1. Student must be at least 14 years of age as at the date of enrolment
2. A minimum of 8 years of prior education

Students will be ready for the following:

1. Admission Exercise for International Students (AEIS) Test
2. Supplementary Admission Exercise for International Students (S-AEIS) Test
3. Local Government School Entry Test

Students will be awarded a Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

Offered as 10-week / 20-week programme offering English Language and Mathematics to prepare foreign students for admission to Singapore Government Schools.

English Language

At the end of the Preparatory Course, students will be able to communicate effectively in English. They will be able to:

1. Listen to, read and view with understanding fiction and non-fiction texts from print.
2. Express themselves in well constructed sentences both orally and in writing.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in writing of compositions.
4. Answer comprehension questions from given passages.
5. Demonstrate proficiency on comprehension cloze.

Mathematics

At the end of the course, students will be able to perform mathematical computations of the respective grade levels.

Weekly Assembly & Chapel Service: 1 hour / week
English: 23 hours / week
Mathematics: 6 hours / week

School Terms
Term 1: Monday 9 January 2012 – Friday 16 March 2012
Term 2: Monday 19 March 2012 – Friday 25 May 2012
Term 3: Monday 28 May 2012 – Friday 3 August 2012
Term 4: Monday 6 August 2012 – Friday 12 October 2012
Term 5: Monday 15 October 2012 – Friday 21 December 2012

Public Holiday
New Year’s Day : * Sunday 1 January 2012
Chinese New Year : Monday 23 January 2012 and Tuesday 24 January 2012
Good Friday : Friday 6 April 2012
Labour Day : Tuesday 1 May 2012
Vesak day : Saturday 5 May 2012
National Day : Thursday 9 August 2012
Hari Raya Puasa : *Sunday 19 August 2012
Hari Raya Haji : Friday 26 October 2012
Deepavali : **Tuesday 13 November 2012
Christmas Day : Tuesday 25 December 2012

* The following Monday will be a holiday.
** Deepavali needs to be checked against the Indian Almanac when it is available. Should there be a change in date, the Ministry of Manpower will issue a media release to announce the change.

School Holiday
Teachers’ Day: Friday 7 September 2012

Class tests will be conducted in weeks 4 and 8 of every term.

14 working days after the second test date of every term.

We are proud to have many qualified and dedicated teachers here at YMCA School. The following list shows the Preparatory Course teachers, their qualifications and respective subjects that they are in charge of: