Tanglin Trust School

Penny and Gary Hall, British; Ben (16), Emma (14) and William (12)

“All three of our children have attended Tanglin Trust School since Nursery. Ben is currently in Year 12, Emma is in Year 10 and William is in Year 7. The school challenges the children academically within the classroom, but also gives them so much more beyond it. Ben achieved excellent GCSE results and has gone on to study four A-level subjects. Students have the choice of doing A-level or IB, and it’s the only school that offers this dual pathway at Year 12. A huge part of learning goes beyond the classroom. The older kids have travelled each year with the senior school to Tioman, Gopeng and India, and both did an Outward Bound trip to the Australian Alps National Park in Year 10. Ben is off to Ladakh, India on the Year 12 trip in June with Himalayan Healthcare and then trekking in the Himalayas. All three children have played in sports teams and the older two have travelled extensively for sports competitions throughout Asia. William started playing the trumpet as part of the Year 5 wind instrument programme, and has since taken Grade 1 and joined the wind band and orchestra. We learnt about Tanglin through friends in Singapore whose children attended the school. We originally sent Ben because studying the British curriculum would make the transition back to the UK easier, and we also like that subjects are adapted to be more international and to reflect the school’s location in Asia. Little did we know that 14 years later he would be in Year 12 and still be at Tanglin! From time to time, we ask the kids if they’d want to go back to the UK and board, but the answer is always a resounding no. They love where they go to school and we all feel very much part of the Tanglin family.”

95 Portsdown Road | 6778 0771 | tts.edu.sg

Ben is off to Ladakh in India on a Year 12 trip in June, and then he’s trekking in the Himalayas.