List of international schools in Singapore
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The following is a list of international schools in Singapore, including local schools which offer a foreign education system.
| School | Country | Campus(es) | Level | Examination(s) | Enrolment | Established | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEMS World Academy (Singapore) [1] | International | 2 Yishun Street 42, Singapore 768039 | Pre-K to Grade 12 (Age 3 to 18) | IB - Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP) and Diploma Program (DP), IGCSE in G9 and G10 | 701 | Founded in 1959, Expanded to Singapore in 2014 |
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| George Washington Preschool, Singapore (GWP)[2] | Bukit Timah (Permanent) | Preschool - Pre-Kindergarten | 2012 | First All-American boutique preschool in downtown Singapore | |||
| International Invar School Preschool (IISP) | Orchard Road | Prep - Grade 8 | PYP | 12 January 2014 | Small school, families from over twenty years of age. | ||
| International School Singapore (ISS)[3] | 25 Paterson Road, Singapore 238510, Orchard Road Alexandra Road |
Preschool - High School | IB | 800 | 1981 | ||
| One World International School Singapore- (OWIS) [4] | 696 Upper Changi Rd East Singapore 486826 | Preschool - Primary - Middle School | OWIS is a candidate school* for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) OWIS is an approved CIE school to offer Cambridge Education programmes and IGCSE. OWIS is a registered school with the Council for Private Education in Singapore. |
September 2008 | Strong focus on special needs students | ||
| Anglo-Chinese School (International) Singapore[5] | Jalan Hitam Manis | Secondary - Pre-tertiary | IGCSE, IB | 684 | 3 January 2005 | ||
| Australian International School Singapore (AISS)[6] | 1 Lorong Chuan | Preschool - Secondary (Grade 12) | IGCSE, HSC, IB Diploma Programme | 2,300 | 1 February 1993 | ||
| Avondale Grammar School Singapore (AGS)[7] | Tanglin | Preschool- Middle | NAPLAN | 350 | 11 June 2007 | Avondale Grammar School is a co-educational, international school for expatriate children from 3 – 14 years of age, and welcome families from over twenty countries. | |
| British Council Pre-school [8] | Tampines Centre, 11 Tampines Concourse, #01-02/03/04, Singapore 528729 | Preschool | 7 March 2014 | British Council Pre-school’s curriculum blends practices from both the United Kingdom and Singapore. | |||
| Hillside World Academy (HWA)[9] | 11 Hillside Drive, Singapore 548926 | Preschool-Secondary | IB Diploma Programme | 2006 | A bilingual, multicultural school offering the IB PYP, MYP, and diploma programmes. | ||
| Canadian International School (Singapore) (CISS)[10] | Tanjong Katong Campus, East Coast, Singapore (Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 6) Lakeside Campus, West Singapore (Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12) |
Preschool - Secondary (Grade 12) | IB - Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP) and Diploma Program (DP) | 3,000 | 1990 | Launched Bilingual Chinese-English programme in August 2014 | |
| Chatsworth International School[11] | Orchard campus (Pre-Kindergarten to Diploma), East campus (Pre-Kindergarten to Primary) | Preschool- Secondary (Year 13) | IB Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP) and Diploma Program (DP) | 700 | 1995 | Expanding to a new campus in Bukit Timah in Aug 2018 | |
| Dover Court International School (DCIS)[12] | 301 Dover Road, Singapore, 139644 | Reception to Year 11 | English National Curriculum (IGCSEs) | 650 | 1972 | School year runs from Late August to end of June. Part of the Nord Anglia Education family of schools. | |
| DPS International School Singapore | Kovan | ||||||
| Dulwich College (Singapore) | Bukit Batok | Toddler to Year 10 (expanding annually) | English National Curriculum | 2014 | |||
| Nexus International School Singapore (NISS) | 201 Ulu Pandan Road Singapore 596468 (Clementi) | Nursery, Grades 1 to 12 | IB PYP, IGCSE, IB DP | Nexus is an authorised International Baccalaureate (IB) World School founded in 2011 and recipient of the EduTrust award. | |||
| French School of Singapore (Lycée Français de Singapour) (LFS) |
3000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, 569928 | French national curriculum | 2,400 | 1967 | |||
