ISS International School

ISS International School (Singapore)
Location
21 Preston Road
Singapore 109355

Singapore
Coordinates1°16′50.2″N 103°48′19.65″E / 1.280611°N 103.8054583°E / 1.280611; 103.8054583
Information
School typePrivate International School IB World School
Established1981
HeadmasterDr. Margaret Alvarez[1]
GradesKindergarten - High School
Websitehttps://www.iss.edu.sg/

ISS International School is a co-educational international school in Singapore. It is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School founded in 1981 and offers IB curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 12.[2][3][4]

History

The campus was a military outpost used by the British Army until the withdrawal of British forces in 1971. The school is on the site of the former Alexandra Grammar School which was attended mainly by the children of serving British military personnel serving in Singapore.[5]

ISS formerly had a second campus in Orchard catering to students from Kindergarten to Grade 8, which unified at their campus in Alexandra in 2020.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Head of School". ISS International School. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ^ Leong, Weng Kam (5 December 1996). "More go for Chinese, Malay over French or Spanish". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  3. ^ Ho, Shoe Be (17 May 1994). "ISS plans to open more international schools in major Chinese cities". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Private school plans to retrench teachers". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 December 1993. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  5. ^ Memories of Singapore and Malaya, Derek Tait, Driftwood Coast Publishing, 2007, page 161
  6. ^ "Campus Unification at Preston Road". ISS International School. 2019-09-26. Archived from the original on 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2020-08-17.