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'''Tenby Schools Penang''' is an [[international school]] in [[Penang]], [[Malaysia]], and part of the [[Tenby International School]] family. It offers both British curriculum ([[IGCSE]]) and Malaysian curriculum ([[UPSR]], [[Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia|SPM]]) in the same campus for children aged 3–18 years old.<ref name="Telegraph Directory">{{cite web|title=International Schools: Tenby International School|work=Expat Directory|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk|url=http://expatdirectory.telegraph.co.uk/malaysia/penang/tenby-international-school/|access-date=2012-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061406/http://expatdirectory.telegraph.co.uk/malaysia/penang/tenby-international-school/ |archive-date=2014-05-08 |url-status=dead}}}}{{dead link|date=May 2023}}</ref>


It was started by the Augustin family as Sekolah Sri Inai in the early 1980s as a Malaysian private school.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
The '''Tenby International School, Penang''' is a school in [[Penang]], [[Malaysia]], which teaches children from [[kindergarten]] until A-levels (around 18 to 19).<ref name="Telegraph Directory">{{cite web|title=International Schools: Tenby International School|work=Expat Directory|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk|url=http://expatdirectory.telegraph.co.uk/malaysia/penang/tenby-international-school/|accessdate=2012-12-16}}</ref>


In 2007, it integrated a pre-existing Malaysian private school with a Tenby international school<ref name="About Us">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.tenby.edu.my/v2/penang/aboutus|work=Tenby Schools Penang|publisher=Tenby Schools}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Vinesh|first=Derrick|title=Retirement takes a back seat|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/23/north/21336867&sec=north|accessdate=2012-12-16|newspaper=The Star Online|date=23 May 2008}}</ref> in one campus.
It was started by the Augustin family as Sekolah Sri Inai in the early 1980s as a Malaysian private school. At its peak, it had some 550 students, including a strong contingent from [[Medan]], [[Indonesia]]. However, by December 2004, the enrolment dropped to 228 students.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}


In 2011, the school was moved to a new campus in [[Tanjung Bungah]], Penang. The capacity of the new site was 750 children.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Filmer |first1=Andrea |title=Tenby and Sri Pinang to relocate |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2010/05/26/tenby-and-sri-pinang-to-relocate |date=2010-05-26|access-date=2023-05-03 |newspaper=The Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tropicana to build international school for Tenby |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2015/04/24/tropicana-to-build-international-school-for-tenby |access-date=2023-05-03 |newspaper=The Star |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Star relocate">{{cite news|last=Filmer|first=Andrea|title=Tenby and Sri Pinang to relocate|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2010/05/26/tenby-and-sri-pinang-to-relocate |access-date=2012-12-16|newspaper=The Star Online|date=26 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tenby International to be built in Kota Kemuning |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/smebiz/news/2015/04/27/deal-on-new-school-inked-tenby-international-to-be-built-in-kota-kemuning |date=2015-04-27 |access-date=2023-05-03 |newspaper=The Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=School enhanced with modern teaching facilities |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/04/21/school-enhanced-with-modern-teaching-facilities |access-date=2023-05-03 |newspaper=The Star |date=2014-04-21 |language=en}}</ref>
Then, at the behest of some parents, the Tenby Schools Group was invited to revive the School. It re-opened under new management in January 2005{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} and has since been operating as Tenby Schools, Penang. In 2007 it integrated a pre-existing Malaysian private school with a Tenby international school<ref name="About Us">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.tenby.edu.my/v2/penang/aboutus|work=Tenby Schools Penang|publisher=Tenby Schools}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Vinesh|first=Derrick|title=Retirement takes a back seat|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/23/north/21336867&sec=north|accessdate=2012-12-16|newspaper=The Star Online|date=23 May 2008}}</ref> in one campus.


During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia|COVID-19 pandemic]], the school took precautions against the virus, but some students were still exposed to it.
In 2011 the school was moved to a new campus in [[Tanjung Bungah]], Penang. The capacity of the new site was 750 children.<ref name="Star relocate">{{cite news|last=Filmer|first=Andrea|title=Tenby and Sri Pinang to relocate|url=http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/5/26/north/6327253&sec=north|accessdate=2012-12-16|newspaper=The Star Online|date=26 May 2010}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news|title=Only a few students came in contact with two Covid-19 cases, says Tenby Schools Penang management |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/11/09/only-a-few-students-came-in-contact-with-two-covid-19-cases-says-tenby-schools-penang-management|first1=Imran |last1=Hilmy |date= 9 Nov 2020 |access-date=2023-05-03 |newspaper=The Star |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
Tenby International School also offers A-level studies from year 2013 onwards.

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==External links==
== External links ==
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*[http://www.tenby.edu.my School Website]
*{{Official website|http://www.tenby.edu.my/}}
{{International schools in Malaysia}}
{{Schools in Perak}}
{{Schools in Penang}}
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[[Category:British international schools]]
[[Category:British international schools in Malaysia]]
[[Category:International schools in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Cambridge schools in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Schools in Penang]]
[[Category:Schools in Penang]]

Latest revision as of 19:16, 21 August 2024

5°27′28.9″N 100°16′56.8″E / 5.458028°N 100.282444°E / 5.458028; 100.282444

Tenby Schools Penang

Tenby Schools Penang is an international school in Penang, Malaysia, and part of the Tenby International School family. It offers both British curriculum (IGCSE) and Malaysian curriculum (UPSR, SPM) in the same campus for children aged 3–18 years old.[1]

It was started by the Augustin family as Sekolah Sri Inai in the early 1980s as a Malaysian private school.[citation needed]

In 2007, it integrated a pre-existing Malaysian private school with a Tenby international school[2][3] in one campus.

In 2011, the school was moved to a new campus in Tanjung Bungah, Penang. The capacity of the new site was 750 children.[4][5][6][7][8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the school took precautions against the virus, but some students were still exposed to it. [9]

References

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  1. ^ "International Schools: Tenby International School". Expat Directory. Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2012-12-16.}}[dead link]
  2. ^ "About Us". Tenby Schools Penang. Tenby Schools.
  3. ^ Vinesh, Derrick (23 May 2008). "Retirement takes a back seat". The Star Online. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  4. ^ Filmer, Andrea (2010-05-26). "Tenby and Sri Pinang to relocate". The Star. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  5. ^ "Tropicana to build international school for Tenby". The Star. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  6. ^ Filmer, Andrea (26 May 2010). "Tenby and Sri Pinang to relocate". The Star Online. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  7. ^ "Tenby International to be built in Kota Kemuning". The Star. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  8. ^ "School enhanced with modern teaching facilities". The Star. 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  9. ^ Hilmy, Imran (9 Nov 2020). "Only a few students came in contact with two Covid-19 cases, says Tenby Schools Penang management". The Star. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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