At XCL World Academy, we equip children with the academic and lifelong learning skills to be agents of their own success - helping to prepare them for further education, future careers or navigating the opportunities and challenges they will encounter in their lives.
XCL World Academy is the only IB Through/IB Continuum International School in Singapore which offers K-12 programme across all 4 IB Programmes: IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), and IB Diploma Programme (IBDP). Being an IB World School, our globally-recognised IB Curriculum enables families to join us from anywhere in the world. And we have Our academic programmes are well-rounded, rich and rigorous. Students are engaged every day in a broad number of academics, sports and arts activities. The caring approach of our teachers, within a modern, child-focused environment creates a safe and nurturing learning place for all our students. Being truly international, we have students from more than 60 nationalities and teachers from more than 20 countries.
We are the only international school that offers university and career counselling and guidance to our students from Grade 8. And, the latest IB results of 2020/2021, 20% of our graduating cohort scored above 40 and it put them as the top 9% of students in the world.
XCL World Academy enrols students regardless of gender, nationality, religion, or race, who demonstrate the ability and willingness to successfully participate in the defined parameters and expectations of an enriched IB curriculum.
XCL World Academy welcomes applications for all grade levels throughout the academic year, subject to availability. For Secondary Years in Grade 9 to Grade 11, applications are reviewed on a case by case basis, subject to availability in the course selection and pathways. Spaces are limited and all placements are secured on a first come, first served basis.
Required documents for application
The following items are required at the time of application and are all needed before an application can be reviewed:
- Application Form must be completed and submitted via the OpenApply portal
- Registration fee per child (one time, non-refundable)
- Soft copy of applicant’s most current and past one year’s school reports (Grade 12 applicants will be required to submit school reports from Grade 9,10 and 11)
- Soft copy of both parents and applicant’s recent digital photographs (passport-sized)
- Soft copy of both parents and applicant’s passports bio page
- Soft copy of applicant’s birth certificate
- Soft copy of both parents and applicant’s front and back valid Singapore ID cards (Employment Pass, Dependent Pass, Permanent Resident Card, Re-Entry Permit)
- Soft copy of applicant’s immunisation record (For foreign-born children aged 12 and below, who are first time applicants for long term immigration passes in Singapore, a certificate from Singapore Health Promotion Board is also required)
- Student Medical Form completed via OpenApply
- Student Questionnaire completed via OpenApply (Please refer to a specific grade level questionnaire based on your child’s application)
- A Recommendation Form might be required from the current school for Secondary Years applicants. Parents will be required to provide the referrer’s full name and email address (applicant’s current teacher, counsellor, or school principal) in the Application Form on OpenApply portal.
Students applying to Grade 1 – 12 whose first language is not English, or who are coming from a school where the language of instruction is not English may be required to sit for an English proficiency assessment to determine whether the candidate can access the English-based curriculum and if EAL support is required.
Students applying to Grade 1 through to 5 are welcome to provide a soft copy of the latest English Language Proficiency Assessment or English Language Report for our review and consideration (if available).
If your child requires a Student Pass or an exemption letter from the MOE, please contact our Admissions Team ahead of the admission date and we will guide you through the list of additional requirements.