup (Secondary) and the Junior First House Cup (Primary).

Physical education

The sports curriculum includes physical education (individual and team sports, athletics, outdoor activities), swimming, gymnastics, and dance. In addition, students may choose to participate in the co-curricular activities offered during, after school or on the weekends.

Co-curricular activities

Cempaka offers a wide and extensive range of co-curricular activities during school hours (for primary), after-school (for pre-school, primary and secondary), and on the weekends. Some of the CCA are: Football, Handball, Netball, Badminton, Swimming, Fencing, Table Tennis, Basketball, Gymnastics, Taekwondo, Ultimate Frisbee, Chess, Robotics, Coding, Public Speaking, Competitive debating, and others. Cempaka School actively participates in ISSAM (International School Sports Association Malaysia) and MSSWPKL Inter-School competitions as well as other national and international tournaments.

GCSE Physical Education

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GCSE Physical Education'' is an elective subject offered to Year 10 and Year 11 students in Cempaka International School Damansara Heights who are passionate about sports or considering a career in the sports industry. The 2-years course of study is a simplified

Sport Science Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally inc ...

course, adapted for high school students.

Expeditions

Alongside the single-day field trips, Cempaka offers six different levels of multi-day trips called "Expeditions" both within Malaysia and Internationally. The expeditions are an integral part of the Cempaka Awards Scheme, a programme consisting of eight sections (Community service, School events, Sports, Skills, Academic arena, Society, Expeditions, and Life-saving), designed towards well-rounded development.

Primary School Expeditions

# Campori # Junior Heritage Camp

Secondary School Expeditions

# Bronze Expedition # Silver Expedition # Gold Expedition # Platinum Expedition

School team jerseys

Notable achievements

Academic

In 2021 the school has reported 58% A*s, 79% A*As, 91% A*AB, and 100% passes in

as well as 80% A*As in

examinations and an average of 41 out of 45 points in the

International Baccalaureate The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB Dip ...

. In the

World Education Games The World Education Games is a global online event for all schools and students around the world and is held semi annually during the month of October. It is the expanded format of what was once known as World Maths Day but it now includes World L ...

, a global online event with a total participation of 5.9 million students, Cempaka Schools Malaysia has 9 world trophies in three categories - literacy, mathematics, and science, both in the individual events and as a school.

Sports

A record-breaking

UIPM The ''Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne'' ( en, International Modern Pentathlon Union), commonly known by the acronym UIPM, has been the international governing body of modern pentathlon since its foundation in London in 1948. Its hea ...

Laser-run Laser-run (also known as laser run) is a multisport competition consisting of running and shooting. It is a sport in its own right and the last event of the modern pentathlon where it was formerly known as combined. Distance and format Laser-ru ...

event was held in 2018 at Cempaka Cheras to mark the school's 35th anniversary. With a total of 636 participants, this is the largest laser-run event in the world.

Performing arts

Cempaka Performing Arts Company (CPAC) is establish in the Year 2000 to manage the performing arts curriculum of Cempaka Schools. Cempaka schools has provided a well-structured curriculums for students by incorporating music, dance and theatre. Students are given opportunity to be involved in recorded performances and to perform on live shows. In 2017, Cempaka was recognized by

The Malaysia Book of Records The Malaysia Book of Records (or MBR) is a Malaysian project to publish records set or broken by Malaysians. The project complements Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad's ' Malaysia Boleh!' (''Malaysia Can!'' in English) campaign. As with th ...

for being the first school to stage an original musical at a professional level for producing ''Alice's Wonderland'' by Cempaka Performing Arts Company (est. 2000). CPAC has also won numerous awards from Boh Cameronian Arts Awards.

Cempaka Schools Box Office Productions

* 2005 Simba, King of the Jungle * 2006 We Will Rock You * 2007 Witches of Oz * 2008 West Side Story * 2009 Fame, the Musical * 2010 Beauty & the Beast * 2011 Seussical, the Musical * 2012 Hairspray, the Musical * 2013 Tarzan, the Musical * 2014 Wedding Singer, the Musical - ''Awarded Best Ensemble (BOH Cameronian Arts Awards).'' * 2015 Annie, the Musical - ''Awarded Best Ensemble, Principal Role, Direction and Production Design (BOH Cameronian Arst Awards).'' * 2016 Legally Blonde, the Musical * 2017 CPAC's Alice's Wonderland - ''Our first original musical theatre production. Recognised in the Malaysia Book of Records.'' * 2018 Happy Days, the Musical * 2019 CPAC's Dames & Dimes - ''Awarded Best Costume Design and Best Set Design (BOH Cameronian Arts Awards)'' * 2021 Practically Perfect - ''CPAC First Virtual Musical''

References

External links

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