Teacher Tuesday: Mr Andy Withers
Recently appointed as the Assistant Head of Secondary, responsible for Pastoral Care, Mr Andy Withers is this week’s Teacher Tuesday. How many years have you been in teaching and where have you taught? This is currently my fourth year teaching, although I also worked as a Special Educational Needs worker in Secondary Schools for three […]
Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) in Secondary
Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) is a school subject through which students develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. These skills and attributes help students to stay healthy, safe in a number of different ways, and also prepares them for life and work in the […]
Examination Success for the Class of 2017-18
Kinabalu International School is very proud to announce another excellent set of results for our Year 11 and 13 classes of 2017-18. 99% of IGCSE exams sat by our students were passed with close to 90% being awarded the top grades of A* to C in the Cambridge IGCSEs. With such excellent results, many students […]
Teacher Tuesday – Mr Ian Gross
The KIS community was delighted to welcome our new Principal and his family to the school last week. So who better to feature in the first Teacher Tuesday for the 2018-19 academic year? How many years have you been in teaching and where have you taught? I became a teacher nearly 25 years ago and […]
KIS Welcomes New Principal
Kinabalu International School recently welcomed Mr Ian Gross as the newly-appointed Principal. Originally from the UK, Ian brings with him a wealth of experience in the education sector, having taught in schools worldwide for nearly 25 years. Starting as a science teacher and then working up through the leadership ranks from Head of Department to […]
Special Focus: Outside Tuition
Year 12 Careers Days
Last week our Year 12 students attended the school’s annual Careers Days. These three days give the students an opportunity to really focus on their futures as they start to actively plan out what they would like to do following their A Levels. The aims of the three days were: • To learn about how […]
Charity Committee Donation to the Don Bosco Children’s Home
Students representing Kinabalu International School’s Charity Committee recently met with a representative from the Don Bosco Children’s Home in Ranau to present a cheque for RM 3,000 to help provide support with their daily living needs. The funds had been raised through a charity Christmas Fair, held on the 12th December at the school. The […]