San Yu Adventist School

Admission Prerequisites

• Applicant and Parent/Guardian have read, understood, agreed to and must comply with all the requirements especially the strict discipline of the school.
• Any person who smokes, drinks alcoholic beverages, use prohibited drugs or substances of abuse will not be admitted.
• Any person who bleaches or colours his/her hair in any way to any extent will not be admitted.
• Any person who has tattoos will not be admitted.
• Any one seeking admission must be of good conduct and has attendance of not less than 90% in his/her previous school.
• All applicants must take a entrance test in Mathematics and English Language and must pass both subjects before they are qualified for admission.
• Applicant and their appointed guardian must attend Pre-Course Counselling and Student Orientation.
• All applicants must pass the interview conducted by the Registrar/authorised staff.
• Applicant/Parent/Guardian must submit all documents required by Admissions Office and treat all information received in the application form as private and confidential. Any dissemination, distribution or duplication of such information, unless required by law or other statutory regulations, is strictly prohibited. The documents belong to the sole property of San Yu Adventist School.

Step-by-Step Guide For New Students

STEP 1: Document & Requirement Check

• Read through Admission Prerequisites and Curriculum (Primary | Secondary) and Statement of Understanding for Entrance Test before deciding the course and level you will be applying for your child/ward.
• Read, understand and accept all declarations and the terms and conditions mentioned in Application for Admission and Application for Entrance Test.
• Prepare required documents listed in the document checklist and scan all the documents before moving on to the next step.

STEP 2: Apply Online

• Application for admission to SYAS must be made online.
• Read through the User Guide for Online Submission
• To complete the online registration process, you must have a valid credit card.
• Each application must be accompanied with the online submission of all required documents and a non-refundable online payment of application and entrance test fees of S$750 (inclusive of GST).
• Once online application has been processed, required original documents are to be verified at SYAS Admissions Office at least 1 week before entrance test date.

STEP 3: Entrance Test, Pre-course Counselling, Student Orientation & Interview

• SYAS Admissions Office will provide the printed application form that was submitted online. Check all information, read the documents and sign on pre-printed application forms (Application for Admission & Application for Entrance Test.
• The entrance test typically takes 3.5 hours for both English and Mathematics papers. Applicants are required to bring pens, pencils, colored pencils (for P1), calculator (for PS1F to Sec 3) and mathematical set whenever necessary.
• Applicants have to attend pre-course counselling and interview with their appointed guardian.
• The result of application will be sent to the applicant via email. Return the signed Letter of Offer to the Admissions Office before the deadline stated in the letter.

STEP 4: ICA Application (For Foreign Students - Non-Singaporean/ Non-Singapore PR)

Applicants can appoint the school to apply for a Student’s Pass (STP) or Letter of Consent (LOC) on their behalf or they can apply it on their own accord.

All foreign-born children below aged 12 at the point of registration with SYAS must apply for vaccination verification with HPB before they can proceed with their ICA application. Click here for more information

Option 1: For applicants who have appointed the school

• Provide additional documents as required by ICA. (Refer to document checklist for more information)
• Make payment of ICA application fee to Business Office.
• School submits the STP/LOC application to ICA.

Option 2: For applicants who will apply on their own accord

• School provides SOLAR+ reference number to applicant/parent/guardian via email.
• Parent/guardian submits STP/LOC application via ICA website.

STEP 5: Student Contract & Payment

• After STP or LOC has been approved by ICA, SYAS admissions Office will contact guardian/parent to sign contract and make payment.
• Applicants and guardian/parent have to report to Admissions Office within seven working days.
• Sign Student Contract and make payment of Course Fees and Miscellaneous Fees (if any)
• Collect booklist, class timetable, IPA letter, appointment letter and fulfil ICA requirements.