In 2013, Malaysia set its sights on the promise of 21st-century education. It was a bold vision, yet for many educators, the road proved far from smooth. The attempt to embrace this
new approach was often met with isolation, inadequate support, and the quiet weight of feeling unseen. But we refused to accept that this would be the end of the story.
We made a choice: if the true essence of learning was fading, we would reignite it ourselves. We reached beyond our shores — listening, learning, and drawing wisdom from institutions around the world.
Through heartfelt discussions, we unearthed timeless truths about what education is meant to be. In the midst of our search, one phrase shone like a beacon: “Education is life impacts life.” It captured everything we longed for — that education is not merely about knowledge, but about transforming hearts, shaping character, and inspiring a lifetime of purpose.
Our journey to redefine education was like navigating through a dense fog. At times, we stumbled. We faced doubts. We endured setbacks. But we never gave up. Step by step, the fog began to lift. The ideals we once thought too distant to touch began to draw near. We refined our systems. We built plans that matched our vision. And with each passing day, we realised — what we had hoped for was not only possible, but within our grasp.
Along the way, we found our compass: The LUCA Beliefs.
L– Love the Truth as our unshakable core.
U – Unite in uniqueness, embracing every person’s God-given strengths.
C – Cultivate our core competencies, sharpening what we are called to do well.
A – Adapt with courage, allowing resilience to carry us through every challenge.
These beliefs are not just words on paper — they are the heartbeat that drives us forward. With one heart and one mind, we labour on this soil, sowing seeds of hope, truth, and transformation. And we believe that one day, these seeds will blossom, the fruits will ripen, and the ideals we have fought for will stand in full bloom — bringing life that impacts life for generations to come.
2013
Malaysian Education reform
Malaysia decided to adopt 21st century education system. However, there were barely any improvements.
2017
The search
A group of parents were unsatisfied with the situation.
School lack Values needed for a student's growth.
Luca begins
They decided to take the initiative and started LUCA Academy.
2017 – 2021
Luca’s growth
As a new academy, much information gathering, discussions, deeper thinking, and planning was done. IGCSE was decided as core curriculum.
2023
The 1st Luca International school
Now a new beginning as LUCA International School continues to Life Impact Lives.
Principal’s Welcome
21st-Century Skills, Guided by Truth Principles
to raise a new generation of learners who are wise,
courageous, and full of grace.
With blessings,
Joshua Tham, Chairman
Privacy Policy
About This Privacy Policy And PDPA 2010 and PDPA (Amendment) 2024
LUCA International School (“the School”) is committed to complying with the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act
(PDPA) 2010 and the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 in safeguarding the personal information of our
students and parents that is processed by the School. This Privacy Policy outlines the School’s policies and practices
on data privacy before you provide your personal data to us. The term “You”, or any variation thereof, refers to the
owner of the personal data, which includes both the student and the parent or legal guardian of the child.
Source Of Your Personal Data
In most cases, your personal data is provided directly by you through one or more of the following channels:
- Enquiry forms;
- Various types of application or registration forms;
- Request forms related to the School and/or support services;
- Documents and/or certificates relating to previous qualifications.
- In certain instances, your personal data may also be obtained from external sources, including but not limited to:
- Third parties such as previous educational institutions, law enforcement agencies, or other government authorities;
- Third-party service providers, as well as other future third parties connected to or incidental to the purposes stated above;
- Personal data that is publicly available;
- Data collected automatically through cookies when you use the School’s website.
