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OFS: PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO HIGH SCHOOL
The School comprises four sections:- Kindergarten (Pre-K
to K2), Elementary School (Grades 1 to 5), Middle School
(Grades 6 to 8) and High School (Grades 9 to 12).
OFS is authorised by the IB to offer the Primary Years
Programme (“PYP”) to the Kindergarten and Elementary
School students, the Middle Years Programme (“MYP”)
to the Middle School and Grades 9 and 10 High School
students, and the Diploma Programme (“DP”) to the Grades
11 and 12 High School students.
KINDERGARTEN
• Established in 1992, the Kindergarten is currently led by
our Kindergarten Principal and Executive Officer, Rani
Suppiah, our Deputy Principal, Kindergarten Curriculum
Leadership and a staff force of over 50 teachers.
• The Kindergarten programme is offered to students aged
between 3 and 5. It is specially designed to enrich and
stimulate the minds of young children, and to provide the
students with a positive attitude towards school and to
develop a love for learning.
• The Kindergarten operates a full day schedule from 9.00
am to 3.30 pm for K1 and K2 classes. The Pre-K classes
operate on either the above schedule or a half-day
schedule from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm, or from 12.30 pm
to 3.30 pm.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• Established in 1991, the Elementary School is led by our
Elementary School Principal and Executive Officer, Aaron
Bennett Nussbaum, two Deputy Principals, Elementary
School Curriculum Leadership and over 100 teaching
staff.
• The Elementary School has a 25-period week, with five
one-hour periods per day. Designed for students from
aged 6 to 10, the programme comprises an inquiry-
based curriculum that encourages students to develop
the conceptual understanding, knowledge and skills they
need to become life-long learners.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
• Established in 1991, the Middle School is currently led by
our Middle School Principal and Executive Officer, David
William Edwards, two Deputy Principals, Middle School
Curriculum Leadership and over 50 teaching staff.
• The Middle School has a 25-period week, with five one-
hour periods per day. The Middle School operates on a full
day schedule from 9.00 am to 3.30 pm.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Established in 1991, the High School is led by our
High School Principal and Executive Officer, Suzanne
Magdalen Bentin, two Deputy Principals and High School
Curriculum Leadership. It has over 100 High School
teaching staff, covering both Junior and Senior High
Schools.
• The Junior High School has a 25-period week with
five one-hour periods per day. It operates on a full day
schedule from 9.00 am to 3.30 pm. Concurrent with the
final two years of the IB MYP programme, the Junior
High School students at OFS are also offered the IGCSE
syllabus at Grades 9 and 10.
• The Senior High School has a 25-period week with
five one-hour periods per day. It operates on a full-day
schedule from 9.00 am to 3.30 pm.
• In Grade 12, students will usually attempt to obtain
either the full IB diploma or obtain the IB certificates in
individual subjects. Upon graduation from Grade 12 from
OFS and having obtained a minimum of 22 credits from
various subjects between Grades 9 to 12, among other
requirements, our students will be conferred the OFS
High School Graduation Diploma. The OFS High School
Graduation Diploma is evidence that a student has
satisfactorily completed four years of high school at OFS.
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