An exciting year awaits Bonanza Educare as its many learning spaces across the country embark toward new milestones and exciting transformations in 2025.
The Ipoh-based education group behind award-winning brand names such as the international and private school, Knewton Global Schools; language centre, Ipoh Learning & Training Institute (ILTI); preschool and kindergarten, Kinder Labz, and higher learning institution DISTED College; is set on making significant improvements and changes in the coming year.
Its Director of Schools, Ms. Evelyn Chen Lee Na, said Bonanza Educare has set its sights on taking things up a notch to further improve the quality of education that it prides itself on giving.
“The year 2025 will be a busy and important time for us with plans to relocate the campus of Knewton Global Schools Ipoh, and the opening of Sekolah Sri Knewton, the private school section of Knewton Global Schools Rawang.
“Elsewhere at Penang, we will also be introducing a new degree course at DISTED College,” said Ms. Evelyn, who since taking helm of the education group in 2019, has continuously encouraged quality and growth, as well as cultivated an atmosphere where both staff and students thrive.
Knewton Global Schools Ipoh: New Campus, Renewed Vigour to Learn
Heeding calls from parents to move away from its current location in Tasek, Knewton Global Schools Ipoh, which offers the British National Curriculum from Year 1 to Year 11, will be shifting to Bonanza Educare’s learning hub at Jalan Woodward/Jalan Raja DiHilir in January 2025.
The vibrant 2.3-acre multi-purpose learning hub also houses the buzzing Kinder Labz and ILTI – Ipoh’s pioneer English language centre, with almost four decades of history in teaching Cambridge English.
“Our learners will benefit from having a better place to learn and grow. Not only will they have newer and brighter classrooms equipped with smartboards; the new campus will be overall more conducive with a shared spacious garden, swimming pool, and café with Kinder Labz and ILTI.
“Needless to say, our new location, which is located right in the middle of Ipoh city centre, will also be more convenient for parents,” said Ms. Evelyn.
New facilities, she said, will also be progressively added with future expansion plans set out for the entire learning hub.
Knewton Global Schools Rawang: A New Chapter Begins
A short one year after rolling out the National Curriculum for England and Wales to learners from Year 1 onwards, Knewton Global Schools Rawang will on 6 January 2025, open the doors to its private school, Sekolah Sri Knewton.
Following the Malaysian National Curriculum, Sekolah Sri Knewton will initially offer studies from Standard 1 to 6 and Form 1 to 3 with Mathematics, Science, and Information & Communications Technology (ICT) to be taught in English.
“We pride ourselves in having quality over quantity. Like our international school, the class size at Sekolah Sri Knewton will be kept to a maximum of 20 to allow our teachers to support and guide our learners effectively as they take on greater academic challenges,” Ms. Evelyn said.
Ms. Evelyn added that although they will be studying the local Malaysian syllabus, learners at Sekolah Sri Knewton would still be learning within a multicultural learning environment.
“At Knewton Global Schools, every moment is focused on supporting our learners and helping them develop thinking skills and a growth mindset, regardless of which school system they choose to pursue,” she said.
Knewton Global Schools Rawang is located in the heart of Rawang town within the master-planned township of Anggun Rawang.
Its brand new campus is fully-enclosed with 24/7 security and a single point-of-entry while featuring a 20m-long swimming pool, football field, multipurpose hall, cafeteria, nurse’s office, library, music room, art room, ICT room, science labs and auditorium.
DISTED College: Becoming The Top Choice of School Leavers
Established in 1987, DISTED College is one of Penang’s pioneer private institutions of higher learning. It has undergone a remarkable transformation since its modest beginnings to offer a diverse range of programmes encompassing Certificate, Foundation, Diploma, and Bachelor Degree levels across various fields, including Accounting, Business, Computing, Communications, Creative Multimedia, and Marketing and Psychology.
Additionally, DISTED College has earned a distinguished reputation as the leading provider of Cambridge-A-Level and the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACEi) within the state of Penang.
“In preparing the future generation for an AI-driven future, we are excited to roll out the Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) Data Analytics in collaboration with HELP University starting next year,” Ms. Evelyn said.
At DISTED College, she said, students are taught the right set of skills and knowledge to ensure their success in the future. They must also have relevant practical skills and not just theoretical knowledge.
“And how do we make sure of this? Our Computer Science and Creative Multimedia Production students are using a brand-new fleet of gaming computers.
“We also have a new and fully-equipped broadcasting room to teach our multimedia and communications students the way to create films, produce content, master performance techniques and refine their editing skills in order to step confidently into their chosen industries,” she added. 
Director of Schools, Evelyn Chen Lee NaSteering the Ship on the Right Course
A sterling example of female leadership, Ms. Evelyn Chen has been at the forefront of Bonanza Educare’s fast and steady expansion in the past five years.
Thanks to her ability to drive strategic initiatives, optimise operations and foster a culture of continuous improvement, Knewton Global Schools has in a short span of time, grown from just one campus in Miri to a total of three campuses, with the latest additions being in Ipoh and Rawang.
The same period also saw the birth of Kinder Labz with its first hive at Jalan Woodward welcoming little bees in 2019, followed by Bandar Baru Sri Klebang, also in Ipoh, in 2022 and Tadika Ilmu Cemerlang in Seri Kembangan the next year.
DISTED College, on the other hand, has been steadily increasing its modes of study and number of courses, be it pre-university, diploma, or degree courses; giving students more options and opportunities in preparing for their futures ahead.
Bringing over 20 years of experience to her role as an executive leader, with a background that spans education, property management and operations; the schools and learning spaces under Bonanza Educare have earned multiple awards for excellence under Ms. Evelyn’s guidance.
In May, Kinder Labz was named winner of the 2024 Parent’s Choice Award for Best Childhood Programme (Boutique).
At the PEEAM EduAwards 2024, Kinder Labz was named Elite Winner in the Best Preschool of the Year category, while ILTI was Elite Winner in the Best Enrichment Academy of the Year – Language Enrichment Programmes category, while Knewton Global Schools Rawang came in fifth place for The People’s Choice Award for Education.
To start your learning journey with Bonanza Educare, contact the following schools and learning spaces:
- Knewton Global Schools: www.knewton.edu.my 018-4744 771 (Ipoh), 012-2434 771 (Rawang), 085-491 526 (Miri)
- DISTED College: www.disted.edu.my 011-3390 4971
- Kinder Labz: www.kinderlabz.edu.my 010-6644 211 (Jalan Woodward), 012-7677 165 (Bandar Baru Sri Klebang), 011-1108 2212 (Tadika Ilmu Cemerlang, Seri Kembangan)
- Ipoh Learning & Training Institute (ILTI): www.ilti.edu.my 010-3953 067
