Excellent work/life balance. Good salary and benefits package. Management is willing to listen to staff when discussing issues. Low turnover of staff. Respect is a mutual thing - thank you for welcoming your staff into the Fairview Family with open arms. Fairview International School's campuses are authorised to offer the 3 IB programmes. Primary Years Programme for students aged 5 to 10 years, the Middle Years Programme for students aged 11 to 17 years as well as the Diploma Programme for students aged 17 to 19 years in one comprehensive school. Fairview International School campuses total to about 4000 students representing over 55 nationalities. All 10 programmes are authorised by the IB Organisation and Fairview is the only school in Malaysia authorised to deliver the MYP. The Kuala Lumpur and Penang campuses are the only IB schools in Malaysia authorised to offer all three programmes: PYP, MYP and the prestigious DP. The school offers scholarships to its Master of Arts in Education programme which is delivered in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
Programmes
The campuses and their authorised IB programmes are as follows: Kuala Lumpur Campus - Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme Subang Jaya Campus - Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme Penang Campus - Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme Johor Campus - Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme Ipoh Campus - Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme
Subjects
In MYP, students are being taught in various aspects. For the Lower MYP, students are taught all the subject such as Language & Literature, Mathematics, Science, Language B, Physical & Health Education, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Design and Individuals & Societies. As for the Upper MYP, student will have to attend classes according to their selected subject. All Malaysians are required to take Bahasa Melayu, as it is an official language in Malaysia. Mandarin was previously optional but starting in the 2015/16 academic year, Mandarin is a compulsory language subject.
Use of Electronics
A limited number of students are allowed to bring laptops to school, and, starting Semester 2 of the 2014/2015 academic year, iPads as well.. Any student in the MYP or DP can bring laptops. Originally, the only devices students were allowed to bring were PCs, but Macbooks were later also allowed. Any student can use the desktop computers in the school library or ICT labs with their teacher's permission. Any student in Grades 5, 6, 7, and, starting with the 2015/2016 academic year, Grade 8 in KL and Subang Campuses, and 5, 6, and 7 in all the other campuses can bring their iPads. The school can sell units of the iPad Air 2 to students at the same cost as outside-bought iPad Air 2 models.
Expeditions
In Fairview, Grades 6 to 11 has 2 academic expedition trips overseas to study about certain topics. There are many places they visit such as Singapore, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Phuket, Thailand, China, Singapore and other places. There is also an annual Port Dickson Camp for Grades 4 to 11. Currently, there is a 21 days programme for students in Grade 7 to go to Fairview International School, Scotland.
