In the next few months, empty apartments in the condominium will be divided into boarding houses, which Mr. Morris expects to fill with weekly boarders, eager to avoid lengthy commutes through Bangkok traffic, as well as pupils from other Asian countries. Certain students, he added, will even find that his school has advantages over its British counterpart. ''We concentrate very much on science and mathematics. Mr. Morris said. In fact, staff at the foreign franchises often don't know the original schools terribly well. Nobody working at the Harrow International School has taught at its British namesake, while just one teacher at Dulwich International College also worked at the original school in London.
Exam results are a narrow measure of success.
This use of famous school names is nothing more than an advertising thing. Here in Malaysia it grates with the colonial past. Dulwich International College's sprawling facilities include a main building copied from the original school in London, an Olympic-sized swimming pool and a vast area for playing games. Sixty percent of students at Dulwich are Thai while about 10 percent are British, Mr. Charleson said. Mr. Charleson said, adding that about one third of graduates attend university in Britain.