Before the Parent-Teacher Conference on November 8th and 15th, our MYP Coordinator hosted a session exploring assessment in Uplands middle school courses…

On September 13th, the IB coordinators got together to share some information about what it means for Uplands to become an IB Continuum school…

What does it mean for Uplands to become an IB Continuum school? Come to the MPH2 on September 13th from 8:30-9:30 to learn more about the core ideas that guide IB schools…

Teachers are often asked how pupils can improve academically, and the number one answer we all give is “read more”. It is incredible how much reading can improve not only the quality of a student’s expression…

We are happy to publish our annual Uplands Writes Short Story Anthology. Once again, Uplands produced a finalist for the wider FOBISIA Short Story contest with Tim’s (11C) submission…

Middle school-aged students are in the process of changing and developing into young adults. They begin to want more independence, test boundaries and develop rapidly…

Choosing the right High School programme and subjects can be a challenging and overwhelming experience for students and parents. With many options available…

Recently our Year 4 and 5 students experienced what it would be like to be a real archaeologist. Linked to their unit of Inquiry investigating the fact that ‘Archaeology and Historical Stories…

Congratulations to Lee Jia Yi, Uplands graduate from the class of 2022. Jia Yi was accepted to the University of Oxford to pursue a masters degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering…

Our condolences to the British community of our school and to the royal family of Great Britain. Uplands would like to acknowledge the profound impact that Queen Elizabeth II…

The Malay A Language students were very fortunate to meet and mingle with the first female writer to be conferred as Malaysian National Laureate, officially known as ‘Sasterawan Negara’…

The International School of Penang: Uplands is proud to host on September 5 the first female Malaysian Literary Laureate, Dr. Zurinah Hassan, for an afternoon celebrating her distinguished career and the joy…

We would like to congratulate last year’s Year 11 students for achieving another fantastic set of IGCSE/GCSE results. We have been so proud…

On the 6 July, the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) released 173,878 candidate results around the world for the Diploma Programme (DP).  The International School of Penang (Uplands)…

Wow, how time flies when you are traveling! Thank you for joining me on this epic university tour of San Francisco and New York City! Our final college is the School of Visual Arts…

Today we take the R Train all the way downtown to 8th street, and when we get off the subway we are immediately inundated with purple flags. Since New York University does not have a central campus…

Today we head further uptown, taking the 1 Train to 116th Street, home of my alma mater, Columbia University! It’s been many years since I’ve visited…

New York City is fairly compact, and so we need only take a short stroll from the New York Institute of Technology to our next school, Fordham University…

I just love New York City at the very start of summer! Everyone is out and about appreciating the warmer weather, Central Park is buzzing with runners, cyclists…

As you search for universities, you will find that some schools are affiliated with a religion. My students often ask me what this means and whether or not they have to be a member…

The Design Technology 7 Ramp Race Challenge finals were recently held at lunchtime under F-Block using a ramp custom-made by our talented DT technician Albert Lau…

So now that you’ve read the title and I have your attention, I can say: there is no “secret key,” no “magic formula,” and no “special sauce” for getting into highly selective universities in the USA…

Last week saw the culmination of the Year 6 exhibition process with an amazing opening ceremony that highlighted all the drama and musical skills that the Year 6 students…

When I thought about visiting the Stanford University campus, I imagined that student-designed robots who had sprung to life from 3D printers would guide me along shiny computer chip-paved streets…

Hello from City College of San Francisco!
CCSF is a community college, which may lead you to wonder, “what is a community college?”…

I am so happy that you can “join” me as I begin to explore this area. Like many of you, I have never been to San Francisco before. Today we are exploring two questions…

On June 16, pack your virtual bags and join me as I travel (in person!) to the USA for two weeks to tour different types of universities. The purpose of this tour is not exactly to make connections with universities, but…

Parents, students, and Uplands staff members spent a wonderful Sunday morning participating in the Uplands Aquathon event. It was so fun to have families on campus again…

Transitioning from primary to secondary is be an exciting time, but also comes with lots of questions from parents and the students themselves. This week, parents and students were invited to join the Head of Year 7…

In May we entered the work of six Uplands students into the International Forbisia Poetry competition. Many schools across Asia participate in this competition. Uplands students submitted some wonderful poems…

