Primary School Preparatory Course (Singapore) [BCTC-GPC]

  Singapore

• Singapore City: 
Singapore City

Durations of Program: 3-6 months, 7-12 months and 1-2 years

Description: The Government School Preparatory programme has been designed specially for those who would like to gain entry into Singapore Government Primary Schools. Students will acquire the English and Mathematical skills through a specially developed and comprehensive programme which follows closely the syllabus mapped by the Singapore Ministry of Education.

Primary School Preparatory Course

Admission is Competitive      
The primary school placement exercise is extremely competitive as many international students from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, China, Malaysia and other countries flock to Singapore every year to vie for a place in Singapore Primary schools. With limited vacancies, foreign students who attain better grades in the Placement Test would be accepted into school.

Additionally, the standard of the English Language in Singapore is higher compared to the home country of many foreign students and foreign students are unfamiliar with the Primary curriculum in Singapore. Hence, Placement Test poses a challenge to foreign students, especially students from non-English speaking countries.

Why attend Preparatory Course?
Foreign students attend Preparatory School to better prepare themselves for the Foreign Student School Placement Exercise. Foreign students attend full-day lessons for English, Mathematics and Science. The students spend 6 to 10 months to improve on the English Language and familiarize themselves with the Primary curriculum. Students are also exposed to Mathematical problems in English as well as the Science concepts and facts in English. The subjects taught at Preparatory schools adhere to the Singapore education syllabus.
      
Preparatory school is beneficial to students confidence in attempting Placement Tests. The lessons also help to prepare foreign students attain better grades in the Placement Test to successfully gain admission into school in Singapore.

School Admission Calendar

1. Preparatory School: Mar - Dec
Foreign students enrol and start Preparatory School as early as March and would usually attend 6 to 10 months classes till December to prepare for Placement Tests.

2. Primary and Secondary School Admission: Aug - Dec
The window period for Placement Tests conducted by Singapore local schools for the new academic year's admission starts from October to December for all Primary & Secondary level, except Primary 1 and Secondary 1. New academic year for local schools in Singapore typically starts on 2nd January.

3. Primary 1 Registration: Aug - Jan
For Primary 1 admission, foreign students are admitted subject to vacancies. Placement Test is not required into Primary 1. Application for Primary 1 starts from September for admission into the new academic year.

4. Secondary 1 Admission: Aug - Jan
For Secondary 1 admission into the new academic year, Placement Tests is typically from October to January the following year and students typically begin classes from the 2nd or 3rd week of January, the following year. Foreign students would need to wait for all past Primary 6 students to be allocated and settled in Secondary 1 before any acceptance can be confirmed for foreign students. This is usually possible only in the 2nd or 3rd week of January of the new academic year.
Admission is not accepted into Primary 6, Secondary 4 and 5 because students will not have sufficient time to prepare for the major examination.

Fast Facts
Age Criteria
6+ to 12+ years old

Placement Test Period        
October to December/January for majority of schools.

Registration for Placement Test        
As soon as student arrives in Singapore.

Placement Test Levels        
- Primary 2, 3, 4 & 5
- Primary 1 admission does not require Placement Test.
- Registration for Primary 1 opens in September.
- Admission into Primary 6 is not allowed due to major examination.

Primary Education        
- Primary 1 to Primary 6.
- Students take PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examination) at Primary 6.

Secondary Education        
- Secondary 1 to Secondary 4/5
- Students take GCE 'O' Level (General-Cambridge Examination Ordinary Level) at Secondary 4 (Express) or Secondary 5 (Normal). GCE 'O' Level is equivalent of British curriculum.

School Time        
7.30am to 1pm
Students often stay back in school for extra lessons, projects and school activities.

School Term        
The academic year for Singapore starts 2nd January every year. Foreign students typically return home for holiday every 10 weeks of school in Singapore.

Term 1 (School Term): 10 weeks      Term 1 (Holiday): 1 week
Term 2 (School Term): 10 weeks      Term 2 (Holiday): 4 weeks
Term 3 (School Term): 10 weeks      Term 3 (Holiday): 1 weeks
Term 4 (School Term): 10 weeks      Term 4 (Holiday): 6 weeks

How To Apply
Email us and we will send you the course information and advice you on the application process.

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