House Dance
We had another successful inter-house competition recently which saw Primary and KS3 come together for a dance extravaganza. Students had been rehearsing for the month leading up to the competition, choreographing and choosing their own costumes, and they did themselves proud. It was lovely to see students from different year groups and classes all working […]
Strengthening Swimming Skills
Our Secondary students have a range of different swimming activities ahead of them during this half term; these will put to the test all of the skills that they have been learning. In Year 7 and 8, students will be learning personal survival and rescue skills, in Year 9 and 10 the groups will be […]
Year 6 Field Trip Supports World War 2 Topic
This term Year 6 students have been investigating the main events that lead up to World War 2 in the Pacific Region. They have been learning about the Japanese occupation in Malaya and Borneo and linking this to the main events of World War 2 in Europe. On January 9th 1942 Jessleton (Kota Kinabalu) fell […]
Students Compete at SAG Swimming Championship
Friday 29th January saw the start of the 3 day SAG Swimming Championships at Likas Aquatic Centre, a highlight of the swim calendar for athletes in the state. During the championships swimmers compete to qualify for the National Championships and display the skills that they have worked on in their training leading up to the […]
Welcoming the Year of the Monkey
The KIS playground was a mixture of traditional Chinese New Year colours and sounds last Friday as students, teachers and parents from across the school enjoyed a visit from a local Dragon and Lion Dance Troupe, kindly organised and sponsored by the school’s PTA. Students marvelled at the acrobatics, gasping in awe as the lion […]
School Welcomes National Athlete to Support ECA Programme
The start of Term 2 has seen a new Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) programme commence at KIS. On Monday, we welcomed AJ ‘Pyro’ Lias Mansor and his team of coaches into the school to conduct the first of our weekly Key Stage 2 Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sessions. A former Malaysian National Rugby player and […]
KIS A Level Students Achieve Worldwide Examination Awards
Kinabalu International School is celebrating academic success again with the news that two A Level students have been awarded Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards in the A and AS Level Exams, coordinated by Cambridge International Examinations. Chua Zhou Faye received the Top in Malaysia award for her Literature in English A Level, as well as High […]
Congratulations to Ms Felicia Cheong
On Wednesday 25th November, Ms Felicia Cheong, our Y5C teacher, was honoured at a Gala Dinner at the University of Malaysia Sabah. Felicia was celebrated as the top student in her recently completed Master’s Degree course, having seen off the competition from 40 fellow students. With her newly minted MEd in Teaching English as a […]
