Hwa Chong International School

Hwa Chong International School is a co-educational international school in Bukit Timah, Central Region, Singapore that offers secondary education under the International Baccalaureate programme. It is an affiliated school of Hwa Chong Institution but differs considerably in academic standards and enrollment, with HCIS being largely catered towards international students from affluent families.

Overview

Founded in 2005, Hwa Chong International School is part of the Hwa Chong family of schools. While it is an international school, about half of the students are either Singaporeans or permanent residents, largely the latter, a requirement from the Ministry [of Education (Singapore)|Ministry of Education]. The rest of the student body comprises international students from over dozens of countries.

Activities

In November 2007, Hwa Chong International School hosted an International Youth Forum on Global Warming, attended by students from several countries.
HCIS was one of the three IB schools in Singapore chosen to host the International Baccalaureate Asia Pacific Regional Workshop in March 2009.

Controversies

Bullying case

In 2020, a video went viral of a bullying case in HCIS. One student was shown pushing another boy towards a mirror in a toilet, holding the boy by the shoulders. He then told him to "laugh at yourself" and "laugh like hell". The school responed claiming that there was "no malice intended" in the case of a boy who was filmed taunting and beating up a fellow student in a toilet, and adding that the clip in question was over a year old.