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UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

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UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

Post by hawkeyedoctor » Tue, 08 Nov 2022 8:22 pm

We are a family who have been in Singapore for few years now. We have a 6 years old kid who is currently in Dulwich. Somehow I am not entirely happy with the way how the school runs (a bit business orientated for us) and the school is now too packed. I am thinking to move the kid to one of the more established for non-profit school (e.g. UWC or Tanglin).

I have personally visited both schools and had good impression with both school with the space and CCAs offered.

Want some insights from those who might have come across the same path. What would be your point of consideration in choosing let say in between these two school. (p.s. We are not Brits, so A-level curriculum or not is not a concern). I just want to get a feel of the culture or ethos of both schools as they claimed.

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Re: UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

Post by Lisafuller » Thu, 24 Nov 2022 2:32 am

Would definitely recommend UWC over Tanglin. Kids are much nicer, teachers a lot more focused, and the school just has more resources (which you can from the campus).

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Re: UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

Post by PNGMK » Thu, 24 Nov 2022 2:37 am

Your main issue will be the waiting list at Tanglin I believe.
I not lawyer/teacher/CPA.
You've been arrested? Law Society of Singapore can provide referrals.
You want an International School job? School website or http://www.ISS.edu
Your rugrat needs a School? Avoid for profit schools
You need Tax advice? Ask a CPA
You ran away without doing NS? Shame on you!

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Re: UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

Post by Lisafuller » Fri, 25 Nov 2022 2:27 am

Another good thing about UWC is that they have schools all over the world, which is great for continuity if you ever decided to pack up and leave to go overseas.

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Re: UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

Post by PNGMK » Fri, 25 Nov 2022 3:25 am

UWC is IB.
I not lawyer/teacher/CPA.
You've been arrested? Law Society of Singapore can provide referrals.
You want an International School job? School website or http://www.ISS.edu
Your rugrat needs a School? Avoid for profit schools
You need Tax advice? Ask a CPA
You ran away without doing NS? Shame on you!

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Re: UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

Post by omshastry » Fri, 25 Nov 2022 3:30 pm

Both are great schools. Go to Tanglin if you want to move to UK at some point of time and/or you want slightly greater emphasis on academics. Go to UWCSEA for more focus on social/emotional development, particularly in the early years.

I have a 5y going to UWC east for 1.5y now. We had applied to Tanglin and UWC both, and tbh were weighing both of them equally. Issue was UWC's shortlist came out in Dec, while Tanglin said they'd only tell us in April (later) if we got an admit. We didn't want to miss UWC's chance and risk not getting an admit from Tanglin. And are extremely happy with UWC (and so is our girl).

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Re: UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

Post by Lisafuller » Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:59 pm

omshastry wrote:
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 3:30 pm
Both are great schools. Go to Tanglin if you want to move to UK at some point of time and/or you want slightly greater emphasis on academics. Go to UWCSEA for more focus on social/emotional development, particularly in the early years.

I have a 5y going to UWC east for 1.5y now. We had applied to Tanglin and UWC both, and tbh were weighing both of them equally. Issue was UWC's shortlist came out in Dec, while Tanglin said they'd only tell us in April (later) if we got an admit. We didn't want to miss UWC's chance and risk not getting an admit from Tanglin. And are extremely happy with UWC (and so is our girl).
I believe UWC is fairly rigorous for an International School, arguably more so than Tanglin as it offers the IB.

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Re: UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

Post by Lisafuller » Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:00 am

PNGMK wrote:
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 3:25 am
UWC is IB.
Tanglin offers IB as well.

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Re: UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

Post by hawkeyedoctor » Tue, 29 Nov 2022 3:23 pm

Maybe a slightly differently question, should we stay with Dulwich or UWC. We are in Dulwich now, I am struggling to make a decision (whether it is a good decision) to move to UWC. We actually received the offer yesterday for August 2023 admission yesterday.

Any advice with the comparison of Dulwich and UWC?

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Re: UWC or Tanglin - Some insight please

Post by Lisafuller » Tue, 29 Nov 2022 8:47 pm

Personally I don't have a great impression of Dulwich. I'm partial to SAS, but UWC is a great alternative for the IB.

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