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Dwi Emas International School

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Last updated: Aug 23, 2026

Qualifications offered
IGCSE / A-Level
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Overview

Dwi Emas International School (None) is an international IGCSE, A-Levels school for ages 12–18 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 2013. Taught in English.

Dwi Emas is a private international school in Shah Alam serving a published Year 1–11 pathway. It uses IPC in primary and Cambridge IGCSE in secondary, alongside its ACE Method and Powerpreneur entrepreneurship programme. It offers January and August intakes; the August ACE EdVenture Biosphere pathway adds NatureTech/environmental-regeneration learning. Optional transport across parts of Klang Valley and off-campus weekday/full-time boarding are available.

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A Shah Alam international school built around entrepreneurship, pairing Cambridge IGCSE with a Powerpreneur programme and student-run businesses in an environmental NatureTech pathway.

Dwi Emas is a private international school near Kuala Lumpur teaching the International Primary Curriculum in primary and Cambridge IGCSE in secondary, but its defining feature is an entrepreneurship-centred model expressed through its Powerpreneur programme and '12 Pillars of Entrepreneurship'. Its August ACE EdVenture Biosphere pathway devotes a 10-hour weekly block to NatureTech and student-run environmental businesses, and IGCSE study includes Enterprise and Global Perspectives coursework alongside written exams. The school reports that 1 in 5 of its students scored straight A's in IGCSE in 2020, though this single self-reported figure is the only outcome data available and no independent reputation evidence was located.

An editorial summary of the sections below — not a rating or ranking.

Best for
Families who want an entrepreneurship- and project-oriented education within a recognised Cambridge framework, and who value applied, business- and environment-focused learning (especially through the August Biosphere pathway) alongside standard IGCSE preparation. Families needing optional boarding or transport across parts of the Klang Valley may also find it convenient.
Things to consider
The school states it does not have staff specially trained for learning disorders or special needs, so families requiring intensive specialist support should confirm suitability first. Outcome and reputation evidence is thin — only a single self-reported 2020 IGCSE figure and no university-destination data — so ask directly about recent results and destinations. The A-Level offering is documented as an examination-centre subject list rather than a confirmed full-time Year 12–13 programme; verify whether a taught sixth form runs. Transport covers 28 named areas but no schedules or fares are published, and current tuition is not published officially, so confirm both for your address and year group.

Known for

  • Entrepreneurship-centred model
  • Biosphere NatureTech pathway
  • Cambridge IGCSE / IPC pathway

Learning environment

How lessons run
Taught content and inquiry in similar measure
TaughtInquiry
Primary pupils spend a fixed block of the week on student-led environmental projects and businesses while the rest of the timetable follows the IPC curriculum, and secondary study combines Cambridge exam preparation with named coursework components like Enterprise and Global Perspectives.
Academic load
Demanding
LighterHeavier
Students sit a staged external examination (Cambridge IGCSE/O Level) with published coursework components, and boarders follow a scheduled homework and prep routine, though day-student workload is not separately documented.
Student choice
Guided independence
Set for themChosen by them
Students choose electives, sport and arts options within a fixed core, and the curriculum requires independent output such as Biosphere student-run initiatives and businesses and a Global Perspectives individual report.
Daily structure
Highly structured
FlexibleHighly governed
Boarders follow a published daily routine from wake-up through lights-out with set homework and device times and scheduled weekend activities, though equivalent published rules for day students are not shown.
How students are assessed
Examinations and coursework in similar measure
ExaminationsProjects
Final qualifications combine terminal written examinations with substantial published coursework such as Enterprise, Global Perspectives reports and team projects, and ICT practicals.

A wider bar means the published evidence narrows the position to a range rather than a point.

Tuition & Fees

Deposit

MYR 4,500≈ $1,115

Approximate values based on ECB reference rates (Aug 24 – 28, 2026). Actual amounts may vary.

Scholarships & Financial Aid

10

Intellect & Intelligence (Academic)

Merit-Based
Eligibility: Academic talent; ages 5–16. Full and partial scholarships available.

Movers & Shakers (Social Media)

Leadership
Eligibility: Social-media following associated with a positive cause or message; ages 5–16.

Creators & Innovators (Design)

Arts
Eligibility: Creators/designers of problem-solving solutions; ages 5–16.

Prolific & Terrific (Talent)

Special
Eligibility: Broad, unconventional talent not fitting a specified category; ages 5–16.

Trailblazers & Pioneers (Entrepreneurship)

Other
Eligibility: Entrepreneurial activity/enterprise that solves a problem or fills a market gap; ages 5–16.

