Curriculum

At WMS Penang (International) we follow an integrated curriculum which places emphasis on academic excellence and focuses on the development of the whole child addressing social, physical, emotional, cultural, spiritual and academic needs for learners from age 4 to 16.

WMS Penang (International) adopts the internationally recognized British Cambridge curriculum for Primary School Year 1 to Year 6 and Secondary School Year 7 to Year 11, leading to the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (I.G.C.S.E.) and A-Levels in Year 12 to Year 13.  Students sit for the externally assessed Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) examinations:  Cambridge Primary Checkpoint in Year 6, Cambridge Secondary 1 Checkpoint in Year 9 and International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) in Year 11 and Cambridge International A-Levels.

SUBJECTS OFFERED

Early Years:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Bahasa Melayu
• Mandarin
• Character Building
• Life & Thinking Skills
• Art & Craft
• Music & Movement
• Physical Education

Year 1 – 6:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Bahasa Melayu & Malay as a Foreign Language
• Mandarin (HSK)
• Bible Knowledge (Character Building)
• ICT (Coding) & Robotics
• History
• Geography
• Art & Craft
• Music
• Physical Education
• PSHE (Personal Social Health Economics Education)
• Co-curricular Activities

Year 7 – 9:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Bahasa Melayu (SPM) & Malay as a Foreign Language
• Mandarin (HSK)
• Bible Knowledge (Character Education)
• ICT (Coding)
• History
• Geography
• Design & Technology
• Art
• Music
• Physical Education
• PSHE (Personal Social Health Economics Education)
• Co-curricular Activities

Year 10 & 11:

Core Subjects: (compulsory for all students)

• English as First Language
• Bahasa Malaysia (SPM) & Malay as a Foreign Language
• Mandarin (HSK)

• Mathematics
• Bible Knowledge

• Physical Education

• Co-curricular Activities

Options:

• Group 1: Pure Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Additional Mathematics
• Group 2: Humanities: Economics, History, Geography, English Literature
• Group 3: Technical & Vocational: ICT, Art, Music, Drama, Accounting,

Year 12 & 13 (A-Levels):

• Mathematics
• Further Mathematics
• Bible Knowledge
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Accounting
• Economics
• English Literature
• Business