56 international schools and enrichment centres, 29 categories, and two judges. The scores are in for the Singapore Education Awards 2026/2027, and we have our winners!
In September, we launched our Singapore Education Awards 2026/2027 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 2026/2027 – 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 2026/2027 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 2026/2027: Meet the winners!
1. International School With the Most Future-Ready Students
Gold Winner: Dulwich College (Singapore)
Silver Winners: Nexus International School (Singapore); and Tanglin Trust School
Editor’s Choice: Dover Court International School
2. Best Bilingual Programme (International School)
Gold Winner: Canadian International School
Silver Winners: Dulwich College (Singapore); and EtonHouse International School Broadrick
Editor’s Choice: Stamford American International School; and XCL World Academy
3. Best Bilingual Programme (Preschool)
Gold Winner: EtonHouse Pre-School Upper Bukit Timah
Silver Winner: House on the Hill
Editor’s Choice: Little Green House
4. Digital Technology in Learning Award
Gold Winners: Nexus International School (Singapore); and XCL World Academy
Silver Winner: Australian International School
5. Most Affordable International School
Gold Winners: Middleton International School; and The Perse School (Singapore)
Silver Winners: Holland International School; and International French School (Singapore)
Editor’s Choice: Invictus International School; and One World International School
6. School Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Gold Winners: Chatsworth International School; and Nexus International School (Singapore)
Silver Winners: North London Collegiate School (Singapore); and XCL World Academy
Editor’s Choice: Global Indian International School
7. Singapore International School of the Year
Gold Winner: Tanglin Trust School
Silver Winner: Australian International School
Editor’s Choice: Canadian International School
8. Sustainable International School of the Year
Gold Winners: Canadian International School; and Nexus International School (Singapore)
Silver Winners: One World International School; and The Perse School (Singapore)
Editor’s Choice: The Grange Institution
9. Singapore Preschool of the Year
Gold Winner: Australian International School
Silver Winner: Tanglin Trust School
Editor’s Choice: German European School Singapore
10. Best Small School in Singapore (under 700 students)
Gold Winner: Chatsworth International School
Silver Winner: EtonHouse International School Orchard
Editor’s Choice: Holland International School; and Sir Manasseh Meyer International School
11. Student Wellbeing Award
Gold Winner: Chatsworth International School
Silver Winners: Dover Court International School; and North London Collegiate School (Singapore)
Editor’s Choice: Brighton College (Singapore)
12. The Curriculum Awards (American)
Gold Winner: Stamford American International School
Silver Winner: International Community School (Singapore)
13. The Curriculum Awards (British)
Gold Winner: Tanglin Trust School
Silver Winner: The Perse School (Singapore)
Editor’s Choice: Dover Court International School; and North London Collegiate School (Singapore)
14. The Curriculum Awards (International Baccalaureate)
Gold Winners: Chatsworth International School; and Overseas Family School
Silver Winners: North London Collegiate School (Singapore); and XCL World Academy
Editor’s Choice: German European School Singapore; and Stamford American International School
15. Best New Campus
Gold Winner: SPGS International School (Singapore)
Silver Winner: One World International School
16. Diversity and Inclusive Community Award
Gold Winner: Dover Court International School
Silver Winners: International Community School (Singapore); and North London Collegiate School (Singapore)
Editor’s Choice: One World International School
17. Best School for Learning Support
Gold Winner: The Winstedt School
Silver Winner: Dynamics International School
Editor’s Choice: HFSE International School
18. Best Outdoor Learning Programme
Gold Winner: Tanglin Trust School
Silver Winner: Dulwich College (Singapore)
Editor’s Choice: Australian International School; and Outdoor School Singapore by NTUC First Campus
19. Best Early Intervention Centre
Gold Winners: Dynamics Therapy Group; and WINGS
Silver Winner: KidsFirst
Editor’s Choice: AltSchool Early Intervention Centre
20. Best Math Enrichment Centre
Gold Winners: The Eton Academy by EtonHouse; and The Nuggets Academy
Silver Winner: Seriously Addictive Mathematics
21. Best English Language Enrichment Centre
Gold Winner: Academia
Silver Winners: Scholars Hall; and The Eton Academy by EtonHouse
Editor’s Choice: The Nuggets Academy
22. Best Technology Education Enrichment Centre
Gold Winner: Coding Lab
Silver Winner: Meta Robotics
23. Best Music School For Kids
Gold Winners: Dandelion School of Music; and Joy Music Studio
24. Best Dance Studio For Kids
Gold Winner: Centre Stage School of the Arts
Silver Winners: All That Jazz Dance Academy; and The Dance Station
25. Best Chinese Language Enrichment Centre
Gold Winner: Chengzhu Mandarin Centre
Silver Winner: YouLe Mandarin Centre
26. Best Drama School For Kids
Gold Winners: ACT 3 Drama Academy; and Centre Stage School of the Arts
27. Best Playgroup For Babies and Toddlers
Gold Winners: Chengzhu Mandarin Centre; and Julia Gabriel Centre
28. Principal of the Year
Kindergarten
Josephyne Ho, EtonHouse Pre-School Mountbatten 223, as voted by parents with children in the kindergarten.
Primary
Elaine Robinson, Sir Manasseh Meyer International School, as voted by parents and students from its primary school.
Secondary
Christina Bacolod Labrador, HFSE International School, as voted by parents and students from its secondary school.
29. Teacher of the Year
Kindergarten
Pooja Sachdev, Global Indian International School, as voted by parents with children in its kindergarten.
Primary
Jade Ackers, XCL World Academy, as voted by parents and students from its primary school.
Secondary
Sharon Anne Menezes, HFSE 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!
Anne-Maree Soon
Anne‑Maree Soon is a prominent leader in international education recruitment and a Board Member of English Schools Foundation, Hong Kong’s largest K–13 provider serving over 18,600 students across 22 schools. As Founder and Managing Director of Oxford Partnership, she partners with school boards and senior leaders to recruit across all academic and corporate functions, strengthening leadership, culture and organisational performance. Her impact in recruitment and governance places her at the forefront of shaping excellence, innovation and future‑ready leadership in international education.
Nancy Luo
Nancy Xiangwen Luo has spent her career in sovereign wealth investment and education and is the CEO of Cambridge Global Connect UK (Oxbridge Global Connect), an award-winning education platform endorsed by London Tech Week and Tencent, based in Cambridge UK and Hong Kong that works with leading global foundations and top international schools. CGC has partnered with top international schools in admissions, research projects and placement at world renown think tanks including the Institute of Economic Affairs, Clinton Global Initiatives and People’s Classroom under Camden Foundation UK. She is also a Forbes columnist and recipient of Forbes 30 under 30. Her passion includes global education innovation, comparative pedagogies and ESG integration. Nancy has an Mphil in Land Economy and MBA at the University of Cambridge and BA Hons from Mount Holyoke College, USA.
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