United World College of South East Asia

United World College of South East Asia
Dover: 1207 Dover Road
Singapore 139654
East: 1 Tampines Street 73
Singapore 528704

Singapore
Information
Type
Established1971 (1971)
College PresidentNick Alchin
Teaching staff578
GradesK-12
Enrolment5,561[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.7:1
Education systemUWCSEA designed curriculum, IGCSE, IB Diploma
Campus typeUrban
Colours    
Light blue, Teal, Blue, and White
MascotPhoenix (Dover campus)
Dragon (East campus)
Accreditation
Affiliation
Websitehttps://www.uwcsea.edu.sg/

The United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) is an independent international school in Singapore. It is a member of the United World College (UWC) movement, which includes 18 schools worldwide.[3][4][5] UWCSEA provides a K–12 education consisting of five interlinking elements: academics, activities, outdoor education, personal and social education, and service. The UWCSEA learning program leads to the UWC Program in Grades 9 and 10 and the IB Diploma in Grades 11 and 12.

The school has two campuses, with around 3,000 students at the Dover Campus and 2,500 at the East Campus in Tampines.[6] Most students participate in the service program, which involves service to the school community, the Singaporean community, as well as overseas communities.

UWCSEA is different from many of its sister colleges in the UWC movement, most of which are wholly boarding institutions that offer only a two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for mainly scholarship students of around 16–19 years of age. UWCSEA admits students from the age of 4, and the majority of students are children with parents who are expatriates or immigrants in Singapore.

There are more than 300 boarders from 76 countries across both campuses, and there are over 100 students from 47 countries in grades 8-12 who are supported by scholarships. Singapore government policy prevents most citizens from attending international schools within the country, and therefore UWCSEA has the smallest percentage of local students of any UWC. There are 30 nationalities represented in the teaching staff, and there are 114 student nationalities.

History

The site on which the Dover Campus now stands was previously occupied by St John's School, run by the British Families Education Service for the families of British military personnel. After the British military withdrawal in 1971, the land was repurposed for the creation of a private school. The Singapore International School was officially opened in 1971 by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.

It was affiliated with the United World College movement, and formally became a member of the movement in 1975, changing its name to the United World College of South East Asia.[7] Originally a secondary-only school, UWCSEA Dover today has a primary section that takes students as young as 4 (starting 1998).[8] The total number of students on the Dover Campus (Kindergarten 1 – Grade 12) is now 3,000+. UWCSEA's East Campus opened its doors on 1 September 2008 in a transitional campus in Ang Mo Kio. The East Infant School moved to its permanent home at the Tampines campus in 2010, and the rest of the grades followed. As of 2021, both campuses have a combined student population of 5,609 students from 100 countries.[9]

The Dover campus is one of a few remaining structures in Singapore that was constructed with bricks from the old Alexandra Brick Works, located at the current PSA building. This was confirmed by a student in 2013 during the demolition of the old “English” block, where hundreds of bricks stamped with “Alexandra” were found.

Notable alumni

There are over 25,000 UWCSEA alumni around the world.[10]

Notable alumni include:

References

  1. ^ "UWCSEA Dover Campus – Welcome to UWCSEA Dover". www.uwcsea.edu.sg. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ Accreditation, memberships and registration. Archived 2019-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Toh, Kezia (9 December 2011). "Hot water, air-con from sun". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  4. ^ Othman, Zul (18 June 2009). "Scholarships for heartland S'poreans". today. Singapore.
  5. ^ Wong, Mavis (20 March 2017). "UWCSEA SPREADS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  6. ^ "East Campus". UWCSEA | International school in Singapore. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. ^ Branson, Jacqueline (2003). An evaluation of United World Colleges (Doctoral thesis). Institute of Education, University of London. (Page 47)
  8. ^ "The Story of UWCSEA". uwcsea.com. United World College of South East Asia. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Students". www.uwcsea.edu.sg. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Alumni". UWCSEA. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023. 25,075 contactable alumni in 144 countries
  11. ^ Jarvis, Tim (1 November 2023). "Tim Jarvis AM: 2024 Australian of the Year for South Australia". FIFTY+SA (Interview). Interviewed by Holland, Kate. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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