I am a student in Lodge International, and I have no idea where these ridiculous rumours are originating from. The international students here, albeit raucous at times, are generally accepting and more open-minded than students from government schools. If you do visit our school for instance, I highly doubt that you’ll see any seething glances or intimidating looks from any Indonesians or Koreans, or whatever the major population of the students are. The main reason why people think we’re snobbish and stuck-up is possibly because we can afford to enroll in an International school – although there is hardly any choice for us in that matter, since the Malaysian government restricts the entry of foreign students into local high schools! I don’t know if the rule still applies now, but that’s basically the story.

Frankly, I don’t see anything showy in the international students here. You don’t see them flaunting high-end expensive branded goods or ride in sleek new BMW’s. In fact, I would go so far as to say that international students are actually the ones who buy cheaper, older cars, due to the fact that they are not residing in their native country; therefore, they do not see the point in flaunting new cars. The national students that have migrated to our school, on the other hand …

In response to the underpaid educators comment that you were so keenly interested about, I do think some teachers are paid less than what they’d like to earn, but everything is decided by the management and is completely out of our hands. In my opinion, however, some teachers dress flamboyantly in our school and drive high-quality cars (eg. Mercedes, BMW), and people who dress like that and drive with that can’t possibly be that broke. They might have some unearned income somewhere, but that’s a different story altogether.

You should come to our school is you want to experience smaller classrooms and friendlier people. I think most students here are unfairly misjudged just because of the select few that may have been stuck-up or snobbish. I seriously encourage you to consider enrolling in either Lodge School or Tunku Putra if you want to further your education overseas or in foreign countries. Who knows – it might be the best decision of your life!