Senior School (Secondary School) 11 - 18 years old
Meet Melanie Ellis, Head of Senior School
Dulwich College Senior School in Singapore provides a comprehensive educational program for students aged 11 to 18, spanning lower school (Years 7 and 8), middle school (Years 9,10 and 11, and upper school (Years 12 and 13).
We are very proud of what we have achieved since 2014, growing from 66 students in Years 7 and 8 to nearly 1400 students across Years 7-13.
The information you will find on these pages gives a flavour of what we offer. Please find some time to visit our impressive facilities and meet our amazing students and passionate staff. We look forward to welcoming you. .
We endeavour to equip students for success in a globalized world by delivering a holistic education within an international context.We aim to develop confident, thoughtful, and outward-looking young people who have a passion for learning by delivering a rigorous academic programme. We believe that successful students are not defined solely by their attainment in tests and exams, but by their dedication, curiosity and drive for action. We aim for all of our students to achieve their places in their first choice of university, whether that be those seeking to study at the top universities around the world, or those having found a way to follow their passions.
Our co-curricular activity programmes provide opportunities for students to excel and develop passions in a very wide range of experiences, from Sport to Music, Performing Arts to MUN; there is a CCA for everyone and this is the part of the school where our students can make friends and nurture their interests.. We also encourage all our students to take part in service projects that address local and global needs.
It is essential that our students develop curiosity and wonder about the world we live in and their part in it; we also need to nurture their sense of responsibility for it, and their sense of connectedness to it. This, along with the development of knowledge, independence, self-efficacy and self-awareness, will allow them to navigate their way through it, and truly ‘live worldwise’.
Curriculum
Lower Senior School - Years 7 and 8
Lower Senior School students follow a bespoke curriculum inspired by the English National Curriculum thoughtfully tailored to our unique context as an international school in Singapore, with our College's guiding statements at its heart.
Our rigorous academic program provides excellent preparation for (I)GCSE qualifications or transition to other selective schools, while offering students both breadth and depth across a diverse range of subjects: Art, English, Dance, Drama, Geography, History, Mandarin, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages (French, German and Spanish), Music, Physical Education, Science, UX Design and Wellbeing.
The Lower Senior School curriculum embraces a holistic approach to education, valuing both the acquisition of knowledge and the development of subject-specific skills that support our students' overall growth and learning journey.
Middle Senior School - Years 9 -11
Students in the Middle Senior School follow follow a 3-year programme of study leading to IGCSE or GCSE qualifications from providers such as Pearson Edexcel, Cambridge, Oxford AQA and CCEA. Students are able to choose from the subjects previously studied in Lower Senior School, alongside new subjects such as Business Studies, Economics, Moving Image Arts, Graphic Communication, and Food Preparation and Nutrition.
Beyond the examined curriculum, students also take part in Global Skills, Wellbeing and core PE lessons. These non-examined courses are designed to complement their learning, develop their critical thinking skills, and prepare them fully for life in the Upper Senior School and beyond.
Upper Senior School - Years 12 -13
Upper Senior School students can choose to follow either the two year International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme or IB Career - Related Programme .
We are committed to creating personalised pathways for our students that will recognise each individual’s passions and aspirations. This is particularly important as our students get older, and in the Upper Senior School we seek programmes that are innovative and allow students to apply their skills in a variety of different contexts.
The Upper Senior School curriculum is also driven by the Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills framework, developed through subject areas.
Follow our Senior School students in this short video to see what life is like at Dulwich College (Singapore)
Follow our Senior School students in this short video to see what life is like at Dulwich College (Singapore)
Having relocated to Singapore with a pre-teen and a teen during the turbulent and complex year that was 2020, we really can’t praise Dulwich enough for providing a stable, well-organised, safe, and welcoming environment. The children have both settled beautifully despite the many challenges that Covid restrictions have brought, and this is very much down to the inclusive approach that the school nurtures, always mindful of individual passions, interests, and circumstances.
