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Tanglin Senior School

Singapore’s international school landscape is vast, and there are plenty of great options to choose from. Although many families will be drawn to a school that offers the same language and/or curriculum as schools in their home country, the multicultural, multi-national atmosphere here means many international schools in Singapore offer programmes with a more global context that’s not restricted to a single nationality

Tanglin Senior School

IAccording to 2023 ISC Research, there are 13,614 English medium international schools around the world, enrolling close to 7 million students. Around 35% of international schools offer the British curriculum leading to GCSE exams at 16. The curriculum’s A levels taken at 18 are still the most popular exit qualification, offered by 35% of international schools compared with 28% for the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP).So, what makes the British curriculum so popular? Its supporters say it’s well established, globally recognised and offers academic rigour, combined with a student-centred holistic education.

Tanglin Senior School

In the Infant and Junior schools, all children have Mandarin lessons twice a week and a linguist-in-residence programme operates in Nursery and Reception. The focus is on nurturing a love of language learning and encouraging children to develop confidence when expressing themselves in Mandarin. This moves on to reading and writing as they move through Years 1 and 2. The school also offers French, Mandarin, Japanese and Hindi Mother Tongue programmes for Infants.