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The Ultimate Singapore School Shortlist for Indian Expat Families
The Ultimate Singapore School Shortlist for Indian Expat Families
Schooling is one of the most critical imperatives when it comes for Indian expats. As an Indian expat, there are some bottomline considerations. Most people who travel to Singapore are on a business visa, and as such continuity of education is important. Due to the multicultural facet of Singapore, there are a variety of school offerings from the Singapore curriculum to CBSE (Indian curriculum) to Cambridge curriculum as well as IB. Since there has recently been an uptick in the international curricula education in India, continuity is much easier to maintain. Apart from continuity, there is also the fees aspect and Singapore has a high cost of living. School fees vary a lot depending on the school opted for. Another consideration is the location, however the place is very well connected through MRTs and buses including school buses and accessibility is much easier to manage.
Based on the above considerations, we bring you a list of schools that are popularly opted by Indian expats (Listing sequence is random and should not be interpreted as a ranking).
1. Singapore American School (SAS): SAS is one of top aspirational schools in Singapore. The school has more than 4000 students consisting of people from different nationalities. Apart from US citizens, Indian students make the second largest cohort with approximately 10%. However it is truly an international school with students from Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
2. SAIS (Singapore American International School): Part of Cognita Group (one of the world's leading global schools groups with around 90 schools), Stamford American has over 3000 International students from 79 nationalities. They have around 5% of their students from India and overall have a great nationality mix from US, Canada, China, Australia, Europe, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore among others. It’s a great choice for Indian parents looking for a truly international school.'
3. DPS International Singapore: DPSIS is a Private Education Institution with 1,500+ students and affiliated to two curriculums – CISCE (Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations) and CAIE (Cambridge Assessment International Education) from Grades 1 to 12\. It’s a predominantly Indian school and valid for Indian expats preferring continuity of education on their return to India.
4. Global Indian International School: GIIS Singapore (member of Global Schools Group) is another great option for Indian expats as it offers multiple academic pathways (Cambridge, IB, and CBSE ) from early childhood to high school.
5. NPS International School: Founded in 2008, NPSI (part of NPS group) is another school option for students of Indian expats as there is reciprocal admission available at NPS, NAFL and TISB schools in India. It has integrated education curricula from early years to high schools and offers IGCSE (Cambridge UK) – Grades IX and X \- IB Diploma (IBO, Switzerland) – Grades XI and XII \- CBSE/CBSE–International – Grades IX to XII.
6. Yuvabharthi: Established in 2009, Yuvabharathi International School, Singapore is affiliated to CAIE (Cambridge Assessment International Education) from Grades 1 to 12 as well as CBSE for class 9 to 12\.
7. GIG International School: GIG International School, Singapore is the flagship school of Cognizance International Academy (CIA), a Singapore-based education group founded in 2003\. In 2017, GIG became an international school after receiving approval from SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). Today, the school offers Cambridge-aligned academic pathways, including the Cambridge Primary Framework (Classes 1–5), Cambridge Lower Secondary (Classes 6–8), and Cambridge IGCSE (Classes 9–10).
8. Sri Sathya Sai Kindergarten: A very affordable option for Indian expatriates if their children are in early stages of schooling. The curriculum follows the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Education, Singapore. Sri Sathya Sai Kindergarten is a private kindergarten operating since 2 January 2002\. The kindergarten provides early years education across Nursery, K1, and K2, and includes mother tongue learning in its curriculum, with parents able to choose between Tamil or Hindi.
9. Khalsa Kindergarten: This is another affordable kindergarten option for Indian parents looking for a school with Indian origin. Khalsa Kindergarten is an ECDA-registered institution accredited under SPARK and certified through the Singapore Pre-school Accreditation Framework (SPARK). The kindergarten offers programmes for Nursery (age 4), K1 (age 5), and K2 (age 6). The medium of instruction is English, with Mother Tongue options in Tamil, Hindi, and Punjabi.
10. One World International School: OWIS Singapore (member of Global Schools Foundation) offers education from early childhood to high school and two of their campuses are accredited by IB PYP, Cambridge IGCSE and IBDP. It also has a multicultural environment making it a solid option for Indian expats.