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8 International Schools in Penang 2026: Where the RM60,000 Tax Line Falls, and the Year Group That Crosses It
Since 1 July 2025, private and international school fees above RM60,000 per student per academic year carry 6 per cent service tax. In Penang that line does not separate the expensive schools from the affordable ones. It cuts through the middle of individual schools. At Prince of Wales Island International School the Balik Pulau Year 10 fee is RM60,300, which is RM300 over. At Dalat the top grade is RM59,000, which is RM1,000 under. At Stonyhurst the Malaysian rate card tops out at RM59,850, RM150 below the line, while the non-Malaysian card crosses it four year groups earlier. Here is every published 2026/2027 number from eight Penang schools, read off their own fee pages.
8 Best Tuition & Enrichment Centres in Johor Bahru (JB) 2026
Eight tuition and enrichment centres verified against their operators' own locators in Johor Bahru and Iskandar Puteri — including the one chain that publishes a national price (Kumon, RM50 registration plus RM175–RM185 a month per subject), the JB robotics company running nine Johor centres, and the coding club whose weekday classes are not after-school at all.