The majority of students are from expatriate families seeking a western school system for their children while living abroad.

The majority of students are from expatriate families seeking a western school system for their children while living abroad.

As of 2021, there are approximately 1500 students from more than 65 countries, with the most common nationalities being Americans, (South) Koreans, Malaysians, Chinese, and Indians.

Other well-represented nationalities included are British, Canadians, Dutch, Norwegian, Japanese, Australian, Indonesian, Colombian, and Pakistani.

ISKL's teaching faculty comprises individuals from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, China, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, France, Germany, Chile, and Malaysia.

ISKL is the first school to achieve Malaysia's Green Building Index Platinum rating for sustainable design.

board comprises Board Chair Toshi Saito, Treasurer Kwan Lee, Radhika Savant Mohit, Nauman Malik, Michael Newbill, Jolene Ferguson, Jessica Wright, Erica Wong, Effendy Shahul Hamid, Debi Fairman, Anna-Marie Pampellonne, Charles Horton, Vasily Pasetchnik and Abdul Jalil Rasheed.

Past board members have included Martin Rushworth, Valerie Scane, Dominic Silva and Nigel Cumberland.

Additionally, the Advanced Placement (AP) program is offered for students who wish to pursue colleges in the United States and Canada.

[28][29] Arts facilities include The Dr. Norma J. Hudson Amphitheater, the Robert B. Gaw Theater and the Melawati Theater: available for student meetings, music recitals, presentations, plays and other arts-centric performances;[30][31] ISKL's 'green' facility is the first International school in Malaysia to achieve platinum Green Building Index (GBI) status with environmentally sustainable concepts.

When wearing outer layers, students are encouraged to purchase them in dark blue or white as part of the uniform.