It is with great pride and joy that families, teachers, and staff members celebrated the graduation of our 46 Year 13 students in the class of 2022 on Friday the 20th of May at the JEN Penang Georgetown…

To quote the teacher, author and poet Robert John Meehan “The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. Without collaboration our growth is limited to our own perspectives”…

The Uplands Language and Literature faculty is proud to announce that this year’s FOBISIA International Short Story contest winner is none other than our own Elizabeth (Yoonsong) from 11H with her beautiful story entitled “Our Street”…

Congratulations to the Uplands Class of 2022! This year’s graduates have already earned early offers into over 65 universities in 9 different countries. This cohort has also been awarded over 800,000USD…

Year 5 students have been collaborating to create a range of artworks that express their scientific and mathematical understanding. They have been creatively representing the findings of their inquiries…

Year 4 students were invited to take part in creating an upcycling garden by Secondary students Ting, Umi, Terrence, and Tim.  The session started with a presentation on why plants are important and the importance of reusing materials…

With the relaxing of SOPs we were able to invite a traditional music group to give a workshop for our Year 10 and 12 Music students followed by a lunchtime performance for both Primary and Secondary students and teachers…

Congratulations to all graduating, Class of 2022, Year 13 DP Creative Arts students for not only the resilience and tenacity you have demonstrated over the duration of your DP Arts courses…

Meet Ms Collis, who supports students socially, emotionally and academically as they transition into our GCSE and High School Diploma programmes with study skills and self organisation…

Meet Ms Cecile, who helps and supports our Year 8 students embrace all the opportunities they encounter, discover their strengths and cultivate their skills…

In February, over 30 secondary students participated in the Uplands Short Story contest by writing original stories under the FOBISIA 2022 theme of “memories”…

The Creative Arts, music, drama and visual arts are a very important part of our curriculum here at Uplands Primary School. Our students…

Last week we were very proud that one of our Year 13 graduating students, Jia Yi, featured in The Star newspaper. What was even more wonderful…

In Science, Year 7 have recently been exploring what we are made of, looking at cells, tissues, organs and organ systems.

Meet Ms Langley, our dedicated and caring Head of Year 7 who understands the transition challenges for Primary students and helps students feel as prepared as possible for life as Secondary school students…

Do you know the colour of a polar bear’s skin? Or a giraffe’s tongue? Well after celebrating World Wildlife Day last Friday at Uplands our students certainly do now…

Meet Ms. Nellan, our passionate Head of Year 12 & 13 who has a crucial role in supporting the wellbeing and academic success of each individual student…

Year 11 IGCSE Music students have released an album of 22 original tracks titled, ‘Chapter 11’…

An opportunity for new and prospective parents of children going into year 7 to meet Heads of School and the Head of Year 7 to find out what life at Uplands Secondary is like…

In their current Unit, ‘Exploring a Music Genre’, 9Z has been investigating the musical characteristics of Reggae Music…

The climbing wall provides students with a unique facility and elevates Uplands sporting facilities to an impressive new level. We are now the only international school…

The Coronavirus pandemic has continued to bring challenges to educators and students. With the continued disruption caused by school closures over the last 18 months…

The importance of students Social and Emotional wellbeing has been further magnified by the ongoing Pandemic. Communicating emotions visually has been a focus…

We are delighted to share the details of an original play directed and written by Jay Menon for the Penang Pac Players featuring our drama and music teacher Ms. Tatiana Breger…

Our Year 12 Physics students participated in the Senior Physics Challenge in the British Physics Olympiad hosted by the University of Oxford…

Our students have been finding and using a range of natural materials to create unique pieces of artwork…

Our Uplands year 7s continue to achieve both inside and outside of school. This week, please join us in congratulating Yi-Liz…

Congratulations to our three mid-year graduates, who successfully completed the requirements to be awarded an Uplands High School Diploma…

Although 2022 has just begun, the Uplands Class of 2022 has already received acceptances and offers to top universities around the world, including the universities listed…

For 48 hours from Tuesday 2nd December to Thursday 4th December, IGCSE Mathematics students had the option to participate in an online Mathematics Competition…