Step-by-Step Guide For New Students

STEP 1: Document & Requirement Check

• Read through Admission Prerequisites and Curriculum (Primary | Secondary) and Statement of Understanding for Entrance Test before deciding the course and level you will be applying for your child/ward.
• Read, understand and accept all declarations and the terms and conditions mentioned in Application for Admission and Application for Entrance Test (these can be downloaded from our Download Center).
• Prepare required documents listed in the document checklist and scan all the documents before moving on to the next step.

STEP 2: Apply Online

• Application for admission to SYAS must be made online.
• Read through the User Guide for Online Submission
• To complete the online registration process, you must have a valid credit card.
• Each application must be accompanied with the online submission of all required documents and a non-refundable online payment of application and entrance test fees (inclusive of GST).
  
  In-person test: S$800
  Online test: S$1,000
• Once the online application has been submitted, the application will be reviewed by the SYAS Admissions Office before the entrance test date.
• For applicants who are in Singapore, please click here to apply.
• For applicants who are unable to report to Singapore for Entrance Test, please click here

STEP 3: Entrance Test, Pre-course Counselling, Student Orientation & Interview

• SYAS Admissions Office will provide the application form that was submitted online. Check all information, read the documents and sign on pre-printed application forms (Application for Admission & Application for Entrance Test (these can be downloaded from our Download Center).
• The entrance test typically takes 3.5 hours for both English and Mathematics papers. Applicants are required to bring pens, pencils, colored pencils (for P1), calculator (for PS1F to Sec 3) and mathematical set whenever necessary.
• The applicant and the appointed guardian are required to attend Pre-course Counselling and Student Orientation Session.
• The applicant is required to attend the interview session conducted by SYAS.
• The result of the application will be sent to the applicant and/or the appointed guardian via email. For successful application, return the signed Letter of Offer to the Admissions Office before the deadline stated in the letter.

STEP 4: ICA Application (For Foreign Students - Non-Singaporean/ Non-Singapore PR)

All international students are required to have a valid pass (Student’s Pass (STP), Dependant’s Pass (DP), Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP), etc) to enrol. Applicants holding a valid DP/LTVP are not required to obtain a Student’s Pass or Letter of Consent. However, if their pass expires or is cancelled during their course of study, they must apply for a Student’s Pass to continue their education. Click here for more information.

For applicants who are required to apply for STP with the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), applicants can appoint the school to apply on their behalf, or they can apply on their own accord.

Applicants can appoint the school to apply for a Student’s Pass (STP) on their behalf or they can apply it on their own accord.

Important Note:

ICA's vaccination requirements (Click here for more information)

1. All foreign-born children below aged 12 at the point of registration with SYAS must apply for vaccination verification with HPB.

Option 1: For applicants who have appointed the school

• Provide additional documents as required by ICA. (Refer to document checklist for more information)
• Make payment of ICA application fee to Business Office.
• School submits the STP application to ICA.

Option 2: For applicants who will apply on their own accord

• School provides SOLAR+ reference number to applicant/parent/guardian via email.
• Parent/guardian submits STP application via ICA website.

STEP 5: Student Contract & Payment

• The SYAS Admissions Office will contact the guardian or parent to arrange an appointment for contract signing and fee payment. For applicants who are required to apply for STP, the SYAS Admissions Office will contact them upon receiving approval from ICA.
• Applicants and guardian/parent have to report to Admissions Office within seven working days.
• Sign Student Contract and make payment of Course Fees and Miscellaneous Fees (if any)
• Collect booklist, class timetable, etc from SYAS and purchase school uniform, etc
• For STP holders, fulfil ICA requirements for the issuance of digital STP before starting school.
• For more information regarding payment of course fees and miscellaneous fees, refer here.