BORNEO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Date: 28/02/2008 [THURSDAY]

A Borneo International School will be set up in Miri sometime by September this year.
Chairman of the Management Board of Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak campus, Encik Lee Kim Shin says the school which proposed to be set up nearby Curtin campus is a joint venture project between Curtin Malaysia (Australia) and CfBT Education Trust (Centre for British Teachers) from United Kingdom. Encik Lee told reporters this in a join press conference with CfBT board members at Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak campus in Miri, today.

However, Encik Lee said the project is still negotiating with CfBT as well as waiting approval from the Ministry of Education Malaysia. Earlier, Chairman of CfBT Education Trust, Mr. John Harwood said United Kingdom is taking seriously and committed to set up another school in Borneo after Brunei and West Malaysia, and the first of it kind in Sarawak. He said Miri has a lot of potential for CfBT investment in future, as well as considered that there is a large number of childrens from expatriates and foreign workers who work in Oil and Gas companies, based in Miri. Once set up, the school targeted able to accomodate about 600 students. Out of this, 60 per cent provided for foreign students, and the rest for Sarawakians offered studies from pre-school to pre-university students.

All subjects comprises cultural, religion, social, economic, political and other field in Malaysia as well as link international studies with CfBT will be fully teach in British English languages. Among those present were Director of CfBT Education Trust in South East Asia, Mr. Christopher Bell and its International Operations Director, Mr. Jonathan Greenwood.