46 international schools and enrichment centres, 25 categories, and four judges. The votes are in for the Singapore Education Awards 2024, and we have our winners!
In September, we launched our Singapore Education Awards 2024 and asked you to vote for your favourite principal and teacher – and the results are in! After two months of nominating, voting and judging, the Singapore Education Awards 2024 – brought to you by HoneyKids Asia – has come to a close. In this awards series, we celebrated the outstanding achievements, efforts and contributions of Singapore’s best international schools and enrichment centres, based on the assessments of our panel of expert judges. And thanks to your votes, you helped us recognise and honour the standout principals and teachers in Singapore who really deserve a shoutout. So, before we reveal the winners of this year’s 2024 Singapore Education Awards, we want to say an enormous thank you to our judges, and our readers – we couldn’t have done it without you!
SINGAPORE EDUCATION AWARDS 2024: Meet the winners!
1. Most Future-Ready Students
Gold Winner: Tanglin Trust School
Silver Winners: GESS – International School; and Dulwich College (Singapore)
Editor’s Choice: Canadian International School
2. Best Bilingual Programme
Gold Winners: EtonHouse International School and Pre-School; and International French School (Singapore)
Silver Winner: Canadian International School
3. Digital Technology in Learning Award
Gold Winner: Dulwich College (Singapore)
Silver Winners: XCL World Academy; and Australian International School
Editor’s Choice: Nexus International School (Singapore)
4. Most Affordable International School
Gold Winner: Middleton International School
Silver Winner: Astor International School
Editor’s Choice: International French School (Singapore)
5. School Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Gold Winner: Chatsworth International School
Silver Winner: Brighton College (Singapore)
Editor’s Choice: Holland International School
6. Singapore International School of the Year
Gold Winner: Tanglin Trust School
Silver Winner: Stamford American International School
Editor’s Choice: Australian International School
7. Sustainable International School of the Year
Gold Winner: Nexus International School (Singapore)
Silver Winners: The Grange Institution; and Holland International School
8. Singapore Preschool of the Year
Gold Winner: GESS – International School
Silver Winner: Mulberry Learning
Editor’s Choice: PCF Sparkletots @ Taman Jurong Blk 150
9. Best Small School in Singapore (under 700 students)
Gold Winner: International Community School (Singapore)
Silver Winners: EtonHouse International School; and Invictus International School
Editor’s Choice: Brighton College (Singapore)
10. Student Wellbeing Award
Gold Winner: Dover Court International School
Silver Winner: Marlborough College Malaysia
Editor’s Choice: Brighton College (Singapore)
11. The Curriculum Awards (American)
Gold Winner: Stamford American International School
Silver Winner: International Community School (Singapore)
Editor’s Choice: XCL American Academy
12. The Curriculum Awards (British)
Gold Winner: Tanglin Trust School
Silver Winner: Dover Court International School
Editor’s Choice: North London Collegiate School (Singapore)
13. The Curriculum Awards (International Baccalaureate)
Gold Winner: Chatsworth International School
Silver Winners: Stamford American International School; and North London Collegiate School (Singapore)
Editor’s Choice: Nexus International School (Singapore)
14. Best New Campus
Gold Winner: One World International School
Silver Winner: XCL World Academy
Editor’s Choice: XCL American Academy
15. Diversity and Inclusive Community Award
Gold Winners: Dover Court International School; and Australian International School
Silver Winner: One World International School
16. Best School for Learning Support
Gold Winner: The Winstedt School
Silver Winner: Dynamics International School
17. Best Early Intervention Centre
Gold Winner: Dynamics Therapy Group
Silver Winner: KidsFirst; and AltSchool International
18. Best Math Enrichment Centre
Gold Winner: Spark Math
Silver Winners: MasterMaths Education Centre; and Math Nuggets
19. Best English Language Enrichment Centre
Gold Winner: Academia
Silver Winner: LCentral English
20. Best Technology Education Enrichment Centre
Gold Winner: Coding Lab
Silver Winner: Nullspace Robotics
21. Best Music School For Kids
Gold Winner: Da Capo Music Academy
Silver Winners: Joy Music Studio; and Marlborough College Malaysia
22. Best Dance Studio For Kids
Gold Winner: Centre Stage School Of Arts
Silver Winners: Tanglin Arts Studio; and The Graceful Swan
23. Best Chinese Language Enrichment Centre
Gold Winner: HAHA Chinese
Silver Winner: YouLe Mandarin Centre
24. Principal of the Year
Kindergarten
Gold Winner: Bridget Kang, EtonHouse Garden School by the Bay, as voted by parents with children in the kindergarten.
