Singapore has the unique distinction of being one of the very few countries in Asia to be a high-income first-world country. That it achieved that position, despite being a small city state not particularly blessed with natural resources is a testament to its people and leadership’s grit and determination to make their nation what it is today. An outstanding education system is one of the major reasons for Singapore’s progress and development. In this blog we shall look at some leading schools in the island nation. In particular we shall discuss the secondary school admission scenario in Singapore and also learn a bit about the IB PYP programme offered at these schools.
Global Indian International School, Singapore
Global Indian International School, Singapore is one of the most popular international schools in the island nation. It offers world class pre nursery to grade 12 education on its two well appointed campuses. The teachers employed by the school are some of the best anywhere when it comes to mentoring each child to do his or her very best. The curricula offered by the school to its students are also amongst the best in the world. These include Global Montessori Plus for preschool classes and IB Primary Years Programme, CBSE, Cambridge CLSP, Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma for primary to senior school students.
As regards admission to secondary school, one can get in touch with admission counsellors to obtain the details. One can also commence the admission process online. Obtaining admission to GIIS, Singapore is highly valued on account of the fact that the school has an excellent academic track record with its students obtaining admission to some of the best colleges and universities anywhere.
Canadian International School, Singapore
Canadian International School, Singapore is one of the most popular K to 12 schools in the region on account of it being an authorised International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. That means that the students have access to the full suite of IB curricula including IB Primary Years, IB Middle Years and IB Diploma programmes. Not only does the school have one of the most well appointed campuses in the region, but its teachers comprise a highly qualified faculty that hail from across the world.
The education provided by the school is fully holistic which not only ensures that the students excel at academics, but in a host of co-curricular and extracurricular activities as well.This allows them to do well at everything ranging from academics and college and university placement to gaining employment. Admission to CIS, Singapore can be initiated anytime via an online admission.
Tanglin Trust School, Singapore
Founded nearly a century ago in 1925 Tanglin Trust School, Singapore happens to be the oldest British school in the South East Asian region. The school is known to provide modern holistic education to students aged 3 to 18 on its extremely well appointed campus. The school’s popularity with the expat community living in Singapore is borne out by the fact that it has students hailing from 50 different nationalities
The school follows the English National Curriculum, which culminates in Sixth Form, High School students also have access to the acclaimed International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Tanglin Trust School consistently outperforms other schools given that its results are better than both global and Singapore averages. What’s more its graduates are known to obtain admission to their first or second choice universities that are invariably amongst the world’s best. Applications for school admission can be conveniently submitted through the school’s outline portal.
Conclusion
When it comes to finding a great school for one’s child to receive education, Singapore is really well endowed. Most of its schools ranging from international ones to homegrown ones are amongst the finest anywhere in terms of infrastructure, teachers, choice of subjects, curricula and pedagogy. In fact the school students of Singapore are particularly well served by the fact that they get to experience the best of both Eastern and Western perspectives of formal education.
The schools of Singapore, while offering the best of Western educational systems, lay a lot of stress on discipline, decorum and good behaviour on the part of the students, in the process ensuring that they grow up to be competent, yet well behaved adults. It is not surprising that admission to these schools is very sought after both among local and expat parents.
Fortunately, for a country so small, Singapore has a fair number of world class schools catering to the varied educational requirements of its children and young people who hail from different ethnic backgrounds, linguistic groups and nations in the case of expats. The students who complete their schooling in Singapore have a sterling track record with regard to obtaining admission to the top colleges and universities of the world, including the ones in Singapore.
