Updated May 2026 · 4 min read
Singapore has four British curriculum schools in the British Schools Asia index. The market is small but expensive: top-year tuition and capital fees range from approximately USD 39,000 to USD 43,000, placing Singapore alongside Hong Kong as one of Asia's most costly British school markets.
Tanglin Trust School is ranked first in Asia. Founded in 1925, it is the oldest British school in Southeast Asia and the only school in Singapore offering both A Levels and the IB Diploma in Sixth Form. Tanglin operates as a not-for-profit trust with approximately 2,800 students from over 50 nationalities on its Portsdown Road campus. Top-year fees, including the building fund, run to approximately USD 43,300.
Dulwich College (Singapore) sits second in the city, ranked #5 in Asia. The Bukit Timah campus opened in 2014 as part of the Dulwich College International network and enrols around 2,600 students. The pathway is the English National Curriculum through to IGCSE, then the IB Diploma in Sixth Form.
Nexus International School ranks third in the city (#8 in Asia). Operating since 2011 from a campus in Aljunied, Nexus runs the IB continuum (PYP/MYP) through to the IB Diploma, with IGCSE in Years 10–11. Brighton College (Singapore), ranked fourth in the city (#11 in Asia), is the newest entrant, it opened in 2020 and is still growing into senior year groups.
Fees in context
Top-year fees (Year 12 or Year 13, including any building or capital fund) cluster between USD 39,464 at Nexus and USD 43,344 at Tanglin. Most schools charge a one-off enrolment or registration fee of several thousand SGD on top of annual tuition, and a refundable or partially refundable deposit. Singapore is comparable in cost to Hong Kong's premium British schools and significantly more expensive than Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur.
What parents should know
Availability is the key practical constraint. Tanglin Trust in particular runs waitlists in popular year groups, especially in Infant and Junior School. Families relocating to Singapore should begin applications well in advance of their move, 12 to 18 months ahead is not unusual.
Post-16 pathway is the second decision. Tanglin is the only Singapore school offering A Levels alongside the IB Diploma. Dulwich and Nexus route students towards the IB Diploma after IGCSE. Brighton is still building out its Sixth Form. Parents committed to A Levels in Singapore have, in practice, one option.
For a full breakdown of every school, visit the Singapore city page or browse the full rankings.