Sayfol International School Reviews (21)
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Sayfol should be able to afford to provide lockers and toilet doors that can lock.
School facilities are very underdeveloped and very poor. School teachers discriminate against students in certain countries. Also, school teachers are not interested in education and the quality of school education is very bad
Sayfol International School is, without a doubt, one of the worst educational institutions we have ever encountered. Our experience with this school was nothing short of a nightmare. From the moment we stepped foot onto the premises, we were greeted by an unfriendly and unwelcoming staff. The atmosphere felt more like a prison block than an educational institution, with its primitive and outdated appearance. The staff's attitude was absolutely repulsive. They displayed a complete lack of professionalism and failed to provide any semblance of customer service. It was clear that they had no interest in assisting or accommodating prospective students and their families. We had initially planned to enrol our child with light learning abilities, but were shocked when they demanded a doctor's certificate. This requirement seemed unnecessary and completely unreasonable. This was not our first encounter with Sayfol International School. We had visited the school in 2018, and the treatment we received then was even worse. They callously stamped our child as someone who needed to attend a special school, completely disregarding his potential and abilities. It was a blatant display of discrimination and a clear indication of their lack of inclusivity. Fortunately, we found a much better international school for our child, where he has thrived and made significant progress. The only reason we had considered Sayfol International School was due to its convenient location, as our child's current school is quite far away. However, upon reading other reviews about rampant bullying within the school, we quickly made the decision not to enroll our child there. In conclusion, Sayfol International School is an institution that should be avoided at all costs. The staff's unfriendly and unwelcoming demeanor, coupled with their unreasonable demands and discriminatory practices, make it clear that this is not a suitable environment for any child. We strongly urge parents to consider other educational options that prioritize inclusivity, professionalism, and a nurturing learning environment.
If you are planning to bring your kids to Sayfol, DO NOT. This school is a total rip-off. Let me start off with the students. Racism is a big problem in that school as also bullying and what's funny is you report it to the principal or the teachers they don't do anything about it. The next thing I want to say is the material they use for the classroom is bad. The walls are made of poor material you see certain classrooms have holes in the walls, leakage from ceilings, and broken chairs and tables and the worst thing is the BATHROOM. the bathroom smells so bad, you will see random liquid coming from the toilet and there is always water on the floor... and the flush button is always broken, the door is broken and only about 2/5 toilet is ok to use. The next thing is sports I think they should add an indoor sports complex kid's CAN'T PLAY IN THIS HOT SUN, SOME OF THEM FAINT OUTSIDE AND PRINCIPLE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT ITT but they always say they don't have enough "money" funny right the parents pay fees still not enough money what is funny is that there are founders day but the founder never comes on sports day. All the hard work we've down and sacrificed in the scorching sun is INSANE AND LASTLY, NEVER PAY FOR THE DEPOSIT. I am very happy I left that school. going to a different school has made me realize that this whole time I was living in a PRISON and I have never been so relieved to leave that school SO LEAVE BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!
We had a teacher that was a pervert and when we reported him the principle and vice principal protected him and we were made to feel shame instead. They were monsters.
Teacher and style of teaching and environment is like 30 years ago schools. Very poor teachers, some have mentally ill. They only care about money
Great visa unit staff. Special thanks. Mrs. Santhy deserves to be praised. She’s very kind every time.
My kids have been going to Saful international school for a long time The new principal is very kind and very humble She’s always available to solve any problems you have The teachers are also really good and specially principal is v great person iam so happy the way she behave with parents and students we can discuss any thing any time she gave us always time. Thank u ms Michell.
The behaviour and way of communication with kids is bad and teacher communicate negatively with students and school principal not apologise for anything wrong happened in school , she is arrogant
Hi to anyone who is reading my comment and is planning enter to Sayfol. I'm ex-student and I changed my school after 2 years being student there from grade 8-10. It might seen to you its not much year for being student there, but hey! Trust me even a few months(or even less) is enough for you to understand that what a MISTAKE is joining there. let me start with ACADEMICS which probably is the most important thing for each family : -Shortage of book availability; So I will ignore the fact that the books which they make you buy are so expensive and lets not get into it. BUT I want to tell you they are NOT EVEN ABLE to provide a set number of books for small number of students for them to buy. And most of the times MOST of the students don't have the book with them and this has a huge negative impact on the studies of student bc most of the time teachers gives lots of the important stuff on the book and if the student don't have the book a huge thing will be missing. - Teachers keep changing time to time which means the type of teaching and the whole class keeps changing. - Students are barley given chance to examine what they study (esp. in science) and the teachers only make student to memories the stuff in the book instead of understanding. At some point teachers might only take the students to the actual lab only once in whole year. Now lets move on from academic into the Environment which this includes teachers too. -Fun fact about Sayfol is that they have founder day every year without the founder even being there LOL, like dude thousands of student are gathered around( better to say forced around) just to respect you (in hot weather) and the only time I saw the founder was on YouTube -The only thing that the school wants and care about is MONEY( another fun fact is also that they always have shortage of money to improve the school lol!) which is normal from a private school but this is so disgusting that the amount of money the family pay at first have effect on the value of the student and the way they treat the student. I hope you got what I mean. -Teachers can be really peaky on the student based on what I said in my earlier point. You can openly see how teacher separate older/richer students from new/normal students which this makes huge gap between student and the teacher/staff or even between different students.-For student can be really hard to reach out for Teachers/staff, until parents get involved everything changes and the reason of being that is that they don't want the family's find out what they really are don't paying them MONEY. - As I said earlier they make a huge gap between student based on amount of money they pay which if you ask me if your student is a teenager this can have really bad effect on their personal life too. and this gap can make some group of student so toxic toward the other group. I believe this is school job to make close, friendly and safe place for student which Sayfol has done the worst.