Silver Winner: Josephyne Ho, EtonHouse Pre-School Mountbatten 223, as voted by parents with children in the kindergarten.
Primary
Gold Winner: Shannon de Winnaar, Astor International School, as voted by parents and students from its primary school.
Silver Winner: Samuel Goh, International Community School (Singapore), as voted by parents and students from its primary school.
Secondary
Gold Winner: Kara Stucky, International Community School (Singapore), as voted by parents and students from its secondary school.
Silver Winner: Elaine Robinson, Sir Manasseh Meyer International School, as voted by parents and students from its secondary school.
25. Teacher of the Year
Kindergarten
Gold Winner: Yeo Si Qi, EtonHouse Pre-School Upper Bukit Timah, as voted by parents with children in its kindergarten.
Silver Winner: Siying Wong, Middleton International School, as voted by parents with children in its kindergarten.
Primary
Gold Winner: Elmer Dizon, International Community School (Singapore), as voted by parents and students from its primary school.
Silver Winner: Junaidi Kusnong, Sir Manasseh Meyer International School, as voted by parents and students from its primary school.
Secondary
Gold Winner: Zarraz Lee Quick, International Community School (Singapore), as voted by parents and students from its secondary school.
Silver Winner: Nithiya Anbuselvam, Hwa Chong International School, as voted by parents and students from its secondary school.
THE JUDGES
For this year’s Singapore Education Awards, we enlisted the help of education industry experts to assess and identify Singapore’s top international schools and enrichment centres. They tirelessly evaluated the performance of each school and centre based on their academic performance, student engagement, campus culture, people, and more!
Amelia Khoo
As the Family Relations Manager at IvyPrep, Amelia Khoo is actively engaged in building community between the IvyPrep team and its families. With years of customer-facing experience under her belt, and with exposure to nationalities and cultural nuances all over the world, Amelia’s DNA is infused with empathy, commitment, and service excellence. Amelia has also previously worked in the admissions department of an international school in Singapore, and believes that the right care and education is essential to the journey of every child. She believes in the ethos of life-long learning, and is committed to the welfare and development of each and every one of her students.
Anne Murphy
Anne Murphy is the Director of Educational Services at ITS Education Asia (ITS). She is the founder of the first independent school admissions consultancy in Hong Kong, and in 2012, she took her Education Consultancy Services to Singapore. Anne is also the Chief Editor of The Unique Asia Schools Guide. She offers talks and presentations on international school admissions to corporate companies and private organisations, as well as education events and seminars in Hong Kong and Singapore. Anne has also worked in private school admissions and has taught in both international and local schools in Hong Kong and China up to University level.
Anne-Maree Soon
Anne-Maree Soon has over 15 years of recruitment and employment services experience in Australia and Asia, with proven success in partnering with business leaders to optimise organisational effectiveness across a variety of sectors and functions. Anne-Maree has spent the last nine years recruiting for mid to senior appointments for the international education sector, covering academic and non-academic positions for international schools, higher education providers and education consultancies. Her talent pool covers candidates in Asia, Australia, UK, USA, and Canada.
Harry Sherratt
Harry Sherratt graduated from the University of Oxford with a Masters in Modern History, following this up with a one-year, solo tour of historical locations in Eastern Europe. After working in Student Finance at the Open University, where he assessed hundreds of applications for UK financial aid, he moved to KPMG and completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Management Accounting. In his time at KPMG, Harry focused on both the Education and Banking sectors, consulting for schools, universities and the Department of Education. Keen to be more engaged with education delivery, Harry has now lived in Guangdong for over six years, providing teacher training and education consulting, as well as working directly with local students. Harry enjoys helping students plan their educational journey, and is especially excited to help students find their way to top UK universities.
READER GIVEAWAY
To say thank you for taking the time to vote, we’ve given one lucky reader a prize of four x one-day admission tickets to Adventure Cove Waterpark worth $160!