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Welcome To The International French School (Singapore)!

Every year, in September, we have the pleasure to welcome more than 600 new students from Kindergarten to High School into IFS.
Our multicultural and multilingual student community represents and celebrates our motto, to “Open Your Mind.”
Our school offers a French curriculum in a multicultural environment.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

How to Enrol?

To start your application, please follow these simple steps:

1

Set up an application on EDUKA, the enrolment portal.

For Secondary school applications, once you have submitted* your application** and paid the application fee, you will receive a form (from the pedagogical team). This will enable you to choose the section (language pathways) and other options.

2

Payment of the registration fees and School Fees Advance (SFA)

Once the application is submitted and processed by the Admissions department, our Finance department will issue the registration fees and SFA invoice to the identified payer, (parents or company).

3

Admissions committee

Admissions committees will be held every month***. Only applications for which payment has been received 7 days prior the committee date at the latest will be considered.

4

Confirmation of enrolment

Following the admissions committee, the placement of your child will be confirmed by email and additional documents will be requested from you.

Start your application process

For more information, please contact the Admissions at [email protected]

Applications for admission for the 2025-2026 academic year are now open. Please visit our Eduka portal to start your application.

* Please note payment of the application fee confirms your wish to enrol your child in our school but does not guarantee a seat.

IFS reserves the right to reject an application after review or to put students on the waiting list when maximal capacity has been reached.

** Supporting documents to be uploaded with the online application

  • School transcripts of the previous two academic years and of the current academic year if applicable
  • School attendance certificate
  • Copy of the parents’ passport and of the child who is enrolling
  • Full copy of the family booklet or of the birth certificate for non-French families
  • Copy of the child’s vaccination record

***Admissions committee dates for an intended entry in the academic year 2025-2026

  • 21 May 2025
  • 26 June 2025
  • 26 August 2025

ADMISSION

Entry Requirements

Please note that only children reaching the required school age can register at IFS. We welcome students from the age of 3 at the start of the school year.

Children coming from a school accredited by the French Ministry of Education (including AEFE)

Students are considered on the basis of their previous school records.

Children coming from a non-French school system or French school system out of ministerial agreement

From 6 years old, (entry into CP – Grade 1), students coming from another school system or an out-of-agreement private French school must undergo an assessment upon their arrival. This is to ensure that the student will not struggle in their age group.

French language requirement

We welcome non-French speaking children up to 12 years old. From 6 years old, students who don’t master the French language must undergo an assessment to validate their application. For more information, please contact us at: [email protected]

Singapore residency requirements

Students joining IFS must possess one of the following documents/visas before they commence schooling:

  • Dependent Pass (DP), Permanent Resident (PR), Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP), Student Pass (STP), or have an IPA (In-Principle Approval);
  • Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) approval letter for Singaporean children or Singaporean children with dual citizenship (at least one of the two parents is of Singaporean nationality)

In accordance with Singaporean law, any child 6 years and above is required to get approval from the Ministry of Education (MOE) to join an international school. IFS will obtain the correct approvals from the MOE before confirming the enrolment.

A tourist visa does NOT allow a student to be enrolled or commence schooling.

Note regarding vaccination requirements:
A new vaccination schedule in Singapore has been in effect since 1 November 2020.

  • The Singapore Ministry of Health strongly encourages students to follow this new vaccination schedule.
  • New recommendations include vaccination against chickenpox and influenza.
  • The new vaccines are highly recommended but not mandatory.
  • For further details on the vaccination requirements, please visit the NIR (National Immunisation Registry) website.

For more information please visit the ICA website.

Which Class Will Your Child Join?

Year of birth Class (French system) Singaporean Equivalent US Equivalent UK Equivalent
2021 PS N2 Nursery Nursery
2020 MS K1 Pre-K Reception
2019 GS K2 Kindergarten Year 1
2018 CP Primary 1 Grade 1 Year 2
2017 CE1 Primary 2 Grade 2 Year 3
2016 CE2 Primary 3 Grade 3 Year 4
2015 CM1 Primary 4 Grade 4 Year 5
2014 CM2 Primary 5 Grade 5 Year 6
2013 6e Primary 6 Grade 6 Year 7
2012 5e Secondary 1 Grade 7 Year 8
2011 4e Secondary 2 Grade 8 Year 9
2010 3e Secondary 3 Grade 9 Year 10
2009 2nde Secondary 4 Grade 10 Year 11
2008 1ère Secondary 5 Grade 11 Year 12
2007 Terminale Pre-university 1 Grade 12 Year 13
Year of birth Class (French system) Singaporean Equivalent US Equivalent UK Equivalent
2022 PS N2 Nursery Nursery
2021 MS K1 Pre-K Reception
2020 GS K2 Kindergarten Year 1
2019 CP Primary 1 Grade 1 Year 2
2018 CE1 Primary 2 Grade 2 Year 3
2017 CE2 Primary 3 Grade 3 Year 4
2016 CM1 Primary 4 Grade 4 Year 5
2015 CM2 Primary 5 Grade 5 Year 6
2014 6e Primary 6 Grade 6 Year 7
2013 5e Secondary 1 Grade 7 Year 8
2012 4e Secondary 2 Grade 8 Year 9
2011 3e Secondary 3 Grade 9 Year 10
2010 2nde Secondary 4 Grade 10 Year 11
2009 1ère Secondary 5 Grade 11 Year 12
2008 Terminale Pre-university 1 Grade 12 Year 13