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welcome to dover court international school
Success begins with belonging. At Dover Court International School, we balance challenge and care to bring out each child’s potential, inspiring exceptional academic achievement and lifelong self-belief. Discover how your child can go further than they ever imagined.
KEY FACTS ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
a leading school in singapore
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Inclusivity inspires success at Dover Court International School in Singapore, where happy, supported students achieve remarkable things – including world-leading academic results.
At DCIS in Singapore, our outstanding educators nurture each child’s strengths, help them overcome challenges, and build their confidence and resilience.
Our three distinct yet flexible education pathways – where every aspect of learning is adapted to individual needs – ensure each child goes further than they ever thought possible.
At DCIS in Singapore, our outstanding educators nurture each child’s strengths, help them overcome challenges, and build their confidence and resilience.
Our three distinct yet flexible education pathways – where every aspect of learning is adapted to individual needs – ensure each child goes further than they ever thought possible.
Early years
- Early years
- Primary
- Secondary
- Sixth Form
- Pathway 2
- Pathway 3
Globally Recognised curricula
Our diverse and flexible curricula combine the best of British and international programmes. From the English National Curriculum and International Primary Curriculum to the IB, IGCSEs, BTEC, and more, we ensure your child benefits from a world-class education that promotes academic excellence and personal growth.
Our secondary students take greater ownership of their learning, choosing electives and even combining elements from different programmes to match their interests, strengths, and future ambitions.
Our three distinct yet flexible pathways ensure every child gets the right balance of challenge, support, and personalisation. Pathway 2 students follow the core curriculum with personalised support, while Pathway 3 students access a fully individualised programme with specialist guidance.
Globally Recognised curricula
Our diverse and flexible curricula combine the best of British and international programmes. From the English National Curriculum and International Primary Curriculum to the IB, IGCSEs, BTEC, and more, we ensure your child benefits from a world-class education that promotes academic excellence and personal growth.
Our secondary students take greater ownership of their learning, choosing electives and even combining elements from different programmes to match their interests, strengths, and future ambitions.
Our three distinct yet flexible pathways ensure every child gets the right balance of challenge, support, and personalisation. Pathway 2 students follow the core curriculum with personalised support, while Pathway 3 students access a fully individualised programme with specialist guidance.
Globally Recognised curricula
Our diverse and flexible curricula combine the best of British and international programmes. From the English National Curriculum and International Primary Curriculum to the IB, IGCSEs, BTEC, and more, we ensure your child benefits from a world-class education that promotes academic excellence and personal growth.
Our secondary students take greater ownership of their learning, choosing electives and even combining elements from different programmes to match their interests, strengths, and future ambitions.
Our three distinct yet flexible pathways ensure every child gets the right balance of challenge, support, and personalisation. Pathway 2 students follow the core curriculum with personalised support, while Pathway 3 students access a fully individualised programme with specialist guidance.
Globally Recognised curricula
Our diverse and flexible curricula combine the best of British and international programmes. From the English National Curriculum and International Primary Curriculum to the IB, IGCSEs, BTEC, and more, we ensure your child benefits from a world-class education that promotes academic excellence and personal growth.
Our secondary students take greater ownership of their learning, choosing electives and even combining elements from different programmes to match their interests, strengths, and future ambitions.
Our three distinct yet flexible pathways ensure every child gets the right balance of challenge, support, and personalisation. Pathway 2 students follow the core curriculum with personalised support, while Pathway 3 students access a fully individualised programme with specialist guidance.
Globally Recognised curricula
Our diverse and flexible curricula combine the best of British and international programmes. From the English National Curriculum and International Primary Curriculum to the IB, IGCSEs, BTEC, and more, we ensure your child benefits from a world-class education that promotes academic excellence and personal growth.
Our secondary students take greater ownership of their learning, choosing electives and even combining elements from different programmes to match their interests, strengths, and future ambitions.
Our three distinct yet flexible pathways ensure every child gets the right balance of challenge, support, and personalisation. Pathway 2 students follow the core curriculum with personalised support, while Pathway 3 students access a fully individualised programme with specialist guidance.
Globally Recognised curricula
Our diverse and flexible curricula combine the best of British and international programmes. From the English National Curriculum and International Primary Curriculum to the IB, IGCSEs, BTEC, and more, we ensure your child benefits from a world-class education that promotes academic excellence and personal growth.
