Online School & Homeschool in Central Singapore

Online school in central Singapore

For families in Bukit Timah, Tanglin, Holland Village and River Valley: live Cambridge, IB and American classes without the school run.

Live online Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS & A Level, Pearson Edexcel, IB Diploma and American Curriculum with AP for families in central Singapore: Bukit Timah and the Dunearn and Holland Road corridor, Tanglin and the embassy belt off Napier Road, Holland Village, River Valley and Robertson Quay, Orchard and Novena. Central Singapore holds the island's densest cluster of international schools and its longest waiting lists, and many of the families here are on corporate or diplomatic postings that may end mid-year. Smartious gives a child one curriculum, one set of teachers and one exam board that move with the family, taught live in small groups in Singapore afternoons. For Singapore citizens of primary age, the Compulsory Education Act applies: see the note on homeschooling below.

Challenges Central Singapore families face

International school places in central Singapore are oversubscribed at the popular entry years, and a mid-year arrival can wait a term or more for a place.
Premium international school fees and one-off charges add up quickly for families who are not on a full corporate education allowance.
Diplomatic and regional-headquarters postings can end mid-year; a new school abroad can mean a new curriculum and a lost term.
Singapore citizens of compulsory school age must attend a national primary school unless MOE grants an exemption, so for citizen families online teaching is usually alongside school.
Time zone: Singapore runs SGT (UTC+8), five hours ahead of Nairobi, fixed all year. Classes run in Singapore afternoons.

Why Central Singapore families choose Smartious

No waiting list: A placement assessment, then a timetable. A child who arrives in March starts in March.
One curriculum across postings: The same Cambridge, IB or American programme, teachers and exam board before, during and after Singapore.
Live, small and subject-taught: Small live classes with subject specialists, homework that is marked, and termly reports.
Singapore afternoons: Classes run between 2 PM and 6 PM SGT, which is the Nairobi morning, every week of the year.
Honest about the law: For citizen children of primary age we say plainly that MOE's rules come first, and teach alongside school.

For Singapore citizens of compulsory school age (above 6 and under 15), the Compulsory Education Act requires enrolment in a national primary school; home schooling needs an exemption from MOE, applied for through its Compulsory Education Unit, and MOE sets the conditions. Families who are not Singapore citizens are not covered by the Act; permanent residents should confirm their position with MOE. Most of our central Singapore students are expatriate children studying full time, or citizen students taking IGCSE, A-Level or a subject their school does not offer alongside school.

Smartious teaches Singapore families online; the live programme is complete without home tuition.

Live online classes on the Smartious platform, in small groups, at fixed Singapore afternoon times that do not drift through the year.

Central Singapore is home to much of the island's expatriate and diplomatic community and to most of its international schools. The demand we see is not for a different qualification but for a place, now, in the one the family already uses, and for continuity when the posting ends.

Family situations we work with

Diplomatic families in the Tanglin and Napier Road embassy belt.
Regional-headquarters families in banking, consulting, technology and commodities on two- to four-year postings.
Families waiting for an international school place after a mid-year move.
Students needing a subject their school does not run, such as Further Mathematics or a third science.
Families moving between IB and Cambridge schools across Asia.
Singaporean families wanting IGCSE or A-Level depth alongside school.

Central Singapore communities and nearby areas

Bukit Timah · Tanglin · Holland Village · River Valley · Robertson Quay · Orchard · Novena · Newton · Dempsey · Farrer Road · Sixth Avenue · Toa Payoh

Common questions from Central Singapore families

Can my child study full time with Smartious while we live in central Singapore?

If your child is not a Singapore citizen, usually yes: the Compulsory Education Act covers citizens. For a Singapore citizen of primary age, home schooling needs an MOE exemption, so most citizen families use Smartious alongside school. Permanent residents should confirm their position with MOE.

We are waiting for an international school place. Can our child start now?

Yes. Book an assessment; after placement your child joins live classes in the curriculum they were already following, and can move into a school later without a gap.

Where would our child sit IGCSE or A-Level exams?

As a private candidate at a centre that accepts them, such as British Council Singapore. We confirm a centre and the entry deadlines for each family; exam fees are paid to the centre.

What time are classes?

In Singapore afternoons, usually between 2 PM and 6 PM SGT, the same time every week of the year.

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