The Many Benefits of a Boarding Education

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Boarding life at Marlborough College Malaysia is deeply valued and is an integral part of the pastoral care that is provided.  Marlborough College has 175 years of tradition and heritage and this expertise is now available in Asia where pupils from Year 5 (age 9) through to Upper Sixth (age 18) are given the opportunity to experience a true British boarding education in one of six Houses. 

The boarding programme is modelled on the boarding experience at Marlborough College UK with a near identical structure and routine in each House.   There are four Senior Boarding Houses and two Junior Boarding Houses, each with a Housemaster or Housemistress, Resident House Tutor, Dame and team of visiting tutors. Boarding offers pupils an opportunity to enjoy the full range of first-class facilities on campus and the College ensures that every weekend is filled with fun activities such as cultural trips to Singapore, paint balling, go-karting and laser-questing. Formal dinners and boarders BBQ suppers are part of boarding life, which provides pupils with the chance to relax with their friends outside of the classroom and to also learn vital social skills, manners and etiquette, developing their communication skills by socialising with adults, College guests and peers.

Pupils entering Marlborough College Malaysia join a community steeped in the tradition of placing compassion, companionship and conversation at the heart of its educational philosophy along with its history of holistic education and academic excellence.