Operations

Competitive school fees. Despite offering affordable school fees, FIS nevertheless delivers high quality and premium education. The directors believe that FIS fees are around 40% less than other comparable schools in Malaysia and around half the cost of other schools in Asia.

Strong Leadership and experienced educators. At campus level, management and operations are overseen collaboratively through a leadership team which comprises the campus management (the principal and coordinators) and the executive committee who, in addition to Fairview KL and Fairview Johor, also administer the FIS Network.  Fairview International PLC is led by an experienced Board that prioritises sound financial management, transparency and good governance as well as cultural diversity and social cohesion. The Board as a whole has a network in the education sector as well as experience in corporate acquisitions and capital markets. Fairview International PLC intends to use the Board’s relationships to dive shareholder value in both Asia and internationally.

Fundamentally, the leadership team for each campus will report to the Board in a structure that provides both empowerment and accountability for the leadership team to ensure consistency in the quality of education provided whilst, at the same, continue to grow each campus under the direction of the Board.

Academic Excellence. Fairview KL Campus has been ranked as a top IB Diploma World School globally for the last four consecutive years from 2020 to 2023. The school’s IB DP average score of 35, significantly above the global average, equivalent to more than 3A* in the Cambridge International A Levels (utilising the UCAS Tariff Points calculator). This is on top of a remarkable pass rate of 99 %. This achievement not only reflects the high academic standards Fairview upholds but also underscores its students' readiness for global university challenges. In addition, the Middle Years Programme (MYP) students (aged 10 to 15 years) across the Fairview KL Campus and Fairview Johor Campus have consistently achieved scores ranging from 43 to 48 out of 56 points from 2021 to 2023, exceeding the global average of 38. This demonstrates the effectiveness of Fairview’s MYP curriculum in fostering strong academic foundations, critical thinking, and a deep understanding of global contexts. 

Member of the FIS Network. This brings cost efficiencies in human resources strategies in capacity building as well as synergistic collaboration among networks of campuses in sharing resources. 

Opportunities in the education landscape in the UK and Asia. Fairview’s growth plans are predicated around a strategic acquisition model, primarily focusing on the revitalisation of underperforming private educational institutions in the UK and Asia with a view to attracting Asian pupils that wish to obtain an educational foundation in the UK prior to studying at a British university. Fairview International PLC will seek to leverage the proven efficacy of the FIS educational model to enhance both the academic outcomes and financial performance of targeted institutions. The Directors believe there are opportunities to acquire underperforming IB schools or convert more traditional schools to the IB curriculum, particularly in the UK. The profile of a listing on the London Stock Exchange will support Fairview International PLC in achieving these acquisitions both by giving confidence to counterparties but also enabling Fairview to use its share capital as consideration if appropriate. The Directors also believe that the listing will raise the profile of the Fairview brand in Malaysia and Singapore, which Fairview International PLC believes will help it grow student numbers at its schools in Malaysia.

Establishing a global education network through future acquisitions potentially including schools and universities. To acquire education institutions including the other Fairview IB World Schools and University College Fairview to create a full range global education ecosystem which is accessible and sustainable.

The Directors further believe that Fairview’s IB teacher supply is unmatched internationally  as no other international school network trains teachers with an affiliated university intentionally:

• as part of the business model
• to incur lower staff costs
• formally with every teacher obtaining either a PGDE or a Masters of Education
• concurrently gaining the IB educator’s certification
• to meet the shortage and demand of certified IB teachers globally

Future growth from up and down stream educational activities. Fairview is committed to expanding its educational impact through a variety of innovative up and downstream activities. As the nucleus of the FIS Network, the Fairview KL Campus is at the forefront of pioneering these initiatives. These initiatives, currently at various stages of development, represent Fairview’s ongoing commitment to holistic education and the broader educational ecosystem:

• Online Virtual School Initiative: Leveraging technology to extend its reach and provide high-quality education to students, regardless of their physical location
• School Expedition Initiative: Offering students experiential learning opportunities through carefully curated expeditions that enhance their understanding of the world around them, bringing relevancy and contextualising their learning.
• Youth Coaching Initiative: Focused on personal development, this initiative aims to equip students with the resilience and self-awareness needed for personal and academic success.
• Youth Career Programme Initiative: Bridging the gap between education and the workforce, this programme prepares students for their future careers with guidance and insight into various industries.
• Chess Competition Initiative: Promoting strategic thinking and intellectual competitiveness among students through national and international chess tournaments.
• Youth Skill Development Initiative: Aiming to bolster students' practical skills alongside their academic studies to prepare them for real-world challenges.
• Teacher Microcredential Online Training Initiative: Enhancing its educators' skills and teaching methods through specialised online courses, ensuring they remain at the cutting edge of educational practices.
• International School Network/Alliance Initiative: Establishing collaborations with schools worldwide to foster a global exchange of ideas, cultures, and educational practices.
• Outdoors Educator Centre Initiative: Utilising Fairview’s outdoor education centre facility to offer students unique outdoor learning experiences that complement their classroom education.

Digital and virtual education. Beyond Education (BeED), developed and owned by BeEDucation Adventures Sdn Bhd (a company majority owned by Agodeus), is a proprietary learning management system used by Fairview KL and Fairview Johor. It functions as a tool serving all of its three users (school, teachers and students) with quality control and assurance, lesson efficiency, and personalised learning respectively. 

As much as BeED is able to facilitate consistency through a centralised curriculum, it is also highly adaptive and responsive to meet the diverse needs of all its users across the schools. Additionally, it offers a system to guide new teachers in Fairview and those new to the IB programmes thereby minimising their training period to attain the standards acceptable of a Fairview teacher. 

This, in turn, continuously raises the standard of teaching and learning within the schools and thus improves student outcomes. In addition, BeED functions as a pivotal tool to facilitate and monitor the academic implementation of Fairview’s curriculum across newly acquired schools.