St Francis Methodist School Review
Founded in 1960, St Francis Methodist School (SFMS) has a cohort of around 750 local and expat students from more than 20 countries including China, Indonesia, and Thailand. Affiliated to a family of Methodist schools in Singapore, SFMS is by far the most international secondary school in the group.
SFMS is a private international school, and academic programmes include IGCSEs, A Levels, the IBDP, and the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). However, SFMS also operates very much like a government-run MOE school in that it follows the Singaporean academic year (Jan – Dec) and schooling hours, it has a team of teachers largely recruited from mainstream Singaporean schools, and its curriculum includes GCEs.
Students study the MOE syllabus in Secondary 1 – 2; they can then choose between GCEs, IGCSES or WACE in Secondary 3 – 4 or Years 9 – 10; and then finish with A Levels or WACE in U-12 or Years 11 – 12. The school is authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation to offer the IB Diploma Programme, and its first IBDP cohort started in January 2020.
Located next to the new Hillview MRT station, SFMS is a small campus with basic facilities – although it has recently opened a new learning resource centre. Where the school really shines, however, is in its holistic education that focuses as much on pastoral care, moral values, and non-academic activities as it does on exam results. Also, tuition fees are considerably cheaper than many other international schools, but still more expensive than local MOE schools.
If you are the owner or the principal of the school and note any inaccuracies, or would like to update data, you can now open an account with us. You will also be able to add admissions availability per year group, and advertise current job vacancies. This is a free service. Please help us keep prospective parents up to date with your latest information.
Are you looking for a place for your child, and want help from our school consultants? If so, click on the link below, and we will forward your request for information to the school or schools of the same type that we are confident have availability. This is a free service for our readers. Request Information
