Chinese independent school · Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Kian Kok Middle School

亚庇建国中学

At a glance

LocationKota Kinabalu, Sabah
AddressJalan Tuaran, 88450 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (P.O. Box 10965, 88810 Kota Kinabalu)
LevelsJunior Middle 1-3 and Senior Middle 1-3 (streams include science, commerce, IGCSE and culinary arts)
CurriculumUEC · UEC + SPM (dual track)
Language of instructionMandarin
ExaminationsUEC
Established1963
RegistrationChinese private secondary school (KPM registration XPC4003)

Fees

Academic year: 2024 · School fees billed monthly; the 2024 Junior One Recruitment Guide refers to the 10th month school fee (10 monthly payments per year)

LevelPer periodPer year
Junior Middle 1 - Full Fees Students (school fee, January)RM400—
Junior Middle 1 - Elite Student (school fee, whole year)—RM800
Junior Middle 1 - Students with Distinction / Outstanding Performance in ECA (school fee, Jan-Mar)RM480—
Junior Middle 1 - Teacher's Child (school fee, January)RM300—

Enrolment-day fee table from the school's 2024 Junior One Recruitment Guide; category amounts as printed. The guide does not state whether the Jan-Mar RM480 category amount is per month or for the three-month period.

One-off and other charges

ChargeAmountNote
Entrance examination registration feeRM25one-time, non-refundable (2024 guide)
Orientation classRM60charged at enrolment (2024 guide)
Report cardRM10charged at enrolment (2024 guide)

Boarding

Air-conditioned hostel charged monthly by room type (2024 guide): 4-person room RM250/month, 3-person RM330/month, 2-person RM415/month, 1-person RM470/month, plus a hostel fund of RM200 per year; electricity charged based on usage.

First-year total (tuition + one-off charges)

All studentsRM895 – RM4,895

Computed from the school’s own published figures: annual tuition (its per-period fee x its periods per year, where the school publishes per-period fees) plus its published one-off charges. Boarding, meals, transport and EAL support are extra where the school charges for them.

The school's own 2024 Junior One Recruitment Guide publishes Junior 1 enrolment amounts and hostel charges only, not a full level-by-level fee schedule; recorded as printed. The guide states the curriculum as UEC and KSSM syllabuses, with public examinations JUEC (Junior 3), SPM (Senior 2) and SUEC (Senior 3).

Source: the school’s own fees page · checked 9 October 2026

Admissions

Junior Middle 1 entry via an entrance examination (Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia, English and Mathematics) with a RM25 registration fee; a J1 Open Day is held. Early-bird enrolment discount of RM300 on the 10th month school fee for full-fees students enrolling on results weekend (2024 guide).

Source: https://register.kiankok.edu.my/media/2024/2024-J1-Recruitment-Guide-EN.pdf

Sources

Every figure on this page traces to the school’s own publications, checked 9 October 2026.

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