Sayfol International School

What the external record shows

Across the accreditation, examination-body, press and directory sources reviewed, no independent or current whole-school ranking or inspection grade for Sayfol International School was located.

The one external item found is Pearson's publication of a Sayfol International GCSE learner testimonial. This evidences an association with Pearson but does not rank, inspect or otherwise independently evaluate the school. Families looking for a third-party quality judgement should treat this topic as unestablished and ask the school directly for any accreditation or inspection documentation.

How entry works, per the school

According to the school's own admission materials, entry is assessment-based rather than first-come-only. The school says it assesses applicants, may require a Principal interview, considers language proficiency and academic ability, and uses a waiting list with a provisional Letter of Acceptance when a year group is full. It does not publish an acceptance rate or state which year groups are routinely full.

The public application form states that an application is not processed until the application fee and required documents are received, and that the fee is payable before the assessment/placement test, whose result is final. An Offer Letter is issued only where the result meets the school's minimum requirements, and class placement depends on test performance. Under the published terms, a returning student after a deferral of one academic term is accepted subject to seat availability, and the Principal may require a re-entry test.

One third-party signal

A third-party directory lists the entry evaluation as a trial class and placement test, records no waiting list, and says students may join after the academic year begins depending on circumstances. This is a directory signal rather than verified live-capacity evidence, and it differs from the school's own statement that a waiting list is used, so families should confirm current capacity directly.

Nationalities and composition

The school reports that children from 60 countries are educated at Sayfol. A 2021 education publication reported an 80% international and 20% Malaysian composition, but the school has not published a current percentage breakdown in the materials reviewed, so that split should be treated as historical rather than current.

A third-party directory listing, without a stated data-collection methodology or date, gives approximately 1,200 students, 62 nationalities, an 80% international/20% local split, and names Malaysian, Korean and Chinese as the most common nationalities. This is an unverified community signal, not a demographic fact, and it echoes the same 80/20 figure without independent confirmation.

Day school, no boarding

The school-published FAQ states that Sayfol does not provide student boarding, which means this is a day-school community.

What the school reports

Sayfol's official materials state a 99% IGCSE pass rate over the last five years, but do not state the specific academic years, candidate count, grade distribution, or whether the figure represents entries or candidates. These figures come from the school itself and could not be independently verified.

The school names Seoul National University and MOKPO Maritime University in undated alumni or testimonial material. These are destination-level individual claims, not cohort-level matriculation data; the school does not publish leaver counts, year, programme field, or university-by-university totals.

Fees and term dates

The school has published its AY2026/2027 fee structure and calendar. Kindergarten to Year 10 Term 1 begins on 17 August 2026, and published annual tuition ranges from RM15,900 for Kindergarten to RM36,000 for Year 11.

Named leadership

The official school site lists Ms. Michelle Jane as Head of School and Dr. Catherine as Principal. The page is current, but it does not publish appointment dates, so this cannot be treated as a dated leadership-change announcement.

Boarding is not offered

Families seeking boarding should exclude Sayfol from a boarding-school shortlist: the school explicitly states that it does not provide boarding.

Tuition is not the full cost

The published AY2026/2027 annual tuition runs from RM15,900 for Kindergarten to RM36,000 for Year 11, before separately charged items such as uniforms, textbooks, external examinations, trips and paid activities. Because these add-ons are billed separately, families should obtain an all-in personalised estimate rather than budgeting from the headline tuition alone.