International school · Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Jesselton International School

At a glance

LocationTaman Cempaka, Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
AddressLorong Juta 6, Taman Cempaka, 88450 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
LevelsKindergarten to Year 13
CurriculumBritish (Cambridge) · IGCSE · A Level
Language of instructionEnglish
ExaminationsIGCSE / A Level
Established2018
AccreditationCambridge International
RegistrationOfficial site also lists a second address: Lot 1, Jalan Kemajuan, Karamunsing, 88000 Kota Kinabalu.

Fees

3 terms per year

LevelPer periodPer year
Kindergarten 1RM4,970RM14,910
Kindergarten 2 (12:30 p.m. finish)RM4,970RM14,910
Kindergarten 2 (2 p.m. finish)RM6,000RM18,000
Primary 1RM7,090RM21,270
Primary 2RM7,090RM21,270
Primary 3RM8,410RM25,230
Primary 4RM8,410RM25,230
Primary 5RM9,130RM27,390
Primary 6RM9,130RM27,390
Year 7RM10,450RM31,350
Year 8RM10,450RM31,350
Year 9RM10,670RM32,000
Year 10 - IGCSERM12,280RM36,840
Year 11 - IGCSERM18,420RM36,840
Year 12 - AS-levelRM12,500RM37,500
Year 13 - A-level—RM37,500

Kindergarten/Primary/Secondary tables as printed on the school's fee-structure pages; Year 11 term figure printed as RM18,420* with note that the IGCSE course fee is split into five parts. A-Level rows are from the school's separate A-Level fee page headed September, Academic Year 2021-2022 (older schedule).

One-off and other charges

ChargeAmountNote
Application feeRM100non-refundable, all enrolments (Kindergarten page)
Enrolment feeRM6,500non-refundable; Kindergarten/Primary pages print RM6,500 with RM2,000 / RM4,500 payable-before-Primary-2 variants by entry point
Refundable depositRM2,000refundable
Placement testRM200credited upon enrolment

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

All studentsRM23,710 – RM46,300

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 pages consulted: kindergarten-fee-structure, primary-fee-structure, secondary-fee-structure and the A-Level fee page (2021-2022) on jisgroup.edu.my. Supplies and equipment fees are charged termly in addition (amounts vary by level, as printed on each page).

Source: the school’s own fees page · Archived copy — Wayback Machine · checked 9 October 2026

Sources

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

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