Collection and Use of Personal Data
The School collects and processes personal data belonging to you and your child for a range of academic, educational,
and administrative purposes. The personal data we may collect and process includes, but is not limited to:
- Name
- Identification number (NRIC)
- Passport number
- Address
- Contact numbers
- Personal email address
- Photographs and images
- Nationality
- Student’s gender
- Date of birth
- Previous qualifications
- Parents’/guardians’ marital status
- Emergency contact details
- Billing-related information
- Employment/occupation
If certain personal data is required to initiate or process any matter with the School, and you choose not to provide the requested information, the School may be unable to proceed with or com
Sensitive Personal Data
In certain circumstances, the School may collect and process what is classified as “sensitive personal data” under the
Act. Such data may include, but is not limited to:
- Race
- Religion
- Health information
- Records of misconduct or disciplinary action
- Records of criminal offences
- Family court orders
- Biometric data (e.g., fingerprints, facial scans, or voice recognition patterns)
The School treats all sensitive personal data with the highest level of care and confidentiality. This information will only be used for specific, legitimate purposes and will not be disclosed to any third party without your explicit consent, unless such disclosure is necessary to protect your vital interests or required by law.
How Do We Use Our Personal Data?
1. Academic & Educational Purposes- Processing applications for admission;
- Maintaining students’ personal, academic, and non-academic records;
- Facilitating internships, placements, work experience, co-curricular activities, and school events;
- Maintaining student and class registers;
- Submitting information to local or international statutory authorities and examination boards.
- Managing and responding to enquiries;
- Providing administrative support, counselling, and guidance services;
- Managing access to and use of school facilities (e.g., library, laboratories);
- Administering graduation and alumni-related events;
- Supporting the provision of technology and communication services (e.g., computers, iPads, online platforms);
- Any other purposes necessary for the effective and smooth operation of the School.
- Contacting next of kin in case of emergencies;
- Addressing the medical and healthcare needs of students;
- Complying with regulatory, audit, or security-related requirements.
- Administering tuition fees and other payments;
- Pursuing or collecting outstanding payments from parents/guardians.
- Sharing important announcements with students and parents.
Provision Of Information
Providing all required information in the School’s relevant forms is mandatory, unless stated otherwise. This
information is necessary for the School to process your application or request and to deliver the services you have
requested.
Failure to provide complete or accurate information may result in delays, limitations, or the School being unable to proceed with your application, request, or the provision of certain services.
Disclosure Of Your Personal Data
LUCA International School will treat your personal data as confidential and will not disclose it except in the following
circumstances:
- Where you have provided written consent; or
- Where the disclosure is required or permitted under applicable laws, regulations, or guidelines.
- When necessary, the School may disclose personal data to the following categories of third parties (including, but not limited to):
- The Ministry of Education, other relevant government departments/agencies, statutory authorities, and industry regulators;
- The Malaysian Immigration Department and its appointed agencies;
- Foreign embassies and their appointed agencies;
- The student’s sponsors, including parents/guardians;
- Third parties providing internships, placements, or attachment opportunities;
- Professional or accreditation bodies;
- Examination boards;
- Third parties appointed by LUCA International School to support its operations, such as auditors, lawyers, contractors, printing companies, travel agencies, training providers, and insurance companies.
Right to Access and Data Subject’s Obligations
You have the right under the PDPA 2010 and the PDPA (Amendment) Act 2024 to access and correct your personal information
held by LUCA International School. The School takes reasonable steps to ensure that your records are accurate, complete,
and up-to-date.
If you believe that any personal data we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated, you are encouraged to
notify the School promptly.
If you wish to:
- Request access to your personal data;
- Correct or update personal data held by the School; or
- Withdraw your consent to the processing or use of your personal data,
- please contact our DPO Department at:
📧 dpo@lucais.edu.my
📞 (6012) [554 1386]
The School reserves the right to charge an administrative fee for processing any data access request.
Although we process your personal data strictly for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, if your personal data is processed for any other purpose with your consent, you may request that we stop such processing at any time. Please note, however, that if you choose not to provide the mandatory personal data requested by the School—or if you withdraw consent to the processing of your personal data (including sensitive personal data)—we may be unable to process your application, fulfil the enrolment contract, or continue providing educational services. This may result in the termination of the enrolment contract or the School being unable to offer a place of admission.