| GESS - German European School Singapore (GESS) |
Bukit Timah | Preschool - Secondary | Abitur, IB (PYP, MYP, DP) | 1500 | 1971 | International school following the German and the IB curriculum with strong focus on mother tongue programmes for German, Dutch, Danish and Italian. | |
| Global Indian International School Singapore (GIIS) | IGCSE, IB DP, CBSE, CBSE-i, Global Montessori Plus | ||||||
| Hollandse School | 65 Bukit Tinggi Road, 289757 Singapore | IPC | |||||
| Hwa Chong International School (HCIS) | Bukit Timah | Elementary School (Year 1 and Year 2), IGCSE (Year3 and Year4), IB Foundation (Grade 10), IB Diploma (Grades 11 and 12) | IGCSE and IB Diploma | 2001 | International school following the English curriculum, focusing on small class sizes and extra curricular activities | ||
| International Community School (Singapore) | Clementi | Pre-school to Secondary | 400+ | 1993 | |||
| NPS International | Chai Chee Lane | Pre-school to Secondary | 2007 | ||||
| Yuvabharathi International School | #3, Hu Ching Road | Pre-school to Secondary | CBSE | 2007 | |||
| Overseas Family School (OFS) | Orchard (Permanent). Now moved to Pasir Ris. | Preschool - Grade 12 | IB, IGCSE | 3,700 before shift to new campus. Now 2,700 | 1991 | ||
| SJI International School (SJII) | 490 Thomson Road | Primary-Grade 12 | IPC (Elementary school), IGCSE (Grades 9 and 10), Foundation IB (Grade 10), IB Diploma (Grades 11 and 12) | 1500 | January 2007 | SJI International comprises an Elementary School (roll 640) and a High School (roll 860) on one beautiful campus. IB Diploma results are very high (37.60% of students scored between 40-45 points in 2013) and the overall pass rate was 99.30% (world average 80.40%). | |
| Singapore American School (SAS) | Woodlands (Permanent) | Preschool - Grade 12 | Advanced Placement (AP) Program | 3,900 | 1956 | SAS has the largest Advanced Placement program outside the United States, is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in the US and offers the American High School Diploma at the senior level. | |
| Singapore Japanese School (Nihonjin gakko (SJS) |
Clementi Changi West Coast |
Primary Secondary |
1,700 | 1912 | |||
| Singapore Korean International School (SKIS) |
Bukit Timah (August 2010) | Preschool - Grade 12 | |||||
| Stamford American International School | Serangoon (Permanent) | Preschool - Secondary | 2,700 | 2009 / 2010 | |||
| Swiss School in Singapore (SSiS) | 38 Swiss Club Road, Singapore 288140 |
Preschool - Primary Grade 6 | 260 | 1967 | SSiS is a German-speaking, family oriented international School in Singapore from Pre-School to Primary School (Age 2 - Age 12). In a green environment, they provide a quality Swiss based curriculum in German and English. | ||
| Tanglin Trust School (TTS) | Portsdown Road | Nursery (age 3) – Secondary (age 18) | I/GCSE, A Level and IB Diploma | 2007 | 1925 | British based learning with an international perspective. Offering English National Curriculum, I/GCSE, A Level and IB Diploma | |
| United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) | International | 1207 Dover Road 1, Tampines Street 73 |
K1 (age 4) - Grade 12 (age 18) | (I) GCSE (Grades 9 and 10) Foundation IB (Grade 10) IB Diploma (Grades 11 and 12) |
Dover - 3009 (2013/2014) East - 2271 (2013/2014) East - 2500 (2015) |
Dover - 1971 East - 2008 |
School year runs August to June Member of United World College movement First UWC to be a member of Round Square Boarding available from Grade 7 to Grade 12 Fully articulated curriculum K1 to Grade 12, leading to (I)GCSE (Grade 10) and IB Diploma (Grade 12) |
| Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore | West Coast | Senior high school (10-12) | 1991 |
In summary, there are 3 main systems offered by International Schools in Singapore. These are the AP (Advanced Placement) system, more commonly known as the American-based system, the IB (International Baccalaureate) system and the English national system. Other systems or curricula include the Montessori program and various curricula from a variety of nations, with many schools offering a combination.
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- ^ "About GEMS Education", GEMS Education, 2 Apr 2017
- ^ "Dubai educator Sunny Varkey on Harvard's Global Advisory Council", Khaleej Times