Established in 1925, Tanglin Trust School is the oldest British international school in South East Asia. Tanglin provides the English National Curriculum with an international perspective to children from 3 to 18 years in Singapore.

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Generations of Excellence

Established in 1925, Tanglin Trust School is the oldest British international school in Southeast Asia. Tanglin is a vibrant co-educational school of approximately 2,800 students representing over 50 nationalities, and provides a unique learning environment for children from Nursery right through to Sixth Form.  As a not-for-profit school, tuition fees are devoted to the provision of an outstanding education.

Unique Curriculum

Tanglin has developed its own curriculum framework from Nursery to Year 9 (3-14), designed to ensure clear progression for students at every stage. Tanglin is in a unique position to offer students a curriculum which encompasses core elements of the British Curriculum enhanced by the latest research in curriculum design from around the world to ensure it is perfectly matched to our context and community.

Tanglin is the only international school in Singapore to be inspected by British Schools Overseas (BSO). In the most recent inspection,  we are pleased to have been rated, once again, "outstanding" in every category; including the quality of education, students' personal development and behaviour, welfare and safety, and leadership and management. They also praised the school for its "exceptional curriculum," "consistently outstanding teaching, learning and assessment," and the "warm, respectful and productive" relationships that promote confidence and curiosity in learning.

Tanglin is one of the only schools in Singapore to offer students the choice to take either A Level or the IBDP programme at Sixth Form. Both of these achieve outstanding results, consistently surpassing Singapore and global averages, with around 96% of graduates receiving their first or second choice university, which are among the best in the world.

Participation in CCAs

Tanglin believes in providing a holistic education and values the importance of extracurricular activities alongside academic achievement. The co-curriculum programme at Tanglin is a crucial pathway designed to broaden students’ horizons. The CCA pathway begins at Infant School and is an important aspect of the Early Years programme. Moving onto the Junior and Senior school, the CCA programme for students is extensive. The 2024 school year saw over 400 different clubs and societies on offer, over 20 different sports played by over 1,000 students, 80 musical performances and 1,492 students involved in residential trips.

Outdoor Education

Tanglin’s Outdoor Education (OE) offering is intrinsic to Tanglin's provision of a holistic education and is a carefully structured journey from Nursery to Sixth Form. The journey begins in the Infant School, where Forest School is the first step in inspire and challenge our youngest adventurers 

 In Junior School, these foundations are progressively extended through residential experiences, overseas trips and increasingly ambitious outdoor challenges. A key milestone in the Tanglin OE journey is the pioneering 5-week Highlands Programme for Year 9 students, based at Tanglin Gippslane in Australia.

Tanglin’s Extensive Sports Programme

An integrated range of top-tier sports facilities include: a World Rugby approved playing field, 50m Aquatics Centre, an Olympic-standard Gymnastics Centre , Golf Simulator, 15m climbing wall, and a high-performance Athletic Development Gym with on-site Physiotherapy Clinic. These anchor the campus’s full-size playing field, multi-purpose halls, and a 25 m outdoor pool with a sheltered sports roof for all-weather game play - supporting various sports across all ages.

New Facilities

Opened in August 2025, the Junior Arts Centre brings together specialist spaces for Art, Music, Drama, Dance, Library and Physical Development — right at the heart of the Junior School. Purpose-built for young learners, the Junior Arts Centre gives every child opportunities to explore, create, perform, read, move and discover where their interests can take them.

Future-Ready Students

The Centenary Building is home to The Institute@Tanglin, a unique learning facility that promotes excellence, provides thought leadership, and encourages discourse to inspire challenge and prepare students to become the next generation of leaders. No other International school in Singapore has an offering of this kind and since its inception, it has worked with teachers, learning bodies, businesses and mentors to help students become more ‘future-ready’. For the fifth year in a row,  Tanglin was named one of the top 125 private schools globally in the Spear’s School Index by Carfax Education and is one of 15 schools selected from the China and Southeast Asia region. All aspects of the school are considered in the selection process. Aside from formal criteria such as academic results and preparation for university entry, schools are selected for their unique ethos, their local and international reputations, and how they prepare future-ready students for the globalised world. 

2026 (I)GCSEs: An Impressive Set of Results

This year’s cohort has achieved a fantastic set of GCSE results, maintaining the high standards achieved by last year’s students. With an impressive 92% of grades awarded at A*–B (equivalent to 9–6), the results provide a strong reflection of the quality of teaching and learning at Tanglin.

2026 Results Highlights:

• 56% of all grades were A* (9–8)
• 77% were A*-A (9–7)
• 99% were A*-C (9–4)

Dr Richard Malpass, Principal of Secondary School, commented:

‘My congratulations to our IGCSE students who have achieved an impressive set of results which offer a fitting reward for the extensive time and effort devoted to their subjects over the last two years. Now they are back amongst us in new uniforms hopefully propelled by the momentum of their success to explore the richer still intellectual landscape of the Sixth Form. Well done to them all.’ 

Location

Located on Portsdown Road, Tanglin Trust School is approximately 15-minute drive from the city centre. The School is positioned within Singapore’s ‘one-north’ high technology cluster of biomedical sciences, ICT and media industries and amongst the heritage and nature areas of Rochester Park and the Wessex Estate.

Tanglin Trust School has been rated Outstanding in their 2025 British Schools Overseas (BSO) Inspection

Tanglin is the only international school in Singapore to be inspected by British Schools Overseas (BSO) and have, once again, been rated "outstanding" in every category. Read more

Tanglin Trust School's
Highlands Programme
Awarded 'Curriculum Initiative of the Year'
in the Tes Awards for
International Schools 2025 

Contact details

95 Portsdown Road
Singapore
139299
T: +65 6778 0771
E: admissions@tts.edu.sg

Visit the Tanglin Trust School website

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