Policy

Johor keeps schools shut a third week over haze, leaving private schools to decide

Kuala Lumpur's state schools reopened on Monday with masks encouraged, while Johor's private institutions may open only indoors.

Johor

Johor · 19 October

Explainer · Accreditation

Accreditation, membership, curriculum and licensing

What the CIS, COBIS, BSO, FOBISIA, IB and Cambridge logos on an international school's website mean, and how to check them.

18 October

Analysis · Fees & admissions

Thailand's international schools reach 280 as new openings outpace pupil growth

Kasikorn Research says enrolment per school is falling and Bangkok fees are set to rise about 5 per cent as schools compete for families.

Thailand

Thailand · 18 October

Leadership

Daniel Lazar, founder of North Point Education schools in Ajman and Sharjah, dies at 84

The Kerala engineer who sailed to the UAE in 1968 built a group of three affordable schools in the northern emirates with his late wife.

Ajman

Ajman · 17 October

Guide · Choosing a school

The best international schools in Kuala Lumpur

How families in Kuala Lumpur choose an international school: the curricula, fees, admissions, new rules for Malaysian pupils and what parents say.

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur · 16 October

Accreditation

Dubai school heads prepare for KHDA inspections at 24 hours' notice

Inspectors return to Dubai's private schools this term after a two-year pause, and the ratings they give will shape what schools may charge.

Dubai

Dubai · 16 October

School groups

Brighton College to open school in Osaka with Kansai Gaidai University from 2028

The English school's 18th campus will have room for 1,104 pupils on two Hirakata sites, with a prep school first and boarding seniors to follow.

Osaka

Osaka · 16 October

Explainer · Accreditation

What is FOBISIA?

Member schools, how a school joins, and what membership means for pupils, teachers and parents.

15 October