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ABOUT OFS
THE OFS EXPERIENCE
OFS is unique in our philosophy of education and
in our beliefs for our School. We promote a truly
international outlook and there is no one dominant
nationality within our student population or amongst
our staff.
Having a diversified student population not only
prepares students to integrate and interact within a
globalised economy and culturally diversified society,
but also allows us not to be overly dependent on the
influx of students from any particular country.
We are also a firm believer in engaging our Clients,
namely the parents and guardians of our students,
in the decisions relating to and the progress of their
“We are also a firm believer in
engaging our Clients, namely
the parents and guardians of
our students, in the decisions
relating to and the progress of
their child’s education.”
child’s education. In addition, we take pride that our
academic personnel are tasked with teaching duties
only and are not required to carry out administrative
duties, which are carried out separately by our
administrative staff.
FULL AND INTEGRATED CURRICULUM
The International Baccalaureate (“IB”) programme
forms the foundation for the development of
the curriculum throughout our School − from
Kindergarten (Pre-K to K2) and Elementary School
(Grades 1 to 5), all the way to Middle School (Grades
6 to 8) and High School (Grades 9 to 12).
The IB curriculum strives to inculcate international-
mindedness in students through its programme
and teaching methodology which aim to foster
and develop an inquiring mind, critical thinking,
reflection and research skills. In addition to the IB
programme, we also offer the International General
Certificate of Secondary Education (“IGCSE”)
examinations administered by Cambridge University
to our students in Grade 10. The IGCSE certificate is
equivalent to the GCE O-Level certificate.
In 2009, OFS integrated the Model United Nations
(“MUN”) initiative into our curriculum, and was the
first and only FSS in Singapore to do so. The MUN
initiative seeks to develop students’ skills in research,
collaboration, negotiation and presentation and
develop international-mindedness from a relatively
young age.
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