# Plan with the facts.

Source: https://www.eltschool.org/sg/en/guides

These guides explain the curricula, entry tests, school systems and university timelines Singapore families meet in international education — from school subjects to the next school and university. Each links to the official sources and shows who wrote and reviewed it, and when.

## Browse by area

- **School subjects**: For families in Singapore: how IB, IGCSE and A-Level compare, choosing subjects, and how local and international school pathways connect to UK study.
- **The next school**: Moving from Singapore to a UK boarding school or sixth form: entry tests, the timing of entry and how to choose schools.
- **University**: Applying from Singapore to UK universities: the UCAS timeline and how it fits around school calendars in Singapore.

## Curricula, compared.

- **IB, IGCSE and International A-Level** (Guide · Curricula): How the courses differ, and how families in Singapore choose between them.

## Tests and timing.

- **What is UKiset?** (Guide · Entrance tests): What it measures, who uses it and how Singapore students take it.
- **The ISEB Pre-Test** (Guide · Entrance tests): What it measures and when it is taken, for 13+ entry.
- **Boarding school application timeline** (Guide · Timing): Primary 5 to Secondary 2, mapped to UK and other school years.

## Applying to university.

- **The UCAS timeline** (Guide · Timing): From a Singapore international school year to UCAS deadlines, offers and results.

## Schools by country.

- **Countries compared** (Country guide): Entry ages, tests and school years.
- **Singapore** (Country guide): International schools, entry and boarding at home.
- **Hong Kong** (Country guide): International schools and the September year.
- **Taiwan** (Country guide): International schools and practical matters.
- **United Kingdom** (Country guide): Entry at 11+, 13+ and 16+.

## Questions the guides do not answer?

Ask your coordinator in a first consultation.

- [Book a consultation](https://www.eltschool.org/sg/en/trial)

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