Any request to exercise your rights will be managed in accordance with the PDPA 2010 and the PDPA (Amendment) Act 2024. Where requests are excessive, unreasonable, or would require disproportionate effort, the School reserves the right to limit or decline such requests.
If your request involves the transfer of personal data to another party (data portability), the School will comply only where technically feasible and may impose a reasonable fee for resource-intensive requests.
Please also note that your personal data may be transferred to service providers or partners located outside Malaysia. Such transfers will only occur when necessary for the delivery of our services, and will be carried out with adequate protection measures or with your explicit consent, in compliance with the PDPA (Amendment) Act 2024.
Data Breach Notification
At LUCA International School, we take the protection of personal data very seriously and have implemented safeguards to
prevent unauthorized access, misuse, or loss of information. In the unlikely event of a data breach that could result in
harm—such as identity theft, fraud, or significant distress—the School will promptly notify the affected individuals in
accordance with the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024.
The notification will include details of the incident, the type of data involved, and recommended steps for individuals to protect themselves. Where required, the School will also report the incident to the Personal Data Protection Commissioner (PDPC).
Our Data Protection Officer will lead the investigation and ensure that corrective and preventive measures are taken to address the breach and reduce the risk of recurrence.
Amendments to This Privacy Notice
The LUCA International School reserves the right to update this Notice from time to time.
Polisi Privasi & PDPA 2010 dan PDPA (Pindaan) 2024
LUCA International School (“Sekolah”) komited untuk mematuhi Akta Perlindungan Data Peribadi Malaysia
(PDPA) 2010 dan
Akta Perlindungan Data Peribadi (Pindaan) 2024 dalam melindungi maklumat peribadi pelajar dan ibu bapa yang diproses
oleh Sekolah. Polisi Privasi ini menerangkan dasar dan amalan Sekolah berkaitan privasi data sebelum anda memberikan
data peribadi anda kepada kami. Istilah “Anda”, atau sebarang variasinya, merujuk kepada pemilik data peribadi,
termasuk
pelajar dan ibu bapa atau penjaga sah kepada pelajar tersebut.
Sumber Data Peribadi Anda
Dalam kebanyakan
kes, data peribadi anda diberikan terus oleh anda melalui satu atau lebih saluran berikut:
- Borang pertanyaan;
- Pelbagai jenis borang permohonan atau pendaftaran;
- Borang permintaan yang berkaitan dengan Sekolah dan/atau perkhidmatan sokongan;
- Dokumen dan/atau sijil berkaitan kelayakan terdahulu.
- Dalam keadaan tertentu, data peribadi anda juga boleh diperoleh daripada sumber luar, termasuk tetapi tidak terhad kepada:
- Pihak ketiga seperti institusi pendidikan terdahulu, agensi penguatkuasaan undang-undang, atau pihak berkuasa kerajaan;
- Penyedia perkhidmatan pihak ketiga, serta pihak ketiga lain yang berkaitan dengan tujuan yang dinyatakan di atas;
- Data peribadi yang tersedia secara umum;
- Data yang dikumpul secara automatik melalui cookies apabila anda menggunakan laman web Sekolah.
Pengumpulan dan Penggunaan Data
Peribadi
Sekolah mengumpul dan memproses data peribadi anda dan anak anda untuk pelbagai tujuan
akademik, pendidikan, dan
pentadbiran. Data peribadi yang mungkin dikumpul termasuk (tetapi tidak terhad kepada):
- Nama penuh
- Nombor pengenalan (NRIC)
- Nombor pasport
- Alamat
- Nombor telefon
- Alamat emel peribadi
- Gambar dan imej
- Kewarganegaraan
- Jantina pelajar
- Tarikh lahir
- Kelayakan terdahulu
- Status perkahwinan ibu bapa/penjaga
- Maklumat kontak kecemasan
- Maklumat berkaitan bil/pengebilan
- Pekerjaan/kerjaya
Jika data tertentu diperlukan untuk memulakan atau memproses sesuatu urusan dengan Sekolah dan anda memilih untuk tidak memberikannya, Sekolah mungkin tidak dapat meneruskan urusan atau perkhidmatan yang diminta.