Our secondary students take greater ownership of their learning, choosing electives and even combining elements from different programmes to match their interests, strengths, and future ambitions.
Our three distinct yet flexible pathways ensure every child gets the right balance of challenge, support, and personalisation. Pathway 2 students follow the core curriculum with personalised support, while Pathway 3 students access a fully individualised programme with specialist guidance.
DISCOVERING TALENTS, IGNITING PASSIONS
Our thriving co-curricular programme offers more than 500 clubs and activities. This gives your child every opportunity to learn new skills and pursue their passions.
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Drama
Our students enjoy a world-class performing arts experience through our exclusive collaboration with The Juilliard School. In our ultra-modern Expressive Arts Centre, aspiring actors and performers learn from specialist instructors and artists in purpose-built spaces. Our ‘junior actors’, ‘drama for young thespians’, and ‘centre stage’ clubs explore acting techniques and approaches, while our Alice in Wonderland production brings students together to put on a spectacular show.
STEAM
Innovation abounds on our co-curricular STEAM programme, which is enhanced by our collaboration with MIT. Each activity provides a unique opportunity to deepen our students’ understanding of key concepts – and spark curiosity. At our ‘solving global issues using tech’ club, students use their programming skills to create energy saving smart devices for homes. Truly unique activities, like our Lego masters, digital escape room, robotics, and ‘how to build a city’ clubs, encourage our students to think critically, creatively, and solve problems.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award
The world’s leading youth achievement programme gives older students the opportunity to set their own goals and challenges, take part in activities they know and enjoy, and try something different. They also get involved in community service projects that make a big difference. As they progress through the programme your child will develop resilience, learn more about themselves, and grow in confidence.
Sport and PE
Our students love to get moving. Every child has access to sport in and beyond the curriculum, which boosts their physical and mental health, develops transferable skills, and brings friends together. Our clubs offer something for everyone, from badminton, basketball, and tennis to yoga, Futsal, and judo. Students excel on the pitch and court representing Dover Court with pride as part of our DCIS Wolves teams.
Creative arts
A broad spectrum of opportunities gives every child the space, medium, and time to express themselves creatively. Our younger students use Lego, clay, and plasticine to create stop-motion animations, try their hand at traditional Chinese painting, and learn about illustration at our Manga art club. At secondary, older students create multi-sensory pieces, discover the ancient art of Kirigami, and make sure nothing goes to waste at our junk modelling club. There’s lots of fun to be had at board game, jewellery making, and storytelling clubs, too!
Music
At Dover Court, your child can join an orchestra, band, or choir, or enjoy the challenge of learning an instrument. They’ll learn from the very best teachers, who will help them to become virtuoso piano, violin, or flute instrumentalists. Talented musicians shine on stage at productions and concerts, while our co-curricular clubs welcome musicians of all abilities. These include our ‘showtime singers’ acapella club and ‘music around the world’ programme, which explores global sounds and much more.
JOIN OUR WARM AND INCLUSIVE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN SINGAPORE
We’re delighted you’re considering Dover Court International School for your child’s education. Your journey starts with our welcoming admissions team, who will guide you through our application process.
- Get in touch with us today – fill in our short online enquiry form.
- Come and see our international school in Singapore – or join us for a virtual discovery meeting.
- Send us your application and supporting documents.
- Once a place becomes available, we’ll invite your child to an age-appropriate assessment.
- If everyone’s happy, we’ll offer your child a place at Dover Court International School.
STEP-BY-STEP ADMISSIONS PROCESS
Ready to start your child’s application? Here’s what you need to do next.
TAKE A TOUR
ASSESSMENT
OFFERING AND ACCEPTING A PLACE
EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE
At Nord Anglia Education, we inspire curiosity and innovative thinking in our students - giving them the tools and skills to succeed. Our educational approach uses our global reach, enabled by world-class technology, to bring our students truly transformational learning experiences.
The Juilliard School
Our collaboration with the world leader in performing arts nurtures our students’ love of drama and music.
The Juilliard School
There’s so much more to performing arts than what you see on stage. Children develop self-expression and self-awareness, as well as empathy, confidence, and a love of cultural exploration. Our collaboration with the world-renowned performing arts institution, The Juilliard School, enhances our drama and music programmes, promoting creativity, teamwork, and resilience among students of all ages.
Juilliard is recognised around the world as a leader in the arts. Through our exclusive collaboration, we harness their expertise and experience to create a continually evolving programme, which sparks our students’ imagination and nurtures their talents and interests.
