Canadian International School (Singapore)

The Canadian International School (CIS) is an international school in Singapore with a campus at Lakeside in the west of Singapore. CIS operates under International Baccalaureate Primary (IB PYP), Middle Years (IB MYP), and Diploma (IB DP) programs. The school accepts students from Nursery to Grade 12.

History
The school was established in 1990 as a university preparatory day school and was named the Canadian Overseas College, but subsequently changed its name to the Canadian International School.

Today, CIS is a full-program International Baccalaureate (IB) school in Singapore, housing children in nursery to grade 12. Programs include Chinese-English and French-English bilingual programs, STEAM, and Open Minds The Tanjong Katong Campus closed in June 2023, and students transferred to the Lakeside campus in August 2023.

In January 2023, CIS opened the Toh Tuck Wing, a Kindergarten wing and sporting facility

In June 2020, China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited acquired CIS in a deal valued at S$680 million.

Language Program
CIS's academic program is delivered in three pathways: English, Chinese-English bilingual, and French-English bilingual (primary school only). In the English program, students can select an additional language, and language choices are:
 * Chinese, French, or Spanish (Spanish offered in Secondary only)

Faculty
The school website says over 77% of its teachers hold multiple degrees or postgraduate qualifications.

Bilingual Program Singapore
The school provides two bilingual programs. The Chinese-English bilingual program is offered to children in nursery to grade 6, with pathways for the Chinese-English bilingual program in grades 7–12. The French-English program is offered for children in senior kindergarten to grade 6. The program sees children immersed in both languages 50% of the time.

Tanjong Katong Campus
The Tanjong Katong Campus (1.30333°N, 103.89722°W) was opened in September 2007 on the former site of the Tanjong Katong Girls' School. Block C of the Tanjong Katong campus is a Singapore Heritage-listed site.

Angela Henderson was the principal of the campus at the time of closure.

The campus was closed in June 2023 with students transferred to the Lakeside campus in August 2023.

Jurong West Campus
The Lakeside campus (1.3338°N, 103.6696°W) is set on 43,000 sq.m. of land, provides students with facilities that include classrooms connected to learning pods, academic facilities, sporting, outdoor and playground facilities, as well as a performing and fine arts centre, 500-seat theatre, Olympic-sized swimming pool and junior pool, maker spaces, and a two-story library. It also features a 2,600 sqm outdoor learning play area called the Outdoor Discovery Centre that includes sand and water areas to support play-based learning.