Data Peribadi Sensitif
Dalam keadaan
tertentu, Sekolah mungkin mengumpul dan memproses data yang dikategorikan sebagai data peribadi sensitif
di bawah Akta. Data ini termasuk tetapi tidak terhad kepada:
- Kaum
- Agama
- Maklumat kesihatan
- Rekod salah laku atau tindakan tatatertib
- Rekod kesalahan jenayah
- Perintah mahkamah keluarga
- Data biometrik (cth. cap jari, imbasan muka, atau corak suara)
Sekolah akan mengendalikan semua data peribadi sensitif dengan tahap keselamatan dan kerahsiaan tertinggi. Data ini hanya akan digunakan untuk tujuan tertentu yang sah dan tidak akan didedahkan kepada pihak ketiga tanpa kebenaran jelas daripada anda, kecuali jika perlu untuk melindungi kepentingan penting anda atau dikehendaki oleh undang-undang.
Bagaimana Kami Menggunakan Data Peribadi Anda?
1. Tujuan Akademik & Pendidikan- Memproses permohonan kemasukan;
- Menyimpan rekod peribadi, akademik dan bukan akademik pelajar;
- Menyediakan peluang latihan industri, penempatan, pengalaman kerja, aktiviti kokurikulum dan acara sekolah;
- Menyediakan daftar pelajar dan kelas;
- Menyampaikan maklumat kepada pihak berkuasa tempatan/internasional dan lembaga peperiksaan.
- Managing and responding to enquiries;
- Menguruskan dan menjawab pertanyaan;
- Menyediakan sokongan pentadbiran, kaunseling, dan perkhidmatan bimbingan;
- Menguruskan akses dan penggunaan kemudahan sekolah (perpustakaan, makmal dll.);
- Mengurus majlis graduasi dan aktiviti alumni;
- Menyokong penyediaan teknologi dan perkhidmatan komunikasi (komputer, iPad, platform dalam talian);
- Sebarang tujuan lain yang perlu untuk operasi sekolah yang lancar.
- Menghubungi waris terdekat dalam kes kecemasan;
- Memenuhi keperluan kesihatan dan perubatan pelajar;
- Mematuhi keperluan pengawalseliaan, audit, atau keselamatan.
- Menguruskan yuran pengajian dan pembayaran lain;
- Mengutip tunggakan daripada ibu bapa/penjaga.
- Menyampaikan pengumuman penting kepada pelajar dan ibu bapa.
Penyediaan Maklumat
Penyediaan semua maklumat
yang diperlukan dalam borang yang berkaitan dengan Sekolah adalah wajib, kecuali dinyatakan
sebaliknya. Kegagalan memberikan maklumat lengkap atau tepat boleh menyebabkan kelewatan, had, atau ketidakupayaan
Sekolah untuk memproses permohonan/perkhidmatan anda.
Pendedahan Data Peribadi Anda
LUCA International School akan menganggap data peribadi anda sebagai sulit dan tidak akan mendedahkannya kecuali:
- Anda telah memberikan kebenaran bertulis; atau
- Pendedahan diperlukan atau dibenarkan di bawah undang-undang, peraturan, atau garis panduan yang berkenaan.
Apabila perlu, Sekolah mungkin mendedahkan data peribadi kepada kategori pihak ketiga berikut (termasuk tetapi tidak terhad kepada):
- Kementerian Pendidikan, jabatan/agensi kerajaan, pihak berkuasa berkanun, dan pengawal selia industri;
- Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia dan agensi yang dilantik;
- Kedutaan asing dan agensi yang dilantik;
- Penaja pelajar termasuk ibu bapa/penjaga;
- Pihak ketiga yang menyediakan latihan industri, penempatan, atau peluang praktikal;
- Badan profesional atau akreditasi;
- Lembaga peperiksaan;
- Pihak ketiga yang dilantik oleh Sekolah untuk menyokong operasinya, seperti juruaudit, peguam, kontraktor, syarikat
- percetakan, agensi pelancongan, penyedia latihan, dan syarikat insurans.
