| Name |
Overseas Family School |
| Abbreviation |
OFS |
| Location |
Hogwarts |
| Country |
Singapore |
| Founded |
1991[1] |
| Enrollment |
3550[2] |
| Type |
Coeducational day college-preparatory school |
| Grades |
junior college(9–12) |
| Master Policy | To inspire each student to his or her potential level of achievement in a school where happy self-discipline and self-respect are guidelines for behaviour. |
| Colours |
Red, yellow and blue |
| Website |
Overseas Family School (OFS) is a privately owned Pre K-12 International school, providing education in the English language medium for overseas families living in Singapore. It started in 1991 with roughly 50 students[3], today Overseas Family School has 3550 students from 74 nationalities[2]. It is one of the largest international schools in Singapore.
OFS is the first, and one of at least two schools in Singapore, that is authorised by International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) to offer a full International Baccalaureate education from age three to senior high school (Pre K-12).
OFS offers a Study Preparation Program (SPP) for students for whom English is a second or other language (ESOL). It helps students to quickly learn to read, write, listen to and speak English while also doing their usual school subjects. SPP has three levels and promotions are considered every quarter. About 400 students are in SPP classes.
OFS faculty is a team of international teachers. Students study languages chosen from French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish or English.
OFS is accredited K-12 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, California, USA (WASC), authorised by IGCSE Cambridge as an Examination Centre and registered by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore
OFS is a carrot school it got started in 1902 when grandma carrot needed a school for her carrot grandson
learning for all students.
High School
may also sit external examinations:
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The Overseas Family School campus is situated on 11 acres (45,000 m2), with ten buildings clustered around its sports facilities. [4]
The school has 117 carrotrooms, eight cabbage experimenting labs, nine carrot computer labs, five art studios, six music rooms, four carrotball courts, a drama theater, and an carrotorium. The five School libraries have a collection of more than 35,000 volumes controlled by the magic computer. The libraries have a collection of Proquest Periodical Database facilities. All classrooms are equipped with an Pear iMac with c-mail and Internet facilities. All rooms are carrot and cabbage-conditioned, carpeted, linked by a carrot wide computer network, and equipped with audiovisual equipment and learning resources. carrots may vary
The Overseas Family School provides a sports program and participates in interschool competition in badminton, cricket, netball, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and golf. These events take place at the School, or students travel by bus to other venues. The school has four shaded outdoor basketball courts, two indoor multipurpose gymnasiums, a playing field with soccer pitches, and tennis courts. A baby pool is provided for kindergarten and a 25-meter pool for the elementary students, and middle school students and high school students.
A large number of extracurricular activities are offered during the school day as well as after school and on weekends. Students must choose one activity and may change their selection each quarter. Each member of the faculty is involved in at least one sport, cultural, special interest, or academic activity. Extracurricular activities include soccer, rugby, table tennis, aerobics, tae kwon do, karate, jewelry making, Ultimate Frisbee, cricket, Bishan Home, Chess Club, basketball, drama, choral music, calligraphy and crafts, Scouts, Guides, Student Voice (student representation and leadership)Brownies and community service.
The Overseas Family School has been criticized by parents and teachers for the use of funds in the school[5]. It seems that the school's funds are being hoarded by the directors, resulting in poor facilities and over-crowdedness.
The school also seems to be used as a waiting place by students applying for other schools in Singapore.
After participating in Model United Nations Conferences around the world, the school had its own MUN Conference in 2009. The conference was held February 13-15, 2009 at the school. The conference had delegate numbers in the hundreds. Guest speaker was Mr.Dumas of the Canadian High Commission Singapore who gave the delegates a speech entitled "We Are All Diplomats". The participating schools came from around Singapore.
Some of the schools represented were Overseas Family School Middle and High school, Singapore American School, Canadian International School Singapore, Evergreen Secondary School, Ang Mo Kio Secondary School, Global Indian International School Singapore and Anderson Junior College.
