MCKK is also a member of an international organisation of best secondary schools in the world called Global Alliance of Leading-Edge Schools led by Raffles Institution of Singapore. It offers both national curriculum (PT3 and SPM) while implementing IB curriculum standards. The school has been selected as International Baccalaurate (IB) World School for Diploma Programme since 2011 and Middle Years Programme since 2016.
Since 2010, the school was awarded with the Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi or High Performance School title, a title awarded to Malaysian top schools that have met stringent criteria including academic achievement, strength of alumni, international recognition, network and linkages. It was awarded Cluster School of Excellence title by the Ministry of Education (Malaysia).
It is sometimes dubbed "the Eton College of the East". It is an all-boys and all- Malay school in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar (English: The Malay College Kuala Kangsar abbreviated MCKK formerly known as Maktab Melayu Kuala Kangsar ) is a premier residential school in Malaysia. International Baccalaureate Organisation Yang di-Pertuan Besar Mohd Shah of Negeri Sembilan