As the oldest international school in Malaysia, The Alice Smith School is proud to celebrate 70 years of providing a rich British educational heritage with its community of students, staff, PTA and Council. This special day is a reflection of our rich history and truly resonates with the values our school is founded on and the ethos created over seven decades.

We were honoured to welcome the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, H.E Rod Smith PSM. His Excellency unveiled our HeritageWall at the Primary Campus to open our anniversary celebrations. The school also welcomed former Principal, Joseph Eales and were delighted by a special surprise from our alumnus, John Fletcher who arrived from the UK,making this anniversary day an unforgettable and joyous occasion.

Head of School, Roger Schultz summarised the significance of the Wall and what it represented, “Our Heritage Wall tells the wonderful story of the Alice Smith School, from its humble beginnings with one class in Mrs Smith’s house 70 years ago to where it is today. The school has grown tremendously, with great facilities now providing an excellent education to almost 1,600 students on two fantastic campuses. There will be many more stories as the future unfolds for our school. Today though is very special, as we all come together and celebrate this historical occasion”.

The occasion was made especially poignant when Mr Joseph Eales regaled students with stories from his time as the Principal from 1984-1992. He reminded the students to be rightfully proud of their school and the contributions Alice Smith has made to the education landscape.

“I can tell you schools in the UK and Australia will welcome any student that has come from the Alice Smith School. It has a wonderful tradition of quality education, and I hope this tradition will continue not only for 10more years, but whenever education is needed in Malaysia, Alice Smith will be the very top,” Mr Eales convincingly shared.

There was no better testament to the emotional attachment Alice Smith can have for people than for an alumnus to fly halfway around the world to celebrate this occasion. That was precisely what alumni John Fletcher did, arriving from London to attend the school’s anniversary events.

John, from class of 1969-1976, reflected on how much the school has paved the way for his progress in life.

“When I think about the friends that I had and I see where they are now, I’m so impressed with the quality of education we received here and the ability of people who have taken that education and gone out into life and made successes of themselves. They have contributed to society, and turned out to be really genuinely warm-hearted kind human beings and that’s been a fantastic thing to see.”