<ul><li>Government plans to increase the number of students in international schools to 75,000 by 2020. Currently there are 27,000 students of which 15,772 are foreign and 11,278 are local students.</li><li>The number of international schools is expected to exceed government's target of 84 schools by 2020. There are 70 schools in operation and 24 more licenses have been approved.</li><li>Early this year, government abolished 40% quota for locals to enroll in international schools.</li><li>Education Minister said the decision to abolish the quota will not affect national schools and national-type schools enrolment because international school's fees are high and they have limited capacity</li><li>He said the move would make Malaysia a major education hub in the region and will stop parents sending their kids to Singapore or other countries.</li></ul>

Government plans to increase the number of students in international schools to 75,000 by 2020

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