12 Year Old - Which school?

[robin37]

Hello everyone,

We are relocating into Singapore at the end of the year we have a 12 year old boy. I have found out the waiting lists are huge at almost all the best schools, I don't want any religious influence on him just straight up and down good all round schooling, does that narrow it down.

Have any native UK folks tried any of the European/Candian schools?

from the boards and my own research it seems that UWC and Tanglin are the top two or most desired, am I right? It sounds like ICS is religious and Chatsworth a bit off the pace? I am just making assumptions here and stand to be corrected and helped.

Are there any agencies in town which help you get in to a school/advise you or do you have to do it all yourself?

Thanks for any info/feedback
Robin

[robin37]

Thanks for your help

[chinese4uall]

Well, you may like to do it yourself or seek an agency to do it on your behalf. Please be reminded that you may have to pay the agency for a fee.

[wk]

Hi robin,

You could look at the schools' websites to get an idea of the curriculum. My boys are in the American school, so sorry I can't help you with the UK/Canadian ones. But we did scout around (visited the schools personally) before deciding on the American school. If you could swing it, try to get a preliminary trip out to Singapore to visit the various schools.

We did visit Chatsworth - older campus but had a nice homey "feel" to it. I knew one lady who had her daughter in the school & was very happy with it. They have since moved to London.

We also visited the Canadian school. But the campus was a bit run down at the time. They may have moved to their new campus by now. No personal or anecdotal experiences to share here though.

Good luck!