This school knows nothing about basic conditions, its waste of money. The school teachers are not responsible for students at all. The food condition? below zero. Half of the time the air conditioners are not working. The only thing that they think of is money and the name of the school. This school is only good for some type of families if you be in that category everything will be "OKAY", if not? you will not get seen by anyone even the teachers. they don't have one stable teacher for a subject teachers keep getting changed time to time. Student can be really toxic at some points, and that school problem. So if I want to simplify it, is that to say school have separated rich students and normal students on purpose. the teachers are barely able to communicate with students, they put lots of meeting and all of the times they say come to us but when student reach them they don't do anything!!! and if student have any problem with school they try to hide it of families so they don't get exposed!!! thank you very much, your sincerely ex-student of SDayfol.
Best teachers and good ambience
Excellence starts with the leadership and it is no exception here. The principal is dedicated to the education and well-being of the students which results in exceptionally high standards throughout the school. Her personal interest in the teaching staff means they work as a closely knit team and develop and deliver the curriculum with confidence and great outcomes. Innovation during the pandemic when Ms Jane took the children on "visits" as varied as a farm in New Zealand and an artist's studio in the USA are indicative of her commitment to providing a stimulating education,however challenging the circumstances may be. You could not choose a better school.
Due to the covid-19 outbreak, Malaysian immigration granted our family to stay in the country until 31st of August 2020, but the Italian embassy warned us to leave the country immediately (by 29th June) in order to avoid any issue due to the overstay. We have provided a copy of the email from the embassy to the Sayfol school. According to the immigration and embassy, we could re-enter at the end of the recovery MCO in September 2020 as a tourist and apply again for the work permit. So late June, we left Malaysia all together as we cannot divide our family. Unfortunately, the plan did not go as planned because the Malaysian government extended the recovery MCO until 31st December 2020. This means that we can’t enter in Malaysian until next year and I and my son can’t enter too because Italy is on the list of banned countries (https://www.bloomberg.com/.../malaysia-bans-citizens-of... ). We have paid last year for the enrollment of my son RM 15,000, on 25th and 26th July which includes term 1 fee (RM5,940), RM 3,500 for the registration fee, and RM 5,560 refundable deposit. The school is keeping the refundable deposit which is a total fraud. I strongly not recommend enrolling your children in this greedy and unprofessional management.
Two of my children went to sayfol and both are successfully settled selected in UK. Thanks to multinational culture at sayfol, they are proud to boast their deeper understanding of multiethnic ity. They're both contributing in Britain's multiethnic society. Alhamdulilah, great job sayfol! Anwer Khan
Sayfol has been great to our children (5 and 7). The school has many teachers who are very approachable and discuss any matter with them in professional matter. We never felt left behind or disrespected by the school. The school facility got much better than before with new sports field, new kindergarten house and more to come over years. My friends started to send their children to Sayfol from this year as they don't see the same value as Sayfol with their current schools.
Sayfol is the best school ever!
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uz wol, a week ago
School is awesome in town. Excellent teaching skills, big playing ground, much more extra activities. Satisfied.
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Anuradha Joisar, a month ago
I have been in this school for 4 years and the environment is fabulous....there is a college atmosphere starting from year7itself
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Cheep_The _Skate, 4 months ago
It's decent for a school, I guess. Some of the teachers here are really kind, some are willing to even provide extra classes for their students. As for the students, you can't be mad at them. Not everyone's the same, and not everyone comes out the way you'd expect. It's nice knowing that everyone comes from different countries with different cultures. Heck, there's even extra activities you can sign up for. Now for the cons. The school in terms of facilities is way underground. The stench from the cafeteria floors is impossible to ignore, presumably because of the famous term 'reduce, reuse and recycle'. The term in this case being the mop used to 'clean' the floors. I feel the medical aid in the school could have a tad more soundproofing, and looking at the school fees, I know it wouldn't be hard to do so. Then there's the banner that displays 'development by 2019'. Development says a swimming pool, a more organised parking lot, and a bigger basketball court with a dome. Unfortunately, Sayfol says this is concept art made via photoshop, and so does the plot of land untouched since the beginning of term 1. By 2019? You can't even make it through 3019! Then there's... certain events. Founder's day, for one. It's an assembly made specifically for the founder and no one else. You would think 'Isn't that showing respect?' It's not. There's a difference between attending an event on purpose and being forced to attend an event. Despite all the remarks I'm throwing out as a form 4 student, I would've gave this 1 star had I not been grateful I was privileged with an education. Seriously though, I feel that there's lots more room for improvement in Sayfol, and I'm not just talking about the plot of land. Speaking of which, the 2019 'development' thing? Yeah, they invested (WASTED) their money on a fountain instead of a new pool. Let that sink in. Overall, it's decent, but it's not what you'd expect from an international school. P.s: you can't read reviews and post one on how you know the school's bad based on reviews alone. Maybe you'd like to be introduced to a word called 'experience'?
