Australian International School Singapore
| Australian International School Singapore | |
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1 Lorong Chuan Singapore 556 818 in Serangoon Gardens area Singapore Singapore, Singapore |
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| Coordinates | 1°20.740′N 103°51.630′E / 1.345667°N 103.860500°ECoordinates: 1°20.740′N 103°51.630′E / 1.345667°N 103.860500°E |
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| School type | Private International School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Multi |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Coral Dixon |
| School district | Singapore |
| Principal | Andre Casson |
| Faculty | 200 academic; 72 teaching support; 50 admin (2012) |
| Enrolment | Over 50 nationalities, with 67% from Australia and New Zealand |
| Average class size | 25 |
| Education system | IGCSE, IB, HSC |
| Classes offered | prep-12 |
| Language | English, Chinese, French and Indonesian |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Campus size | 1000-1300m squared |
| Houses | Lachan (Devils), Derwent (Storm), Murray (Lions) and Fitzroy (Dragons) |
| Slogan | Globally focused, Distinctly Australian |
| Song | Reach for the stars` |
| Mascot | AIS Sharks |
| Nickname | AIS |
| Accreditation | IB, NSW Board of Studies, University of Cambridge IGCSE, Association of International Schools, EduTrust Singapore |
| Phone | +65 6883 5155 |
| Website | www.ais.com.sg |
The Australian International School (AIS), in Singapore is a co-educational international school in Singapore. The school is owned by Cognita. AIS is made up of three sub-schools; Early Years, an Elementary School and a Secondary School. Early Years is for children aged 18 months to 5 years. The Elementary School includes students in Prep to Year 5. The Secondary School includes Year 6 to Year 12.
In 2007 the school adopted the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program (PYP) and in 2009 the IB Middle Years Program (MYP) for Years 6 – 9. The IB curriculum is taught in conjunction with New South Wales Board of Studies syllabuses. Final year students take the New South Wales Board of Studies Higher School Certificate examinations. In 2013 AIS implemented the IGCSE curriculum and examinations for Years 9 and 10 and no longer follows the IB Middle Years Program.
The Australian International School opened on 3 February 1993 at its first campus on Mount Sophie, an area behind Plaza Singapura and the Cathay Building reconstruction. The School started under the leadership of Miss Coral Dickson with 32 students and 7 teachers, with no air-conditioning, uniform or facilities that are now taken for granted. By the end of 1993 there were over 200 students.
The School experienced rapid growth and by the end of July 1994, with numbers just over 500, the students moved to Emerald Hill, directly behind Orchard Road. Although the School was bigger and could accommodate more students it still did not have a full–sized gym, pool, theatre and other much needed facilities.
As the School continued to expand it was clear that space was running out at Emerald Hill and by the end of 1997, AIS had moved to Ulu Pandan, near Clementi, the site of the old Singapore American School, which had recently moved to a new site at Woodlands.
The School enjoyed just over 5 years at Ulu Pandan during which time it finally secured land to construct a purpose built school at Lorong Chuan, with first class facilities. In February 2002, Mr Peter Bond began as Principal of AIS. The School moved from Ulu Pandan to its final "home" at Lorong Chuan over the holidays in July 2003, with 1100 students enrolled. The school was officially opened by then Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, John Anderson and Singapore's then Acting Minister for Education, Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
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