PREPARATORY COURSE
FOR STUDYING IN SINGAPORE LOCAL SCHOOLS

There is presently a growing trend in the South-East Asian region for students to pursue their education in Singapore. This trend can be attributed to the success of Singapore's bilingual educational system. Students immersed in such an educational system are known to emerge effectively bilingual in both English as well as their mother tongue. This proficiency in two languages stands the student in good stead as he enters the working world.

Foreign students vying for a place in the local schools are, however, expected to pay higher school fees. In addition, foreign students are required to pay a biennial donation of S$1000 to the Ministry of Education's Educational Fund for every two years of study in Singapore. As such, parents who wish to enroll their child in a local school should not only bear these criteria in mind, but should also consider the disparity between the child's proficiency of English and the standard of English in Singapore.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE?

1) The foreign student may begin a 5-months or 11-months preparatory course at a language centre (e.g. Hua Language Centre) to brush up language skills before enrolling in a local school the following year. The duration of study will depend on the student's initial proficiency of English and his rate of progress. Most of the foreign students opt for this form of preparation.

OR

2) The foreign student may, without prior preparation, join the local school at the beginning or the middle of the academic year, provided there is a vacancy in a school and the student has attained the relevant standard set by the school in English, Mathematics, and Second Language.

Foreign students may approach the Singapore Schools directly to register to sit for the placement test. While waiting to enter a local school, foreign students could in the meantime begin an intensive preparatory course at a private language centre to prepare for the entrance exams conducted by the local schools. Hua Language Centre is such a Centre that has the experience and expertise to cater for such students.
 

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