Aces & Winners (Sports)

Sports
Eligibility: Athletic ability, teamwork and interest in sports competition; ages 5–16.

Artsies & Fartsies (The Arts)

Arts
Eligibility: Artistic aptitude and interest in developing it toward a career; ages 5–16.

Thinkers & Tinkers (Technology)

Other
Eligibility: Technology interests including apps, programming, gadgets and e-sports; ages 5–16.

Local & Vocal (Community Service)

Community Service
Eligibility: Projects improving community wellbeing; ages 5–16.

Lean & Green (Environmental Regeneration)

Community Service
Eligibility: Environmental projects, efforts and causes; ages 5–16.

Curriculum & Academics

Class Sizes by Grade

Primary

Average
20

Secondary

Average
25

Languages of Instruction

Languages of Instruction

English

Compulsory / Optional

EnglishBahasa MelayuChinese

Subjects Offered

21 subjects

A-Levels(8)

STEM
MathematicsPhysicsA2ChemistryA2BiologyA2Computer Science
Humanities
Psychology
Social Sciences
EconomicsBusiness Studies

IGCSE(11)

STEM
MathematicsPhysicsChemistryBiologyComputer Science
Languages
Mandarin Chinese
Humanities
HistoryGeography
Social Sciences
EconomicsBusiness StudiesGlobal Perspectives

IPC(2)

STEM
Mathematics★
Languages
English Language★

Accreditations & Memberships

1 accreditation
CA
Cambridge International
International
Cambridge International

Outcomes & Results

University Destinations

Taylor's University1 student
Sunway College1 student
University of Melbourne1 student
Trinity College1 student

Reputation & Recognition

Awards

  • Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award – Top in Malaysia, IGCSE Global Perspectives2025Cambridge Assessment International Education

    A Dwi Emas student received Top in Malaysia for Cambridge IGCSE Global Perspectives at the 2025 Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards.

  • BabyTalk Malaysia Readers' Choice Award 2021 – Best Early Childhood Education with Entrepreneurship2021BabyTalk Malaysia

    Recognised as Best Early Childhood Education with Entrepreneurship by BabyTalk Malaysia Readers' Choice Awards.

  • ASEAN Business Awards 2015 – SME Excellence in Innovation2015ASEAN Business Awards

    School-reported recognition listed among awards on the school's home page.

Admissions

Admissions Overview

Applications require the school's Application for Admission form and the required documents. Placement is determined by the school, considering age, academic ability, extracurricular achievement, behaviour and developmental suitability. Non-Malaysian students must hold a valid Malaysian visa.

Requirements

Primary (Year 1–6), Secondary (Year 7–11)

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English Requirement: Advanced English

Key Dates

Open Day2025-05-24

School open day event on 24 May 2025.

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Orientation Day (Primary January Intake 2026)2026-01-04

Orientation Day for 2026 primary January intake.

Term 1 Starts / Students Orientation2026-01-05

Term 1 begins and student orientation for January 2026 intake.

Term 2 Starts2026-04-06

Term 2 begins for January 2026 intake.

Term 3 Starts2026-06-15

Term 3 begins for January 2026 intake.

Term 4 Starts2026-10-01

Term 4 begins for January 2026 intake.

IGCSE / GCE O Levels November 2026 Early Bird Registration Deadline2026-07-16

Early bird registration deadline for IGCSE and GCE O-Level November 2026 examinations at the school's Cambridge exam centre.

Register →

School Life

Term system
Four terms

Support & Wellbeing

Co-curricular Activities

29 activities

Team Sports(3)

BasketballVolleyballNetball

Grades: Primary · Secondary

Individual Sports(4)

SwimmingBadmintonTable TennisGolf

Grades: Primary · Secondary

Music(1)

Chamber Music

Grades: Primary

Drama & Theatre(1)

Drama Club

Grades: Primary · Secondary

School-specific(20)

Dance ClubPowerpreneur ProgrammetheMINS Exploration DayBalletArt & DesignHip HopMediaVocal TrainingSocial IntelligenceLeadership CampHiking at Taman TuguACE EdVenture Biosphere Penang ExcursionTanjung Harapan Beach CleanupDodgeballFutsalPhysical EducationEsportsMakerspaceInformation Communications Technology (I.C.T.)Design Thinking

Grades: Primary · Secondary

Facilities

12 facilities

Sports & Athletics(2)

Badminton Courts×12· Indoor
Futsal Court×3· Outdoor

Academic Facilities(2)

General Science Lab×2· Indoor
Computer Lab· Indoor

Outdoor Spaces(1)

Primary Playground· Outdoor

Wellbeing(1)

Medical Center· Indoor

School-specific(6)

Primary and Secondary Libraries (Trees of Knowledge)
Flexible Collaborative Classrooms
Lobby with Piano
Multi-Purpose School Compound
25-metre Salt-Water Swimming Pool
Air-Conditioned Multi-Purpose Hall with Basketball Court

Location & Access

Getting There

School Bus

School transport available across 28 named Klang Valley areas. School states coverage may expand. Route fares and timetables not published.

