Chinese independent school · Lahat, Perak
Poi Lam High School
培南独中
At a glance
Fees
Academic year: 2026 · Monthly school and miscellaneous fees, payable 11 months per year (per the school's published fee structure PDFs)
Malaysian students
| Level | Per period |
|---|---|
| Junior 1 (GCE/IGCSE track) | RM448 |
2026 fee structure (local students): monthly school & miscellaneous fee RM448; annual one-off items totalling RM705 are itemised in one_offs; total first payment RM1,153 as printed
Malaysian students
| Level | Per period |
|---|---|
| Junior 1 (UEC track) | RM290 |
2025 fee structure (local students): monthly school & miscellaneous fee RM290; total first payment RM995 as printed, including the annual items
One-off and other charges
| Charge | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolment fee (Malaysian students) | RM30 | per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
| Development Fund (Malaysian students) | RM200 | annual charge, per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
| Food & Fun Fair coupons (Malaysian students) | RM150 | annual charge, per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
| Jogathon Card (Malaysian students) | RM100 | annual charge, per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
| Examination fee (Malaysian students) | RM100 | annual charge, per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
| ECA (Malaysian students) | RM100 | annual charge, per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
| Insurance (Malaysian students) | RM20 | annual charge, per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
| Photograph (Malaysian students) | RM20 | annual charge, per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
| Dong Lian sports fund (Malaysian students) | RM6 | annual charge, per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
| Sports Fund (Malaysian students) | RM5 | annual charge, per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
| MSSPK (Malaysian students) | RM4 | annual charge, per 2026 J1 GCE fee structure |
Boarding
Hostel fees (school's 2025 schedule, local students): monthly hostel fee RM740 (6-person room) or RM910 (4-person room), plus laundry RM25/month; annual hostel activity fund RM100, bedding rental RM80, hostel development fund RM200, deposit RM100 (printed totals RM1,245 / RM1,415). International students are charged on an annual basis (2025 printed totals RM9,795 for 6-person / RM11,665 for 4-person rooms, deposit RM1,000).
First-year total (tuition + one-off charges)
| Malaysian students | RM3,925 – RM5,663 |
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.
Fee structures are published per track and entry level; the 2026 Junior 1 GCE structure and the 2025 Junior 1 UEC structure are transcribed here. The school also published a fuller all-levels schedule for 2024.
Source: the school’s own fees page · Archived copy — Wayback Machine · checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Junior 1 entry into UEC or GCE/IGCSE tracks; the school states UEC, IGCSE, SPM and A-Level are all offered.
Source: https://poilam.edu.my
Sources
Every figure on this page traces to the school’s own publications, checked 9 October 2026.