Boarding life at Epsom College Malaysia
Single-sex houses, each led by a Housemaster or Housemistress with a team of at least seven staff, a Medical Room and Sanatorium on campus, and weekends that are planned rather than left empty.
The boarding houses
Boarding at Epsom College Malaysia is organised by house. Each house is a home for a group of students across year groups, with its own resident staff, common rooms and routine, and it is the house rather than the school that a boarder identifies with first.
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Each house is led by a Housemaster or Housemistress, supported by resident tutors and pastoral staff: a team of at least seven adults in every house. They handle the everyday, from laundry and minor illness to the small worries that surface at bedtime. Each student also has a tutor who follows their academic progress and is the family's first point of contact.
Rooms and house routine
Younger students typically share rooms with one or two others of the same age; Sixth Form students move towards twin and single rooms. Every house has common rooms, a kitchen area for snacks and drinks, and space for supervised prep. Wake-up, meals, prep and lights-out are set by year group and are the same every school day.
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Safeguarding is the first standard. All staff are trained in child protection, no student is ever left alone in the boarding house, and only staff of the same gender are on duty with students. The designated safeguarding lead is a deputy head, and bullying meets a zero-tolerance policy.
A boarder's day
Weekdays
The day starts early with breakfast in the dining hall and registration in the house. Lessons run through the morning and early afternoon, and the late afternoon belongs to sport, academy training, music and clubs. After supper there is a supervised prep session in the house, then house time, and a bedtime set by year group.
Weekends
Saturday mornings may hold fixtures, academy training or an activity block. Afternoons and Sundays bring excursions beyond the campus, house competitions and events, trips to nearby shops, and unstructured time to rest. The weekend programme is published in advance so that parents know what their child is doing.
Food and health
Boarders have breakfast, lunch and dinner in the dining hall and three snacks a day. The kitchen is halal, nut-free and MSG-free, with Asian, Western and vegetarian choices, a salad bar and fresh fruit. Registered nurses are on duty in the Medical Room during the school day, with 24-hour medical care in the Sanatorium during term time, and a nurse or member of staff goes with any student who needs treatment off site.
Pastoral care and wellbeing
Tutors, house staff and counselling
Each student meets their tutor regularly, and house staff see every boarder each day. An independent, full-time counsellor is available free of charge from Monday to Friday for anything a tutor or house staff are not the right people for, and older students act as mentors to younger ones inside the house.
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Phone and device use is set by year group, with time built in each day for boarders to call home. House staff can be reached directly by parents, and the house sends regular updates so that a family abroad is not waiting for the end-of-term report to hear how things are going.
Settling in
New boarders arrive before the returning students for an induction that covers the house, the campus and the routine, and each is paired with an established student in the house for the first weeks. Homesickness is expected and taken seriously: house staff watch for it, name it, and involve parents early.
For international boarders
Arrival and travel
New boarders from overseas are met at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, twenty minutes from the campus, and escorted to their house. At the start and end of each term the house team confirms travel plans with parents and arranges chaperoned journeys to and from the airport.
Documents and guardianship
The school sponsors the student pass and lists what is needed for it. Where a local guardian is required, the school and our team advise on arrangements, and the house keeps copies of passports and permits so that nothing is lost between home and school.
Language and culture
The student body is drawn from Malaysia and across Asia, Europe and beyond, and English is the language of the classroom and the house. Languages on the timetable include Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin, and house staff are used to helping a student from a different school culture find their footing.
Common questions
Who runs a boarding house?
A Housemaster or Housemistress, supported by resident tutors and pastoral staff: a team of at least seven adults in every house. They are the adults your child will see most.
How often can my child call home?
Every day. Device use is set by year group, with time built in for calls home, and parents can reach house staff directly at any time.
What happens if my child is ill?
Registered nurses are on duty in the Medical Room during the school day, with 24-hour medical care in the Sanatorium during term time. For treatment off site, a nurse or member of staff goes with your child when a parent cannot, and emergency dental support is available.
Do boarders leave the campus at weekends?
Yes, on organised excursions and supervised trips to nearby shops. Boarders sign out and in, and the weekend programme is published in advance.
How is money handled?
The house keeps a record of each boarder's spending money and releases it for trips and shopping, so a student does not carry cash around the campus.
Can we visit our child during term?
Yes. Parents are welcome at fixtures and events and can arrange visits with the house staff, and there is accommodation near the campus. Where to stay is listed under Plan your visit.
See the houses for yourself
Write to the camp team and we will arrange a campus and house tour, or a video tour with the house staff if you are abroad.
Ask us about boarding at Epsom
Tell us your child's age and what you would like to know, and our team will reply.