Singapore's International Schools Post Strong Cambridge A-Level Results

Singapore's international school sector collected its Cambridge and Pearson International A-Level results on 11 August, with Tanglin Trust School again posting some of the strongest scores in the region. According to WhichSchoolAdvisor, 63 percent of all A-Level grades awarded at Tanglin reached A or A*, against a UK independent school benchmark of around 27 to 28 percent. Overall, 87 percent of grades fell at A* to B, and just under a third of the cohort earned the highest A* across their subjects.

Tanglin remains the only school in Singapore to offer both Cambridge A Levels and the IB Diploma at sixth form, and its Head of Senior School described the 2026 results as consistent with the school's established track record. The school also reported strong IGCSE performance, with 93 percent of grades at A* to B and 79 percent at A* to A, figures well above comparable outcomes from independent schools in England.

Newer providers enter the picture

Three newer A-Level programs also published results this month. EtonHouse International School Orchard, which recently received Council of International Schools accreditation, and Invictus International School at Centrium both reported cohort data. Middleton International School at Tampines, whose first A-Level students sat examinations in 2025, shared figures for its second cohort. All three schools have entered the A-Level market within the past three years, joining Tanglin as Cambridge providers in a sector that the IB Diploma has long dominated.

The comparison between the two qualifications is becoming a defining conversation for families choosing secondary schools in Singapore. A Levels offer narrower subject focus and are seen by some as a more direct route to selective UK university places; the IB, by contrast, requires students to study six subjects simultaneously and complete an extended essay and research project. Several leading schools have chosen to offer both pathways rather than commit to one, letting families decide.

A more crowded results season ahead

The landscape is set to become more competitive. Brighton College Singapore launched its A-Level programme in August 2026, completing a full 3-to-18 pathway at the school. Dulwich College Singapore introduced a STEM-focused Pearson Edexcel International A-Level route at the same time, targeting students interested in science and engineering. Both schools will sit their first public examinations in June 2027, adding new data points to what is becoming a notably crowded August results season.