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 |
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| GEMS World Academy (Singapore) [1] | International | Yishun, 25 min from Orchard | Pre-K to Grade 12 | IB - Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP) and Diploma Program (DP) - Candidacy Status, IGCSE in G9 and G10 | Opened in 2014 | It provides international education focusing on a balanced programme across the arts, sports and academics. | |
| Rosemount International School (formerly Rosemount Kindergarten)[2] | International | 25 Ettrick Terrace, Siglap East Coast | Prep (age 2) - Grade 2 (age 7) | School year runs August to June | 140 | 1999 | Australian family owned and run boutique school that specializes in early childhood education. It is one only of only 15 licenses foreign systems preschools in Singapore and caters mainly to expatriates. |
| George Washington Preschool, Singapore (GWP)[3] |  United States |
Bukit Timah (Permanent) | Preschool - Pre-Kindergarten | 2012 | First All-American boutique preschool in downtown Singapore | ||
| International Invar School Preschool (IISP) |  China |
Orchard Road | Prep - Grade 8 | PYP | 12 January 2014 | Small school, families from over twenty years of age. | |
| International School Singapore (ISS)[4] |  Singapore |
Orchard Road Alexandra Road |
Preschool - High School | IB | 800 | 1981 | |
| One World International School Singapore- (OWIS) [5] | East Coast | 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 (ACS International)[6] | Singapore |
Jalan Hitam Manis | Secondary - Pre-tertiary | IGCSE, IB | 684 | 3 January 2005 | |
| Australian International School Singapore (AISS)[7] |  Australia |
1 Lorong Chuan | Preschool - Secondary | HSC | 2,300 | 1 February 1993 | |
| Avondale Grammar School Singapore (AGS)[8] | Australia |
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 [9] |  United Kingdom |
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)[10] | China |
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)[11] |  Canada International |
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[12] | Orchard,East | Preschool-High school | PYP, MYP, IGCSE and IB | 700 | 1995 | Moving to a new campus in Bukit Timah in 2017 | |
| Dover Court International School (DCIS)[13] | United Kingdom |
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 |  India |
Kovan | |||||
| Dulwich College (Singapore) | United Kingdom |
Bukit Batok | Pre-nursery to Year 8 (expanding annually) | English National Curriculum | 2014 | ||
| Nexus International School Singapore (NISS) | Singapore |
201 Ulu Pandan Road Singapore 596468 (Clementi) | Nursery, Grades 1 to 12 | IB PYP, IGCSE, IB DP | |||
| Eton House International Primary School and Preschool | Singapore |
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| French School of Singapore (Lycée Français de Singapour) (LFS) |
 France |
Serangoon (Permanent) | |||||
| GESS - German European School Singapore (GESS) |
 Germany  Europe International |
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) | India |
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| Hollandse School |  Netherlands |
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| Hwa Chong International School (HCIS) | Singapore |
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) | United States |
Clementi | Pre-school to Secondary | 400+ | 1993 | ||
| NPS International | India |
Chai Chee Lane | Pre-school to Secondary | 2007 | |||
| Yuvabharathi International School | India |
#3, Hu Ching Road | Pre-school to Secondary | CBSE | 2007 | ||
| Overseas Family School (OFS) | Singapore |
Orchard (Permanent) | Preschool - Grade 12 | IB, IGCSE | 3,700 | 1991 | |
| Rain Trees International Kindergarten | Singapore |
Bukit Timah (Permanent) | Preschool | Kindergarten | 80 | 1999 | Rain Trees is an international kindergarten and preschool that provides a caring, fun and friendly environment for children mainly from the international community in Singapore aged between 2 and 6 years. It is one of only 15 licensed foreign systems preschools in Singapore. |
| Rosemary Hall Montessori Kindergarten (RHMK) | Singapore |
Marina Square (Permanent) | Preschool | Montessori | 40 | 2009 | Rosemary Hall is a cozy school tucked in a corner of popular Marina Square Mega Mall. Rosemary Hall has students from more than 14 different countries and emphasizes on Montessori together with International Thematic curriculum. |
| SJI International School (SJII) | Singapore |
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) | United States |
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) |
 Japan |
Clementi Changi West Coast |
Primary Secondary |
1,700 | 1912 | ||
| Singapore Korean School (SKS) |
 South Korea |
Bukit Timah (August 2010) | Will be offering an international or immersion programme in English soon | ||||
| Stamford American International School | United States |
Serangoon (Permanent) | Preschool - Secondary | 1,600 | 2009 / 2010 | ||
| Swiss School in Singapore (SSiS) |  Switzerland |
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| Tanglin Trust School (TTS) | United Kingdom |
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 | Japan |
West Coast | Senior high school (10-12) | 1991 | |||
| Winstedt School[14] | International | 10 Winstedt Road, Block C | Reception (age 5)to Grade 4, extending to Grade 12 in the future | IPC (International Primary Curriculum) | 2008 |
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.
