Singapore's Ministry of Education has released a statement saying the bodies of the students have now been identified.
The statement also confirms a Singapore adventure guide who accompanied a school excursion to the popular climbing destination was killed in Friday's quake, which triggered massive landslides on the mountain.
"We are deeply saddened to inform that the bodies recovered by the Malaysian authorities have been identified by their next of kin as five students and one teacher from Tanjong Katong Primary School," it said in a statement.
Malaysian authorities say 13 people died when a 6.0 magnitude quake rocked the area around Mount Kinabalu on Friday.
Australian climber Vee Jin Dumlao savaged rescue efforts in the wake of a deadly earthquake that jolted Southeast
Asia's highest peak.
She said the rescue effort was a farce, and had it not been for guides travelling with her group, they may not have made it out.
"It was decided that even though the tremors were still continuing, they were not as strong and we just had to take the risk and make our way down the mountain with the guides' help," she said.
"The mountain guides were the heroes. They risked life and limb and made some difficult decisions that ultimately saved our lives, and had neither help nor recognition from the authorities."
Sabah state's tourism minister Masidi Manjun has said rescuers brought 137 hikers, including two Australians, to safety.
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