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| Name | elc International School |
| Abbreviation | elc |
| Established | 1987 |
| Type | International |
| Motto | Learn to aspire |
| Location | Selangor, Malaysia |
| Principal | Mrs. Margaret Ann Kaloo |
| Head of Secondary | Mrs. Sheela Raghu |
| Head of Primary | Mrs. Anu Thiruselvam |
elc International School is an international school located in Selangor, Malaysia.
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elc International School started as elc Secondary School in 1987 with five students and six teachers including the Principal. Three of these were the children of the founders namely Dr. and Mrs. Kaloo and Dr and Mrs. Ghazalli.
The School was registered as a Secondary School, under the terms of the Education Act 1961, to prepare qualified children for the GCE 'O' Levels in May 1989. In June 1992, the school was given permission to add a Primary Division to the established Secondary Division. elc maintained two sites within the Taman Tun Dr. Ismail area, one for the Primary Division and another for the Secondary Division.
By 1995 a decision was made to bring both Primary and Secondary onto one site and in January 1997 elc relocated to its new campus in Sungai Buloh, Selangor. The official opening of the new school building and its grounds was performed by the then Minister of Education YB Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Hj. Abdul Razak on March 7, 1998.
Students from Year 3-8 take subjects including Maths, English, Combined Science, Art, History, Geography, ICT, Music, Textile, Community Projects, Eco Education, and a choice between Malay, Chinese or French. Students in Year 9 have two extra subjects added to their timetable, Business Studies and D.T.
Beginning in Year 10, students pick their own subjects although they must include English and Maths. This is done in accordance with the 'O' level examinations. Available subjects include Accounting, Art, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Chinese, Design Technology, English Literature, French, Geography, History, Malay, Physical Education, Physics, Pure Maths, and Textiles. As of 2007, the school changed the examination board to Cambridge from Edexcel.
The Principal is Mrs. Sheela Raghu. Mrs. Chong and Mrs. Anu Thiruselvam are the Heads of Secondary and Primary School respectively.[1]
The elc community has taken part in the 2007 Relay for Life Walk-athon, Cancer Awareness Week, 30 Hour Famine, Reading Week, the Terry Fox Run and many others. A keen supporter of Cancer Awareness Week, elc has raised over Rm 10,000 each year from the community to help research in cancer.
In 2008, elc celebrated its 20th year as a school and its 10th year in its present location in Sungai Buloh. To celebrate this occasion the school held a Charity Carnival and raised just over RM 71,000 for Hospis Malaysia, the Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT) and the Angkor Association for the Disabled.
The Prefectorial Board is currently made up of 21 prefects, who are all students who have applied for the job. There are presently two Head Prefects, only one Deputy Head Prefect, and no Senior Prefects. The purpose of the board is to uphold all school rules and maintain the school's sense of pride in school premises.
The hierarchy in descending order:
elc International School is located in Sungai Buloh. There are three blocks within the school campus. The first and original block is the centre 'L-shaped' building which effectively is the Secondary School along with the Admin section. Sitting on one end of the football field is the lower primary block and on the other side of the field (and secondary block) lies the upper primary building.
Sports facilities include a football field, a half Olympic sized swimming pool, a covered basketball court which can also be used as four badminton courts, two multi-purpose halls and a volley-ball court. Other facilities include six laboratories, including a Physics lab, a Biology lab, a Chemistry lab, a Textiles Lab, a Design Technology lab and a cooking lab; three ICT labs, two located in the secondary building and one in the primary; two libraries; two art rooms, two music rooms, an Audio Visual Room, two canteens, two stages, and two activity rooms. There are also play areas and paddling pools available for younger students.