Hwa Chong International School (Singapore) - The IGCSE [HCIS-IGCSE]

  Singapore

• Singapore City: 
Singapore City

Duration of Program: over 2 years

Description: The Hwa Chong International School (Singapore) 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 International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is taken in over 100 countries worldwide and is internationally recognized as being equivalent to the GCSE in the United Kingdom.

Grading is on an eight-point scale (A* - G) and grades A to E are equivalent to O Level Grades A to E. In some countries, IGCSE qualifications will satisfy the entry requirements for university. In others, they are widely used as a preparation for A Level, AS, Intermational Baccalaureate and US Advanced Placement courses.

Grade C in IGCSE English (both First Language and Second Language) satisfies the English proficiency requirements of many universities in the UK and other anglophone countries.

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.

Please email us for test dates.

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.

Highlights: Enrol into this course and redeem one of the following!

1) iPod or iPod U2
2) Canon IXUS Digital IXUS
3) $400 Electronics Store Voucher

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

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