Cluster school

The Cluster School of Excellence is a merit system implemented in Malaysia granted to High Achieving Schools which are in turn given wider autonomy in administration and extra allocation for advancement of specific fields like academics, sports and extra-curricular activities.

Definition

Cluster school is a brand given to schools identified as being excellent in its cluster from the aspects of school administration and student achievement. One of the 6 core strategies in the National Education Blueprint is to foster a culture of excellence in educational institutions within the Malaysian education system by forming "Cluster schools of excellence" which selection criteria is based on specific fields like academic, co-curricular and sports achievements. These schools can be emulated by other schools in the same cluster and outside the cluster.

History

The Cluster Schools of Excellence was launched in 2006.

Cluster Schools in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur	Methodist Boys' School St. John's Institution Technical Institute Kuala Lumpur Victoria Institution SMK Putrajaya Presint 8 (1)

Johor	English College Johore Bahru

Kedah	Keat Hwa Secondary School Sin Min Secondary School SMT Alor Setar SMK Ibrahim

Kelantan	SMS Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra Sultan Ismail College SMK Zainab(1)

Malacca	SMK (A) Sharifah Rodziah Malacca High School SMS Muzaffar Syah

Negeri Sembilan	King George V School SMT Tuanku Ja'afar Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak

Pahang	Sultan Abu Bakar School

Penang	Penang Free School SMK Bukit Jambul St. George's Girl School SMK (A) Al Mashoor Lelaki Jit Sin High School Chung Ling High School Penang

Perak	Ave Maria Convent Ipoh Malay College Kuala Kangsar SMJK Sam Tet

Sabah	Kota Kinabalu High School Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School SMS Sabah

Selangor	SMK Bandar Puchong Utama Catholic High School PJ SMK Damansara Utama SMK (P) Sri Aman SMK Subang Utama SMS Hulu Selangor SMK Damansara Jaya SMK USJ 12

Terengganu	SMK Chukai SMK Mak Lagam SMK Bukit Mentok SMK Sultan Ismail SMK Seri Iman SMK Seri Geliga II

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