In the latest Oxbridge Admissions Rankings, two junior colleges in Singapore surpassed Eton College in the United Kingdom and ranked among the top 10 schools in the world. Singapore's Raffles Junior College and Hwa Chong Secondary School received 86 and 63 Oxbridge offers respectively, making them the only two overseas schools in the top 10, while the others are local schools.
In addition to Singapore Junior College, there are two international schools in Singapore that are ranked in the top 500 of the Oxbridge University Admission List.
St Joseph's International School is ranked 180th with 6 students admitted to the University of Cambridge;
Tanglin Trust International School is ranked 226th with 5 students admitted to Oxford University.
Raffles Junior College Singapore is ranked second, behind Brampton Manor Academy, a legendary public school in the UK (with 89 students admitted, the first public school to be ranked first). Raffles Junior College travels to Oxbridge with 50 to 70 students each year and continued to stay in second place last year with a total of 86 offers. This highly selective Taylors College admits students from different parts of the country in Singapore, and admission is highly competitive and rigorous.
Hwa Chong High School in Singapore is ranked fifth and is part of the Hwa Chong family. As another local government school, we have seen an annual increase in the number of admissions to Oxbridge University, with a total of 63 offers, surpassing Eton College in the UK (with 48 students).
Raffles Institution
Raffles College is the oldest school in Singapore. Raffles Institution has always been one of the top schools in Singapore, having remained number one or number two since the Ministry of Education published its official secondary school rankings in 1993.
Together with Raffles Girls' College and Raffles Junior College, the school offers a pathway programme that allows students to enter a two-year high school without having to take the HKCEE, as well as a special education programme for the top 1% of students in Singapore.
The number of students admitted to Oxford and Cambridge every year is more than that of Eton College!" Ivy League's through train", it is well deserved.
The science courses at Raffles College High School are basically at the university level, and the liberal arts essays are also based on the requirements of the university essays.
The students here are all top students, and their grades are not only satisfied with getting A's in exams, but they also have to win prizes in various subject competitions, be admitted to various improvement classes, participate in scientific research, and must have research results.
Another important feature of Raffles College is that many of our students are from ordinary working families in Singapore, and they are selected based on their abilities and talents!
There are more than 900 students in Raffles Abbey's Girls' and Boys' High Schools, and they do not need to take the O-Level exam every year.
As a result, Raffles Junior College has only 300 students enrolled in the school each year, of which nearly 100 are for students with sports and art specialties.
Therefore, there are very few places that are actually given to O-level exams. Raffles adopts a dual standard for O-level candidates, with one cut-off score for Singaporean nationals and permanent residents and another cut-off for foreign students.
In Raffles College, the number of students admitted to Oxford and Cambridge every year is very large, even surpassing Eton College, and the "Ivy League through train" is well deserved!
Raffles Institution is known for its strict discipline and fierce competition. In the case of Raffles Junior College, for example, only the toughest and best students can progress to this high school step by step.
Huaqiao Middle School
Hwa Chong Institution (Hwa Chong Institution) is a 6-year independent secondary school in Singapore, with a 4-year middle school and a 2-year high school, providing education for students aged 12 to 18. Although the teaching has been changed to English, it still maintains a strong Chinese background.
The school implements a pathway scheme that enables students to complete 6 years of secondary education without having to sit for the O-Level examinations after 4 years. In the same year, Hwa Chong International School was established to offer an independent International Baccalaureate Diploma programme.
Hwa Chong Secondary School in Singapore
The Hwa Chong Diploma was also established in Chinese same year. This diploma is awarded in conjunction with the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Higher Diploma.
Since 2009, Huazhong graduates (Singaporeans) can directly apply for undergraduate studies at Peking University, Tsinghua University and Fudan University with their Chinese Chinese credentials, and those with outstanding grades can receive full scholarships from these three universities.
St. Joseph's International School
SJI International School (SJII) was established in 2007 by alumni of St. Joseph's School, a local school in Singapore, with the aim of providing quality education to Singaporean and foreign children, just as they were fortunate enough to receive a quality education in St. Joseph's.
As a Catholic school, SJII is a member of the Catholic Rashal Brothers School and promotes inclusion and welcomes students of different faiths. SJII's campus is located on Thomson Road in central Singapore. Most of SJII's students go on to prestigious universities and receive scholarships in different fields after graduation.
The school aims to teach students a passion and curiosity for learning and to encourage excellence and personal excellence in all endeavors. The school encourages students to reach their full potential, take on new challenges, become critical thinkers, and have perceptive and analytical skills.
Tanglin Trust International School
Founded in 1925, Tanglin Trust International School is a long-established British international school in Singapore with a history of nearly 100 years.
Tanglin Trust International School offers an all-English education to students between the ages of 3 and 18, offering an international curriculum. There are kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, and college preparatory departments.
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The school has about 2,800 students from 51 countries and regions, most of whom are from the United Kingdom, India, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore, and about 43% of the students are British nationals. (For more details about the number of students at Tanglin Trust International School, you can scan the QR code at the end of this article to contact our consultants)
Admission requirements:
Students are required to be able to communicate in English entirely
Bilingual students are required to take an entrance test and an interview
For all applicants, one parent must be accompanied locally
At least one of the applicant's parents must be able to communicate in English