Tanglin Trust School

Focus

Dynamic learning

Day fees

$24,000–$38,600 (USD)

Pupils

2,800

Ages

3–18

Academics

58 per cent of A-Level results are A* or A grades.

Average IB score is 38.7, with a 100 per cent pass rate.

Spear’s Review

Tanglin Trust School (Singapore) was founded by Anne Griffith-Jones in 1925 and initially opened with just five pupils. 

As it approaches its centenary, the school continues to flourish, offering high-quality British-based learning with an international perspective to a student body of 2,800 children representing more than 55 nationalities. 

Repeatedly described by UK inspectors as ‘outstanding’, Tanglin is the only school in Singapore to offer A-Levels and the IB diploma in Sixth Form, providing students with an opportunity to choose the educational pathway that best suits them.

School Profile

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Established in 1925, Tanglin Trust School is the oldest British international school in Southeast Asia. Tanglin provides the English National Curriculum with an international perspective for children from three to 18 years in Singapore. 

Tanglin is a vibrant co-educational school of 2,800 students representing over 50 nationalities and provides a unique learning environment for children from Nursery right through to Sixth Form. As a not-for-profit school, tuition fees are devoted to the provision of an outstanding education. 

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As the only school in Singapore to offer A Level and the IB Diploma in Sixth Form, all of Tanglin’s Sixth Formers study a programme that is tailored to them. Students’ examination results consistently surpass Singapore and global averages, with around 96 per cent of graduates typically receiving their first or second choice university, which are amongst the best in the world.

Head teacher

Craig Considine, chief executive officer, was headmaster at Millfield School in the UK for 10 years before joining Tanglin in 2018. He began his career in Australasian independent schools, including Geelong Grammar School and Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand, where he was head. 

Accessibility

Changi Airport; 35 minutes

Location

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