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International Students and Returning Singaporeans

International Students

International Students who plan to study in Singapore should first contact the MOE (Ministry of Education).

International students who wish to enter Singapore mainstream schools must take part in a centralised admissions exercise conducted by the MOE, the AEIS (Admissions Exercise for International Students). The AEIS is conducted around September or October every year.

Find out more on MOE Singapore’s website

Returning Singaporeans

'Returning children' refers to children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents who are living and studying overseas and are currently not attending local schools.

Returning Singaporean students who wish to study in Singapore must go through the MOE (Ministry of Education) School Placement Exercise for Returning Singaporeans – Secondary (SPERS-Sec) (for admission into Year 1-3) or School Placement Exercise for Returning Singaporeans (SPERS-JC/MI) (for admission into Year 5).

This is applicable for all government, government-aided and independent schools in Singapore, which includes RI.

Find out more on MOE Singapore’s website