Coverage Areas: Putra Heights, USJ22, USJ20, USJ19, USJ18, USJ16, USJ12, USJ Heights, Sunway, SS16, Taman Desa, Tmn Seputeh, Bukit Jalil, Bandar Puchong Jaya, SS1, SS23, U8, Bukit Jelutong, Setia Alam, Ara D'sara, Segambut, Mont Kiara, Bangsar, Bandar Utama, Tropicana Indah, Ambang Botanic, I-City, Sentul

Shuttle Service

Two-way school transport between boarding accommodation (approx. 15 minutes from campus) and school. Included in boarding fee.

Coverage Areas: Between off-campus boarding accommodation and school campus.

Campuses

Main Campus

Dwi Emas International School

No. 5, Jalan Ikhtisas 14/1, Seksyen 14, 40000 Pusat Bandar Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

School transport available across 28 named Klang Valley areas including USJ, Sunway, Bukit Jalil, Mont Kiara, Bangsar, Setia Alam, and others. Route fares and timetables not published; contact school to confirm availability for specific address.
25-metre temperature-regulated salt-water swimming pool; separate primary and secondary libraries (Trees of Knowledge); two science laboratories; flexible collaborative classrooms; computer laboratories; 12,406 sq ft air-conditioned multi-purpose hall with basketball court (Taraflex flooring); 12 indoor competition-standard badminton courts; 3 rooftop futsal courts (one upgraded to artificial-turf football pitch); 11,356 sq ft playground; infirmary with on-site nurse; lobby with piano.
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No independent reputation evidence located

The only material found on Dwi Emas's standing comes from the school itself; no independent ranking or recognition source was located in this review.

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What the evidence supports

The school's own home page references awards and a Cambridge University Students' Union feature, but the underlying independent recognition pages were not located during this review. Because a school describing itself is not independent evidence about itself, none of this can be treated as verified external reputation.

On the evidence available, no broad reputation ranking or general standing can be established. Families who want to gauge how the school is regarded externally would need to seek independent sources directly, as none were found here.

Sources (1)

Discretionary, case-by-case entry with no published acceptance rate

The school does not publish an acceptance rate, application volume or waiting-list policy; placement is at its discretion and assessed case by case, with year-round entry pending principal approval.

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What the school states

According to the school's published Terms and Conditions of Enrolment, placement is at the school's discretion and considers age, academic ability, extracurricular achievement, behaviour and developmental suitability. The school does not publish an acceptance rate, an annual application volume, or a general waiting-list policy.

One independent listing

An International Schools Database listing, marked as verified and approved by the school, states that entry evaluation is case by case, that some enrolling students take Maths and English assessments to gauge proficiency and support needs, that there is no set registration deadline, and that students may join during the academic year pending the principal's approval.

This is a single independent listing whose content is partly derived from the school's own responses, so it is not a full independent verification of admissions practice. Families should confirm current assessment requirements and timing directly with the school.

Sources (2)

Mixed Malaysian and non-Malaysian intake, student count unconfirmed

The school serves both Malaysian and non-Malaysian students, but no official nationality breakdown exists and third-party student-count figures conflict.

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Who the school enrolls

The school's Terms and Conditions of Enrolment state that it serves both Malaysian and non-Malaysian students, and that non-Malaysian admission and continued enrolment require a valid visa issued by the Malaysian Immigration Department. No official nationality count or local-to-international percentage was found.

Conflicting size figures

Third-party directory figures do not agree. Education Destination Malaysia's undated profile lists the number of students as 500 and states that boarding is available. International Schools Database's undated profile lists 400 students and boarding as available, and also lists Mandarin and Bahasa Melayu as additional language classes; that page includes first-person school responses, so it is not independent confirmation of present community composition.

A public LinkedIn post by a workshop organiser says a financial-literacy workshop at the school involved 400 secondary-school children. This is a community signal only and does not establish total secondary enrolment or any demographic breakdown.

