The Alice Smith School

In 1946 Hugh and Alice Smith had just arrived in Kuala Lumpur and needed a school for their children. They found that the schools usually attended by expatriates in the Cameron Highlands had not yet reopened. Like many other post war residents, they did not want to be separated from their family after the turmoil of the recent conflict. Mrs. Smith decided to educate her own daughter and as word spread about what she was doing, she had soon opened her doors to the children of her neighbours. By the time she and her family had left K.L in 1950, she was the Head of a flourishing school. The British, Australian, New Zealand and Irish parents of the children attending her school were unwilling to lose what had been established, and formally incorporated the Alice Smith Schools Association, a non profit making educational Foundation, to administer the newly named Alice Smith School in which a British style of education could be offered.

In 1952 the school moved to its site in Jalan Bellamy near the Istana Negara (Royal Palace), and in September 1997, 430 students started a new chapter in the history of the school when a second campus opened at Equine Park. The Jalan Bellamy site has been refurbished as a specialist facility for primary education catering for children from Pre-school and Reception to Year 6 (i.e age 4-11) and September 2002 saw the opening of a spacious new block for Years 5 and 6. The Equine Park campus caters for secondary school students form Year 7 to sixth form (age 11-18). A new purpose built split level library, lecture hall and classrooms opened in September 2003 to complete the building plan and enhance the provision for the sixth form.

The Alice Smith School has provided a high quality British style education mainly for children from the British, Irish and Australasian communities in Kuala Lumpur. However, the school welcomes students of all other nationalities provided they can access the curriculum in the medium of English. Prevailing guidelines laid down by the Malaysian students are admitted within Government regulations, and the prevailing guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education.

Warm reception for prince

"Prince Edward, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II received a rousing farewell by teachers and pupils of the Alice Smith School in Seri Kembangan, on Friday 12 September 1998. Earlier, the prince had officially opened the school by unveiling a plaque in the school assembly hall. The prince spent about two hours at the RM 33 (£5.24) million school for children of expatriates, foreigners and Malaysians where he mingled with the school prefects, pupils and parents."

The Alice Smith School celebrated the opening of the new Library and Sixth Form Centre in February 2004 performed by His Royal Highness, Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharaffuddin Idris Shah. Also in attendance were members of the Council of Governors, the Parent Teacher Association and parents.

The Head Boy, Durrie Hassan, the Head Girl, Rana Halabi and the Chairman of the Council of Governors, Mr. Stuart Pack joined visitors for a tour of the school before the official ceremony in the School Hall. A small reception for guests was held in the magnificent new Library.

First opened in 1946, the Alice Smith School has expanded and responded to the needs of the community and in 1998 the new Secondary School site opened to cater for students aged 11-18. Over the years, the school has gained an enviable reputation for first class facilities and high quality British education.

The new Library and Sixth Form Centre boasts a split floor library, Lecture Theatre, Sixth Form Common Room, Computer Suite, University and Careers Centre and numerous spacious teaching rooms. These new facilities allow students of the whole school the opportunity to hone their study skills as they work towards GCSE and A Level examinations. In particular, the expanding Sixth Form student body has an environment in which to fully prepare themselves for the rigours of advanced level study and preparation for university life.

The Sixth Form at the Alice Smith School has rapidly gained a reputation for quality education where students have gone on to study at a higher level throughout the world including Cambridge, London and other top universities in America and Australia. Essential to the development of the students is the wider aspects of the curriculum, which include the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Interact Club, charity work and the Student Council.

Opening of the Year 5/6 and Year 3/4 block

In September 2002, the new Year 5 and 6 building was opened at Jalan Bellamy. The new building boasts12 classrooms, an I.C.T suite, library and two central multi-purpose activity rooms. The Year 5 and 6 building was officiated by The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Sultan was taken on a tour of the new building by Primary School Principal, Steve Caulfield. The Primary School is one of the largest British Curriculum Schools in Asia with over 700 pupils between ages 3 to 11 years old. September 2006 saw the re-opening of the new Year 3 and 4 block with its abundance of multi purpose rooms and performing arts centre.

Opening of the new Sixth Form Centre

The Secondary School celebrated the opening of the new Library and Sixth Form Centre in February 2004 performed by His Royal Highness, Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharaffuddin Idris Shah. Also in attendance were members of the Council of Governors, the Parent Teacher Association and parents.

The Sixth From at the Alice Smith School has rapidly gained a reputation for quality education where students have gone on to study at a higher level throughout the world including Cambridge, London and other top universities in America and Australia. Essential to the development of the students is the wider aspects of the curriculum, which include the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Interact Club, charity work and the Student Council.

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