KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): The Straits International Education Group Sdn Bhd (SIEG) will be opening its second Straits International School in Malaysia at the 245-acre Taman Sari township in Rawang by BRDB Developments Sdn Bhd.

This was announced on June 4 at a signing ceremony between BRDB Developments and Straits International Education Group for the purchase of a 3-acre plot by the latter for the school.

It will have a 140,000 sq ft campus and will open in September, 2016. The first Straits International School opened in 2012 in Bayan Lepas, Penang.

According to BRDB Developments acting CEO Edwin Yang (pictured below), Straits International School will be the first of its kind in Rawang.

It will be located near the entrance of Taman Sari, a freehold township development 5km from Rawang town centre and a three-minute drive from the North Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE).

The school’s cost of construction is estimated at RM20 million.

According to founding principal of SIEG Charlie Grayhurst, Taman Sari Rawang residents will enjoy priority status at the new campus.

The school can accommodate 1,000 students and will offer the British Cambridge Curriculum from nursery to A-Levels.

Meanwhile, BRDB Developments will launch the second phase of Taman Sari in September. It has an estimated gross development value of RM170 million and comprises 149 superlink houses.

The project’s first phase, called Amaryllis, was launched in May and is almost fully sold. It comprises 117 units of 3-storey terraced houses priced from RM895,000.

Taman Sari will accommodate about 10,000 residents when fully developed in 10 to 12 years. The gated township will have a clubhouse, commercial facilities and other amenities.

This article first appeared in The Edge Property pullout, on June 5, 2015.

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