All About International Schools

[mummytofengkai]

Mebbe can find out from you the reason for u to put ur child in international school…

[KSMUM]

I afraid my daughter cannot cope with the local education. she was serious ill when she was a baby and was in and out of the hospital for almost 2 years. There was a delay in her development.

[mummytofengkai]

Did she see a specialist? What was their recommendation? To what extent was her development delayed? How old is she now?

[mom_of_3]

Hi,

To answer your original post about MOE approval (I have 3 kids, all with foreign and Singapore citizenship so was considering international school for them initially since we plan to move them back to my husband’s home country eventually), yes, all Singaporeans have to get MOE approval to study in an international school. The international schools have a formal document to lodge with the MOE to get approval, MOE does not have a definite criteria or policy about whether or not to grant approval but it’s on a case-by-case basis. So you will have to choose the international school you want, talk to their admissions person and lodge the form through the school.
When inquiring about sending my son to p1, the enrolment for p1 in a local school is in July/August in the year before he is to enter primary school, but MOE will only entertain requests for approval towards the end of the year (Nov?). I was worried that they would deny the application and then he would have to enter a local school, but by that time, registartion would be over and most local schools would have filled their enrolment numbers. So he might end up somewhere that is not ideal for us.
I hope this helps you, cheers

[erpe]

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Hi all,
i am new and very happy to find you all
My son was born in 2005. we want to enroll him
to Tao Nan. He is a Spore PR and our
house is beyond 2km from Tao Nan.

Any moms can share experience about the chances
of my son to get in Tao Nan?..no chance?

Any moms here can recommend a good international
school in eastern part of singapore?

Thank you so muchh..

[girlizz]

Can any parents share with me the P1 enrollment for ACS (I)? I have P1 enrollment to certain international schools may cost the parents up to 6 figure in the form of donation. I'm wondering if it's the same for ACS(I). My hubby and I are both foreigners. We have been researching on the P1 registration to local schools but looking at it, foreigners stand a very slim chance gaining entry (which I think is quite fair. Seats should be given to local students first).

[ivt]

One World International School opened in late-2008. It is located in the east at 696 Upper Changi Road East (near Simei). This is very close to where I live.


Does any one know what the school is like? Is it as good as the Australian International School?

[erpe]

i asked around about int’l school. they all suggested me that if i want to put my son in an int’l school, i must do so until univ. meaning : he might not be able to enter local univ such as NUS.

[Hotmum]

Hi Any comments on ACS international and St Joseph’s international schools ? Whats the difference between these 2 schools and other international schools like UWC/German European ?

[Canvas]

International Schools are great for character building. While the students there are not as academically inclined as those in the main streamed schools, they are confident and have very wide array of knowledge through hands-on experiences.


However, there are a few points to note before you enrol your child:

(1) Finance. International education is very expensive and you will probably have to work out if you really can afford it in the long run ; elementary, middle, high schools and overseas universities.

(2) Approval from MOE. Usually MOE will approve the appeal if your child has lived abroad for a period of time and is used to the foreign education system or if your child has proven to be unable to cope with the local education system due to existing obstacles like autism and other special needs. In such a case (special needs) and where finances allow, international education is wonderful as the parents and students there are extremely tolerant, kind and helpful, allowing a child with special needs with equal opportunities.

Personally, I have considered this option as my 2003 son has been in an international school since pre school. However, after some thoughts, I have enrolled him in a primary school for next year so that he may experience what it is really like to survive in Singapore. Finance is a huge reason of course for I am not 100% sure that I can afford overseas education for him in future.

Hope this first post of mine in this forum helps.