Based at HCK Capital Group’s edusentral@Setia Alam, the Peninsula International School Australia, Malaysia Campus had its official opening ceremony on the 4th May 2018.
edusentral@Setia Alam – a city of knowledge – is a 12-acre integrated development, comprising of elegant lifestyle towers and retail blocks, amidst the world renowned international primary and secondary school, Peninsula International School Australia, Malaysia Campus.
Providing a complete ecosystem, edusentral@Setia Alam offers a focused development centered on the offer of premier education, and supported by commercial offerings as well as a range of residential options. Commercial spaces will be catered too with the V Biz Hub retail blocks, whilst residential offerings will be catered too with the Stanford Suites, Yale Suites, Cornell Suites, Imperial Suites, Princeton Suites and the Harvard Suites.
The Peninsula International School Australia, Malaysia Campus was built by the HCK Capital Group. The campus is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities such as a library, multiple science and computer laboratories, a football field, gymnasium, swimming pool, auditorium and tennis courts.
The official opening ceremony was attended by over a 150 guests, along with the students and faculty of the educational institution of choice. The school was jointly declared officially open by Amelia Fyfield, Deputy Commissioner Southeast Asia at Trade and Investment Victoria, State Government of Victoria, Australia and Stuart Johnston, Principal at The Peninsula School, Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia.
Special guests included Emeritus Professor Dr Muhamad Awang, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Tan Sri Professor Dato’ Dr Marimuthu, member of the Board of Governors, Tan Sri Clement Hii, Executive Chairman of Peninsula Education (Setia Alam) Sdn Bhd, Lee Kok Cheng, CEO, Education Division, HCK Capital Group Bhd, along with invited guests from various sectors.
Activities included a tour of the new campus, along with a Gum Tree Watering Ceremony. Guests also received tokens of appreciation by the pioneering intake of students of the Peninsula International School Australia, Malaysia Campus.
The Peninsula International School Australia, Malaysia campus is the first school to award the Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE) in the country. The Victorian Curriculum offered at Peninsula is equivalent to the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Curriculums.
Along with being a preferred developer of choice, HCK Capital Group is also involved in the running of international schools, including a partnership with the prestigious Peninsula Grammar School in Australia. HCK Capital Group is also currently building another international school campus in Ipoh, on a 60-acre plot, within an area also designed specially as an education enclave.