Hwa Chong International School (Singapore) - GCE 'A' Level

  Singapore

• Singapore City: 
Singapore City

Durations of Program: 1-2 years and over 2 years

Description: The Hwa Chong International School (HCIS) resides in the largest campus in Singapore. HCIS is a new member of the Hwa Chong family, the educational powerhouse that attracts the best students from Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region.

HCIS offers a six-year programme, Grade 7 (11-13 years old) to Grade 12, finishing with the Cambridge GCE A Levels. In the interim years, the students will sit for the IGCSE and the SAT. Their results in these examinations will enable them to gain admission into local and overseas universities.

The General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level), or A Level , is the 'gold standard' of CIE qualifications. It has exactly the same value in admitting students to all universities as its UK equivalent. It is also accepted as an entry qualification by universities of the European Union, on a par with the French Baccalaureate, the German Abitur, etc.

Admission Requirements

All applicants have to complete a pre-admission diagnostic test in the subjects of Englsih Language and Mathematics. The diagnostic test is designed to determine an applicant's readiness for our programme and their abilities.

Boarding Facilities

Hwa Chong Institution Boarding School (HCIBS), consist of 7 six-storey Halls of Residence. Each level of every hall consists of two clusters, where a cluster mentor acts as parent to a group of 18-24 boarders. Each cluster has 3 four-bedded rooms and 3 two-bedded rooms. The creation of the clusters provides various levels of "community", starting from communication between individual boarders, to cluster of boarders and their hall mates, and to the entire boarding population of the Hall. Communal facilities within each cluster include lift access on every level, air-conditioned study room, shower and rest rooms as well as a pantry.

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Examples of how top US universities regard the GCE A Levels:

Stanford U.:
Advanced Placement credits awarded for certain grades for certain A level with grades A-E.

Yale U.:
Credits awarded A or B. Students enrolled in the A level programme may use completed A level results as a substitute to SAT II subject tests on a one-to-one basis.

Harvard U.:
Cambridge International A levels in 3 subjects of grades A or B are required for matriculation purposes. Applicants must still submit results of SAT I as well as three SAT II subject tests.

Princeton U.:
A grade A or B on the A level qualifies students for Advanced Placement credits for most subjects.

Duke U.:
A level of superior grade may be eligible for course credit or higher placement upon enrolment.

Cost in US$: SGD$ 3,970 per term

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Singapore Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview Required
• In-Person Interview when Feasible

Singapore Education Placement & Accommodation's Mission Statement: To be your trusted advisors; to advise students honestly and recommend the most suitable course and accommodation to meet students' needs.

Year Founded: 2002