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The Eagle spirit promotes infinite possibilities, and this is exactly what SAS offers. A fabulously spacious school with a huge range of academic and extracurricular opportunities through which students can spread their wings.
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Overview
- Student numbers
- 3787
- Curricula
- American
- SEN provision
- SEN considered case by case
- Pre school provision (up to 4)
- Yes
- Religion
- Non-denominational
- Fees
- S$ 33,470 - S$ 38,930
- Ownership
- Non-profit, member based independent school
Head of school
Superintendent
Tom Boasberg
Since 2019, Tom Boasberg BA from Yale (Harry S Truman Scholar), Stanford Law School graduate (distinction) and adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Spanish. No slouch then.
Grew up in
Entrance
Year-round, rolling admissions, though students in high school must join in the first two weeks of semester.
Demand for places runs high and waitlists abound. US citizens get priority. We are told that persistence is key - the waitlists do
Exit
An ‘exit transition’ programme is offered for families moving back home ahead of graduation - reverse culture shock a very real thing. An impressive 93 per cent of graduates go straight to college, the rest to Singapore’s National Service and just
Latest results
In 2024, over 2,000 AP tests were taken of which 79 per cent were 4s and 5s (against a world percentage of 42) ad 93 per cent were 3s, 4s and 5s. The mean score was 4.31 (against a world mean score of 3.12).
In 2024, SAT results (middle 50
Teaching & learning
Singapore American School (SAS) offers an American based curriculum ‘with an international perspective,’ with one eye firmly on building skills, not just knowledge. Chinese immersion in elementary school, service learning in middle school and proj
- Curricula offered
- American - American high school diploma (College Preparatory)
- American - Advanced Placement (AP)
- American - American elementary (or primary) curriculum
- Bilingual programmes
- Chinese/English
Learning support & SEN
SAS does not promote a full special education programme or cater for extreme needs. But support for ADHD, dyslexia and other speech/language issues is available on a case-by-case basis. Parents tell us, 'They really try to get the best out of ever
Language support
Although learning support does not come at extra cost, EAL does. SAS has a limited numbers English Language Learning Programme in grades 1-3, favouring an introduction to English through full immersion. Prospective students must at least show a pr
Arts & extracurricular
The SAS Eagles soar high and sport, music, dance and drama are all strong. Teams and troupes regularly perform at a high level. ‘The Eagle Way’ is promoted at all times to encourage respect on and off the stage or playing fields.
Superb fac
Sport
The 36-acre campus has space for some excellent sporting facilities: seven air-conditioned gymnasiums, three swimming pools, five tennis courts, a 1000-seat stadium, track and field, and huge sport fields.
‘Move and groove’ classes start in
Ethos & heritage
Founded in 1956 in a seven-bedroom house with just 105 students, SAS set out as a school for American expats who didn’t want to follow the ‘terribly British tradition of banishing their children’ to boarding school. Little did they know how popula
Pastoral care, inclusivity & discipline
Student wellbeing is supported with the largest counselling team that we’ve seen in a school yet - 18 counsellors at the last count! In elementary school, counsellors are matched to students for a three-year cycle. In middle and high school, advis
Classroom & community
An American school it may be, but with a very diverse student body. Even from its earliest days, just 57 of the starting 100 pupils were American; today over 50 per cent of all students hold US passports (but many are dual nationality or have neve
- School year
- Early August – early June, with two terms
- School hours
- 8:00am – 3:00pm (pre-school 1.30 pm)
- Student nationalities
- Over 50% US passport holders (many dual citizens)
- Student nationalities - total
- 65
- Uniform requirements
- Yes
Money matters
SAS is a non-profit, opt-out, member-based independent school. Founded in 1956 by business and missionary communities, the school continues to be supported by the SAS Foundation (a 501 (c) 3 based in the US) and the SAS Foundation Ltd (a registere
- Annual fee range
- S$ 33,470 - S$ 38,930
- Fee information
- Application fee: S$ 2,500
Re-enrolment fee (refundable): S$ 2,500;
Registration fee: S$ 7,490 - S$ 9,630;
Bus (semester): S$ 956 - S$ 1,875;
Uniform: S$ 158 - S$ 200;
Lunch (daily): S$ 5.50 - S$ 8;
ELL (annual): S$ 6,420
The last word
The Eagle spirit promotes infinite possibilities, and this is exactly what SAS offers. A fabulously spacious school with a huge range of academic and extracurricular opportunities through which students can spread their wings.
Accreditations, inspections & memberships
- Accreditations/Inspections
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
- Memberships
- Registered by US State Department; International Association of SouthEast Asia Schools (IASAS); East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS); Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE); American Association of School Administrators (AASA); Near East/South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA); Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
