Singapore
London Prep School Heath House to Open in Singapore With Fees From S$12,000
Global Schools Group is bringing the 30-year-old Blackheath prep brand to Bukit Timah Road, pitching itself as the most affordable new British entry in a market where annual fees regularly exceed S$40,000.
A British prep school founded in London's Blackheath in 1993 is set to open a Singapore campus in August 2026, positioning itself as an accessible alternative in one of Asia's most expensive international school markets. According to Newswire, Global Schools Group (GSG) announced the launch of Heath House International School Singapore on 14 May, with annual fees starting from S$12,000 and a three-year fee freeze promised to founding families. The campus, located at Alfa Centre on Bukit Timah Road, will open for children aged five to 14 before expanding year on year into a full all-through school.
Heath House joins a busy cohort of British schools that have entered Singapore in recent years, including Brighton College, North London Collegiate School and The Perse School. What sets the new arrival apart, its operators argue, is price. At a market where annual fees at established British schools run to SGD 39,000 to SGD 50,000 and above, a starting point of S$12,000 represents a meaningful departure, one that GSG chairman Atul Temurnikar has framed as making British education "genuinely accessible" to families who have been priced out.
Curriculum and network
The Singapore campus will follow the Cambridge International curriculum alongside the globally recognised Leader in Me programme, which focuses on leadership, communication and character development. Students will also be able to access GSG's Knowledge Exchange programme, connecting them with peers at the group's campuses in Japan, the UAE and the United Kingdom. GSG operates more than 60 campuses across 11 countries and educates over 45,000 students through brands that include GIIS and OWIS.
A deliberate pitch at the mid-market
Heath House's arrival reflects a broader shift in how British school brands are entering Asian markets. Rather than replicating the premium fee structures of Harrow or Dulwich, GSG is betting that a credible British prep heritage, combined with Cambridge qualifications and a strong pastoral model, can win families who want the substance of a British education without the top-of-market price tag. Whether the Singapore Ministry of Education grants the regulatory approval the school is still awaiting will be the first test of how that proposition lands in practice. If approved, Heath House Singapore would open in the same month as several other major new British campuses across the region, in a notably crowded August 2026 cohort.