Sources (4)

One self-reported 2020 IGCSE figure, no destination data

The only outcome data is the school's own report that 1 in 5 students scored straight A's in IGCSE in 2020; no university-destination information was found.

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What the school reports

The school's home page reports that in 2020, 1 in 5 of its students scored straight A's in IGCSE. This figure comes from the school itself and is not independently verified. The page does not state the candidate count, cohort size, number of subjects, or any university-destination measure.

No official 2023, 2024 or 2025 university-destination list with named universities, cohort context and student counts was found after reviewing the school's pathway, examination, news and downloadable-material pages, plus third-party school searches. Families wanting recent outcome or destination data should request it directly from the school.

Sources (2)

February 2026 subject list and a rooftop pitch upgrade

Recent school-published updates include a February 2026 Cambridge examination-centre subject list and the conversion of a rooftop futsal court into an artificial-turf football pitch.

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Examination-centre subject offering

The school published a February 2026 subject-offering PDF for its Cambridge examination centre, listing IGCSE, GCE O-Level and A-Level examination subjects. This is an examination-centre update and does not, by itself, verify a full-time A-Level school programme.

Facilities

The school announced that one rooftop futsal court had been upgraded into an artificial-turf football pitch. This is a minor, school-reported facilities update.

Sources (2)

Strong entrepreneurship focus; limited specialist support; check transport

The school documents a clear entrepreneurship and project-based identity, but states it lacks specialist learning-support staff and publishes no transport schedules or fares.

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Best-fit signal

Families seeking an entrepreneurship-centred, project-oriented experience have a documented fit signal in the school's own material: it combines IPC/IGCSE learning with a Powerpreneur programme, and the August ACE EdVenture Biosphere route adds NatureTech and environmental-regeneration learning. This is a reading of the school's own description of its programme.

Learning support to confirm

Families requiring intensive specialist learning support should confirm suitability before applying. The school states in its Terms and Conditions of Enrolment that it does not have teachers and staff specially trained for learning disorders, illness or special conditions requiring special care.

Commute

Commute is a practical consideration. The school lists transport coverage across 28 named Klang Valley areas but publishes neither route schedules nor fares, so families should confirm actual pickup availability and price for their address.

Sources (3)

About the School

Established
2013

Leadership

  • Ivan Se HooPrincipal
  • Dr. JacquelineVice Principal

Mission

Welcome to Dwi Emas International School – Malaysia's First Entrepreneurial International School – where we are resolute in outfitting every one of our students with the entrepreneurial mindset and human skills to be able to navigate their future of uncertainty and constant change.

Educational philosophy

Dwi Emas presents itself as Malaysia's first entrepreneurial international school. Its model combines academic learning with entrepreneurship, human skills, technology and, for the August ACE EdVenture Biosphere intake, environmental regeneration/NatureTech learning.

Core values

Creating Massive Value, Think Win Win Win, Trust is The New Currency, Design My Money Blueprint, Build Empowering Wealth, Together Everyone Achieves More (T.E.A.M.), Become A Problem Solver, The 4Ps, Empowered to Pitch, Coding Creates Opportunities, Ecosystems Empower Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Leaders Drive Change

History

The current school website identifies Dwi Emas as established in 2015. Its operating company footer carries a 2013 company-registration number (Sirius Management Services Sdn Bhd, 201301030572), which likely explains conflicting third-party foundation dates. The school subsequently developed a January core route and an August ACE EdVenture Biosphere route, and operates as a Cambridge examination centre for internal and private candidates.

Frequently Asked Questions

What curriculum does Dwi Emas International School teach?

Dwi Emas International School offers IGCSE and A-Levels.

What additional fees should I budget for at Dwi Emas International School?

In addition to tuition, Dwi Emas International School charges a deposit of MYR 4,500.

What are the admission requirements for Dwi Emas International School?

Applications require the school's Application for Admission form and the required documents. Placement is determined by the school, considering age, academic ability, extracurricular achievement, behaviour and developmental suitability. Non-Malaysian students must hold a valid Malaysian visa.

Where is Dwi Emas International School located?

Dwi Emas International School is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

What ages does Dwi Emas International School accept?

Dwi Emas International School accepts students from age 12 to 18.

Does Dwi Emas International School have a school bus?

Yes, Dwi Emas International School offers a school bus service. School transport available across 28 named Klang Valley areas. School states coverage may expand. Route fares and timetables not published.

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