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The bilingual education policy was officially introduced in 1966 and in its early stages, English could be taught as either the first language or the second language. However, schools teaching English as a second language saw a rapid decline in enrolment and many closed down or switched to teaching English as the first language.
International schools in Singapore; School Country Campus(es) Level Examination(s) Enrollment Established Australian International School Singapore (AISS) Australia: Lorong Chuan: Preschool - Secondary (Grade 12) IGCSE, HSC, IB Diploma Programme: 2,300: 1993 Canadian International School (Singapore) (CISS) Canada International: Jurong West ...
Singapore has many primary schools and secondary schools, as well as junior colleges, centralised institutes, polytechnics and universities providing tertiary education. Under the Compulsory Education Act which came into effect on 1 January 2003, all children have to start attending primary school at the age of 7. [1]
Later, three main types of schools appeared in Singapore: Malay schools, Chinese and Tamil (together) schools, and English schools. [16] Malay schools were provided free for all students by the British, while English schools, which used English as the main medium of instruction, were set up by missionaries and charged school fees. [16]
Launched Bilingual Chinese-English programme in August 2014. Chatsworth International School: Singapore: Bukit Timah and Orchard: Preschool - High school (Grade 12) PYP, MYP, DP: 1995: K-12 school offering the IB Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. GESS - German European School Singapore (GESS) Germany International: Bukit Timah ...
The Clock Tower Building of Hwa Chong Institution, a national monument, which formerly served as an observation point during the Battle of Singapore. The following is a list of notable staff and alumni from Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) and its predecessor schools, The Chinese High School (TCHS) and Hwa Chong Junior College (HCJC).
Dover Court International School is an international school in Singapore. Founded in 1972, [3] the school delivers the English National Curriculum and International Baccalaureate Diploma Program to 1,850 students between the ages of 3 and 18. Over 60 nationalities are represented in the school, [4] with the majority of teachers coming from the ...
As the MOELC does not offer these, such students will have to find an alternative centre instead (see the list of schools in Singapore). Since 2008, Indonesian and Arabic have been offered as part of the Asian Languages programme, bringing the number of Third Languages offered by MOE from the original 5 to 7.