<div>This article first appeared in<em> The Edge Financial Daily,</em> on January 25, 2017.<br />
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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR: Marlborough College Malaysia, a co-educational, independent international boarding and day school in Iskandar, Johor, will be hosting an information-themed evening in Kuala Lumpur today at Residence of the British High Commissioner.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The event start at 6.30pm and offers the opportunity for parents to meet Master RB Pick, his wife Ali Pick and the director of admissions Sally Smart.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“The evening event is an opportunity for parents who are interested in a true British education to find out more about the college and how their children can benefit from a Marlborough education,” it said in a statement dated Jan 9.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>It will include a short presentation by the master on boarding and day life at the college followed by a question and answer session.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The preparatory school takes pupils from age three and the senior school includes a sixth form for students up to age 18.</p></div>


This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on January 25, 2017.

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Marlborough College Malaysia, a co-educational, independent international boarding and day school in Iskandar, Johor, will be hosting an information-themed even...

Marlborough College Malaysia to host information evening

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