Stellar International School

In Brief

Stellar is worth considering for families in Puteri Harbour / Nusajaya who want a mixed British, IPC and Singapore curriculum strand without travelling to Iskandar Puteri proper. Fees are undisclosed so you will need to contact the school. Ask about staff continuity and leadership stability before committing.

Stellar International School opened its international campus in 2018 under the Stellar Education Group, which has 30+ years in Malaysian education. Located in Puteri Harbour - the marina development in Nusajaya - the school serves families based in the western Iskandar Puteri corridor with a mixed curriculum blending Cambridge IGCSE, the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and a Singapore curriculum strand. That three-way blend is unusual and suits families who have moved between British and Singaporean school systems, though it is worth asking the school how the strands are weighted and how they interact in practice.

The ISD user ranking places Stellar at number 4 in Johor Bahru, reflecting a reasonable parent base of users recommending it. Fees are not publicly disclosed, which makes comparison harder - contact the school directly and ask for a complete fee schedule including all one-time costs before making any comparison with published-fee schools. The school covers ages 3-18 and is building out toward full IGCSE provision in the upper secondary years.

Staff reviews on professional sites reflect higher-than-average turnover and management concerns. That pattern - common at a number of private international schools in Malaysia - is worth raising directly with the admissions team on a visit. Ask how long the current teaching staff in your child's relevant year groups have been at the school, and whether the leadership team is stable. A normal school day visit will give you a better read on the working culture than the admissions process alone.