Hak Akses dan Tanggungjawab Subjek Data
Anda mempunyai hak di bawah PDPA 2010 dan PDPA (Pindaan) 2024 untuk mengakses dan membetulkan data peribadi anda
yang
disimpan oleh Sekolah. Sekolah akan mengambil langkah yang munasabah untuk memastikan rekod anda tepat, lengkap, dan
terkini.
Jika anda ingin:
- Meminta akses kepada data peribadi anda;
- Membetulkan atau mengemas kini data peribadi yang disimpan; atau
- Menarik balik kebenaran penggunaan/pemprosesan data peribadi anda,
- sila hubungi Jabatan DPO di:
📧 dpo@lucais.edu.my
📞 (6012) [554 1386]
Sekolah berhak mengenakan bayaran pentadbiran untuk memproses sebarang permintaan akses data. Walaupun Sekolah memproses data anda hanya untuk tujuan yang dinyatakan dalam Polisi Privasi ini, jika data anda digunakan untuk tujuan lain dengan kebenaran anda, anda boleh meminta supaya pemprosesan tersebut dihentikan pada bila-bila masa.
Namun begitu, jika anda enggan memberikan maklumat mandatori atau menarik balik kebenaran untuk memproses data (termasuk data sensitif), Sekolah mungkin tidak dapat memproses permohonan, melaksanakan kontrak pendaftaran, atau meneruskan perkhidmatan pendidikan. Hal ini boleh menyebabkan kontrak pendaftaran ditamatkan atau tawaran tempat tidak dapat diberikan.
Permintaan untuk melaksanakan hak anda akan diuruskan mengikut PDPA 2010 dan PDPA (Pindaan) 2024. Sekiranya permintaan dianggap berlebihan, tidak munasabah, atau memerlukan usaha yang tidak seimbang, Sekolah berhak mengehadkan atau menolak permintaan tersebut.
Sekiranya permintaan anda melibatkan pemindahan data peribadi kepada pihak lain (data portability), Sekolah hanya akan mematuhinya jika secara teknikal boleh dilaksanakan, dan mungkin mengenakan bayaran yang munasabah untuk permintaan yang memerlukan sumber intensif.
Sila ambil perhatian bahawa data peribadi anda mungkin dipindahkan kepada penyedia perkhidmatan atau rakan kongsi di luar Malaysia. Pemindahan ini hanya akan dilakukan jika perlu untuk penyampaian perkhidmatan dan akan dijalankan dengan langkah perlindungan yang mencukupi atau dengan kebenaran jelas anda, selaras dengan PDPA (Pindaan) 2024.
Pemberitahuan Pelanggaran Data
LUCA International School amat menitikberatkan perlindungan data peribadi dan telah melaksanakan langkah-langkah
keselamatan bagi mengelakkan akses tanpa kebenaran, penyalahgunaan, atau kehilangan maklumat. Sekiranya berlaku
pelanggaran data yang tidak dijangka dan berpotensi menyebabkan kemudaratan—seperti kecurian identiti, penipuan,
atau tekanan yang serius—pihak Sekolah akan segera memaklumkan kepada individu yang terjejas selaras dengan Akta
Perlindungan Data Peribadi (Pindaan) 2024.
Makluman ini akan merangkumi butiran insiden, jenis data yang terlibat, serta langkah-langkah yang disyorkan untuk
melindungi diri. Jika perlu, pihak Sekolah juga akan melaporkan insiden tersebut kepada Pesuruhjaya Perlindungan
Data Peribadi (PDPC).
Pegawai Perlindungan Data Sekolah akan mengetuai siasatan dan memastikan tindakan pembetulan serta pencegahan
dilaksanakan bagi menangani pelanggaran tersebut dan mengurangkan risiko berulang.
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