Havil International School

Havil International School was founded by Charlie Koh in April 2012. It began with a vision to alleviate poverty in East Malaysia through the medium of education. An opportunity arose in the form of a private venture to run a school in a vacant school building in Brickfields. Without a doubt, Mr Koh accepted this opportunity with the aim of channeling support for the development of an English language program in the remote places of Sarawak. He saw the need to provide the tools that would enable youths in underprivileged communities to bring about transformation in their own community by being a voice for the voiceless. 

Havil International School became a Cambridge School in 2014 and offers the Cambridge Primary and Secondary curriculum provided by Cambridge Assessment International Examination (CAIE). Havil joins the community of over 10,000 Cambridge schools located in more than 160 countries worldwide under the registered number MY865. 

“Havil” means virtue or character. We have the privilege of working with a school community that is committed to modelling, expecting and recognising good character in our students. We believe that students learn these qualities through the example that we set for them and by consistently putting them into practice.

Character

Character is a matter of the heart. It cannot be taught, it must be caught. We recognise the important role that parents and teachers play in shaping the way our children respond in situations that test their patience, integrity, honesty and grit. At Havil, we seek to employ the 5 Havil Principles in our day-to-day interactions with one another - staff, parents, families, students and the wider school community. If we want to see change in our next generation, it has to start with us! 

Each one of our students has something to bring to the table. We are entrusted with the responsibility to raise a generation of learners who will not crumble under pressure, who recognise the importance of caring for others - expecting nothing in return, and who choose to live by the principles and values that have been instilled in them even if they have to endure hardship and difficulties.

We cannot take full credit for the successes that we witness as a school. Every member in our school community - staff, parents, families, friends, students - share the privilege of growing and learning together. The values that we choose to develop in one another help make sense of all that we do as a school and give purpose to the contribution that we make in our wider community.