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BESSA Malaysia: 11 UK schools in Kuala Lumpur on 1 November
Children of primary and secondary age can come along too.
Official schedule: 1 November 2026. Dates are from the organiser's announcement. We cannot confirm that the event is running on any particular day.
BESSA Malaysia is a UK schools show, held on Sunday 1 November 2026 from 12:00 to 17:00 at Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. If you are thinking about a British boarding school for your child, you can get round 11 schools and 1 tutoring company in one afternoon, and there are two talks as well. Organiser's event page
At a glance
- When: 12:00 to 17:00. Drop in whenever suits you and sit down with the admissions directors one at a time.
- Tickets: the organiser's event page says tickets are free, but everyone has to register first, through the 「Get Your Eventbrite Tickets Here」 button on that page.
- Who it's for: parents considering a UK boarding school for their child.
- Where: Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 11 Jalan Sultan Ismail. Map
Highlights
- Three girls' schools: Benenden School takes ages 11 to 18, with 500 of its 550 girls boarding; Cheltenham Ladies' College also takes 11 to 18, with 627 of 809 girls full boarding; Headington School Oxford takes 11 to 18 too, and its own page goes out of its way to mention families coming from Kuala Lumpur, saying the school is a safe, warm second home for them.
- For younger children: Gordonstoun takes ages 4 to 18, with boarding from age 8; Bromsgrove School is split into a Prep school for ages 7 to 13 and a Senior school for ages 13 to 18.
- Support for international pupils: Dauntsey's School says international pupils join its full boarding community from Year 7, with English language support.
- 14:00, the school-choice guide: Heads, admissions directors and education experts answer questions on how to pick a school, how a school looks after pupils day to day, and the route on to university. Speakers include Ceri Jones, Head of Caterham School, and Joanna Parry-George, CEO of Talk Education.
- 15:30, inside the admissions process: tests, interviews and what the organiser calls the "secret sauce". Speakers include Emma Wilkins, Senior Admissions Advisor at Brighton College, and Jenny McGowan, Director of Asia at Keystone Tutors.
Good to know
- To book time with a particular school beforehand, email contact@waypointsasia.com with your contact details and what you want to ask, and the organiser will put you in touch.
- For who is actually coming, go by the event page: the ticket page lists more schools than it does, so email first if you want to check on a particular one.
- Not announced yet: directions and parking, and how long the talks run and in what language.
Places nearby
Within 500 metres of the Shangri-La Hotel, three places rated 4.6 or higher with more than 600 reviews (figures from 4 September 2026):
Ratings and review counts come from Google's public data, as recorded by HiGo on 4 September 2026. They are not a HiGo ranking or recommendation.
