Knightsbridge House International School

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Knightsbridge House International School
Location
Singapore
Information
TypeIndependent, co-educational international school
EstablishedAugust 2021
FounderJohn Fearon
CampusBukit Merah Central
Accreditation IGCSE
Affiliation University of Cambridge IGCSE
Website www.kbh.edu.sg

Knightsbridge House International School, founded in August 2021 in Singapore by John Fearon, is an independent co-educational international school with the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. Initially located on the Sentosa campus, the school expanded to the Bukit Merah campus in January 2022. [1] [2]

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History

Knightsbridge House International School started operations in August 2021 at its Sentosa campus. [3] [4]

In January 2022, Knightsbridge House International School inaugurated a campus in Bukit Merah Central, Singapore. The school received the best MidYIS Cambridge results globally as a school in 2023. [5]

In 2024, Knightsbridge House International School obtained accreditation from Cambridge. [1] [6]

Overview

Knightsbridge House International School delivers the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) curriculum. Situated in Bukit Merah Central, Singapore, the school accommodates up to 450 students. It is managed by the founder John Fearon. [2]

Knightsbridge House International School provides education for Year 1 to Year 10 students, [7] with a bilingual Mandarin program, an English medium program. [8] [9] Students Year 1-10 follow the Cambridge Curriculum. [10] [1] [2] [11] [12] [13] School has Cambridge Primary curriculum for students age 5–11, Cambridge International Lower Secondary Curriculum for lower secondary school (age 11–13) and Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education for upper secondary school (age 14–16). [14]

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