It is wholly owned and managed by Othman Merican Educational Development Berhad, a not-for-profit foundation.

Sri KL actively participates in MSSD and gained victories in golf, tennis, squash, waterpolo, basketball, netball, cross country and others.

Notable Sri KL alumni include Julian Yee, 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games figure skating gold medalist and Malaysia’s representative at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and Carmen Lim, Best Female Athlete at the 2016 Malaysian Para Games in Sarawak.

Othman Merican in January 1978 at Jalan Nipah, Kuala Lumpur with an initial enrolment of six students.

In 2005, the then Education Minister, Dato Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein declared the new facilities block to be opened.

All students who are Malaysian citizens are required to sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Menengah (SPM) Bahasa Malaysia paper.

In addition, all secondary students who are Malaysian citizens are also required to sit for the Bahasa Malaysia paper in Sijil Pelajaran Menengah (SPM).

Due to the long waiting list, parents register as early as 2 years in advance to secure a place for the Entrance Assessment Test.

[4][5] Sri Kuala Lumpur School offers a wide variety of clubs and societies, and their music programme consists of an orchestra and a wind band.

The school also offers basketball, cross-country running, football, futsal, netball, swimming, table tennis, and track and field.