MIT
The MIT-Nord Anglia STEAM programme develops our students’ problem-solving skills through real-world challenges that get them thinking outside the box.
MIT
Our global programme inspires students to look beyond individual subjects, sparking their curiosity through our hands-on interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving. Guided by the world’s leading STEAM institution, our students take part in challenges and visit MIT on a trip led by experts from the university. Our collaboration also gives our teachers the opportunity to learn from specialists in the world of STEAM, coming up with cutting-edge lessons that inspire our students in the future.
UNICEF
Students are challenged to make a difference both locally and internationally, working together to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
UNICEF
Our collaboration with UNICEF challenges both students and teachers to think about how they can make a meaningful, positive impact on the world around them. This includes embedding the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in our teaching and learning, using materials developed by UNICEF. Our students also take part in an annual Global Challenge, as well as local outreach opportunities in our community.
IMG Academy
IMG Academy's sports and wellbeing programme helps students build confidence, resilience, and leadership skills through world-class athletic training, personal development, and elite coaching.
IMG Academy
Our global programme empowers students to develop essential life skills through the discipline of sport, guided by the world’s leading sports education institution.
We equip students with the tools to succeed both on and off the field by combining elite athletic training with personal development, wellbeing, and mindset coaching. Altogether, this builds their resilience, confidence, and leadership skills.
Our teachers also benefit from professional development led by IMG Academy’s expert coaches, ensuring they can inspire and support students in reaching their full potential.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS)
- How long does the admissions process take?
- The length of the admissions process varies. It’s personalised to your child, so factors like their age, learning support needs, and assessment type all play a part. The time it takes to get the Confidential Student Reference form from your child’s current school can also have an impact.
- How long is your waiting list?
We’re currently at capacity, with waiting lists for most age groups. Singapore, however, is a relatively transient place, with families coming and going throughout the year. As the school receives withdrawals, places are offered to children on the waiting list (in order of application).
Dover Court has three withdrawal deadlines each year, one per term. You can find these in our calendar. Once we’ve had a withdrawal, we’ll contact the next family on the waitlist to immediately offer them a place.
If we’re unable to offer your child a place for their preferred start date, your application will roll over to the next term (or until a suitable space becomes available).
- Is the admissions process different if my company pays the fees?
- If your company is paying your child’s fees, our admissions and finance teams are happy to deal with them directly. Please let us know as early as possible in the process.
- Is the application fee refundable?
- Once paid, the application fee is non-refundable.
- What methods of payment do you accept?
Payments can be made by:
1. Electronic bank transfer in Singapore Dollars (SGD) to the DCIS bank account:
Account Name: Dover Court International School (Pte) Ltd
Bank Name: HSBC (Corporate)
Account Number (SGD): 052188893001
Swift Code: HSBCSGSGXXXX
The remitter is responsible for all bank and foreign exchange charges. Any transfer fees or charges that are eventually deducted from the amount received by the school will remain on your account for collection.
Please provide a copy of the bank remittance and the student’s name to the Finance Office
(finance@dovercourt.edu.sg) as proof of payment. To help us identify your payment, please list the invoice number and/or your child’s name (stated on your invoice) in the reference details at the time of your transfer.
When fee payment is undertaken by a company on behalf of a student’s parents/guardians, a company representative will be asked to provide a DCIS Letter of Guaranteewhen the student is enrolled at DCIS.
2. Monthly GIRO Payment
Monthly GIRO payment is offered at no extra charge to all parents who pay fees privately. A Frequently Asked Questions document gives full details of the arrangement and accompanies this letter and is also available on the Parent Portal.
The following points are important to note:
- Existing GIRO arrangements will continue and no new form needs to be submitted
- Completed original GIRO forms must be submitted to the Finance Department, electronic copies will not be accepted.
- A separate GIRO form must be completed for each student at Dover Court.
- As the GIRO takes several weeks to process GIRO forms must be returned as soon as possible to allow sufficient processing time
- There are 9 payment deductions annually, with the final payment of the academic year taking place on 1st April.
- Requests for GIRO payments should be sent by email to: finance@dovercourt.edu.sg
3. Paynow: UEN No 197100313E
4. Credit card: payment can be made to Dover Court using CardUp. Please note that CardUp charges for this service. https://www.cardup.co/personal/discover/make/dovercourt
