United World College of South East Asia
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The United World College of South East Asia (abbreviation
: UWCSEA) is an independent, international school
in Singapore
. The school's main campus is in Dover Road. A second campus was opened in 2008 in Ang Mo Kio
(this is a temporary campus which is now replaced by a permanent second campus in Tampines
). UWCSEA is the largest of the 13 United World College
(UWC) schools, a movement founded by the German educationalist Kurt Hahn
with the mission of bringing together students from all over the world and developing them as global citizens.
Since its founding, UWCSEA has offered full secondary school education
. In the late-1990s the school expanded and now also offers full primary education
. Today the Dover Campus takes students from the age of four. The number of students on the Dover Campus (Kindergarten 1 - Grade 12) is over 2,900. Once the UWCSEA East Campus is at full capacity in 2015, the additional 2,500 available places will swell the number of students to 5,400.
UWCSEA is somewhat different from many of its sister colleges in the UWC movement, most of which are wholly boarding institutions which offer only a two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for mainly scholarship
students of around 16–19 years of age. UWCSEA has always been a full secondary school taking in students from age 11, and has offered primary education since the late-1990s. While the majority of students are children of expatriate
s in Singapore
, there are also around 200 boarders
at the Dover campus, most of whom come from neighbouring countries in Asia or are children of expatriates living in the region. A small percentage of the students at the College come on scholarships organised by UWC National Committees from around the world. There are around 40 scholars aged 11–19 at the school. Unlike most of the schools in the UWC movement, the majority of UWCSEA's pupils are fee-paying students. Singapore government policy prevents most citizens from attending international schools within the country, and therefore UWCSEA has the smallest percentage of local students of any UWC. There are over 20 nationalities represented on the staff.
UWCSEA was the first UWC to be invited to become a Round Square
school, and is now a full member of the Round Square movement, which also shares a commitment to the principles of Kurt Hahn.
UWCSEA has high annual pass rates for GCSE and IB examinations. The Good Schools Guide International's review of the school, states that: "This school has a deservedly good reputation academically but offers far more than exam success to its students...This is not a school for those who would be happy to sit on the sidelines or for those with substantial educational needs.". UWCSEA was named on Lifestyle Boutique's "Top 10 Schools In The World".
, but in the light of British military withdrawal from Singapore in 1971, it was due to be vacated. Lord Mountbatten
, then the President of the UWC movement, was keen to set up a United World College in Singapore and the Singapore government was equally keen to have a school for the education of the children of expatriates.
The school was opened as the Singapore International School in 1971 in an official opening ceremony attended by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
. The Singapore International School was affiliated with the United World College movement, and formally became a member of the movement in 1975, changing its name to the United World College of South East Asia.
Originally a secondary-only school, UWCSEA Dover today has a primary section which takes students as young as four. The total number of students (Kindergarten 1 - Grade 12) is now over 2,900.
In 2006, Singapore
's former Ambassador to the United Nations
and former President of the United Nations Security Council
Kishore Mahbubani
was appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors.
UWCSEA's East Campus opened its doors on 1 September 2008 in a transitional campus in Ang Mo Kio. Initially a Kindergarten 1 - Grade 4 primary school for 420 students, by 2015 UWCSEA East will offer over 2,500 places to Kindergarten 1 - Grade 12 students, including 120 boarders.
Within the Singapore community, UWCSEA supports over 60 Social Services programmes, working with groups such as with disadvantaged children, the aged, and the disabled. This program is introduced as early as Grade 3, and becomes a fundamental aspect of the curriculum from High School onwards.
Global Concerns represent a number of organisations within UWCSEA that seek to integrate an awareness of global development, educational and environmental issues into the College's education programme, supplementing the College values. These programs likewise become integral aspects of education within the College. Global Concerns projects are usually linked with an associated organization within the target country, allowing students to work towards a goal and subsequently see their efforts put into action.
Initiative for Peace was founded by a group of students and teachers at UWCSEA in 2001 as an action-based programme that extends beyond the UWC movement. It offers UWCSEA students the opportunity to promote international understanding and reconciliation in areas of conflict.
United Nations Day
celebrations are a major event at the school each year, marked by cultural performances and an international food fair. UWCSEA celebrates a UWC Day each year, undertaking activities in order to raise awareness of the mission of the UWC movement and the values of UWCSEA.
Expeditions out of Singapore are a major emphasis of the school's education program. Most students begin annual expeditions from the age of eight as part of the college curriculum, often travelling to nearby countries. As they age, they begin travelling further and further afield, culminating in a Project Week in the first year of IB (Grade 11). The college also offers outdoor educational experiences to enhance students' classroom experiences with cross curricular teaching and opportunities for learning outside of the classroom.
Project Week, which is compulsory for all Grade 11 students, requires students to undertake self-organised, low-cost travel group educational trips, normally outside Singapore. The trip generally lasts a week (as stated) and can be oriented according to the group's consensus - usually either a service based trip, where students work in schools, orphanages, animal sanctuaries and so on, putting into action the service work emphasized by the College, or action based trips, where students tackle personal challenges such as a climbing mountains or trekking across a countryside. The students organize the entire trip and manage their own money.
The Dover Campus has sports facilities such as an Olympic-sized swimming pool and training pool, astro turf and two grass pitches, tennis
courts, two sports halls with basketball
/volleyball
courts, a gym
nasium and fitness centre, a high-ropes course and rock-climbing walls. Similar facilities are planned for the East Campus at Tampines. The Dover Campus maintains teams in tennis
, netball
, rugby union
, badminton
, basketball
, swimming
, football, gymnastics
, volleyball, floorball, athletics, sailing, and cricket
. These activities usually include competitions that the students will take part in during the course of the year, such as SEASAC. There are also sporting activities run by the staff such as kickboxing
, golf
, rock-climbing, sailing
and canoeing
and muggle quidittch at the East campus.
Competitively, the school has also acquired a good reputation on Singapore's inter-school debating circuit. In 2007, the school's team won The Arena
– a nationally-televised debate tournament in Singapore.
UWCSEA has a music department and there are musical ensembles that students can join. The Symphonic band (Brass and Woodwind), Percussion Ensemble, Jazz band
, Senior String orchestra
and Singers are available for participation by senior students (Grade 7 and above) of all skill levels, though auditions are required for some. Vocalists in grades 11 and 12 can join Cantabile, the school's a cappella
vocal group. Auditions are required for this, and acceptance is limited.
There are also intermediate and junior music ensembles available for junior players. There is a performance held by the College every school term (three per year), an example being the annual OPUS concert (in term 1), held at the Esplanade Theatre. In addition, there are opportunities for students (especially those aiming to study music) to perform in Chamber concerts as part of smaller ensembles.
The school's drama department presents productions at the school's theatres, including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
, Cloudstreet
, Sweet Charity
and Oliver!
.
UWCSEA Gap Year programme offers opportunities to put UWC values into practice in South East Asia before going to university, with opportunities to work human rights, environmental and child protection NGO’s, all of whom have direct connections to UWCSEA, either through Global Concerns or SeaLinks. 2008 saw 16 UWCSEA volunteers undertake Gap Year placements in Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia.
The Community Education Programme (CEP) is a fee-paying programme of sports and other activities offered by UWCSEA to the whole community within and outside of the College. It is an opportunity for those outside the College to be able to participate in activities that use Dover Campus's facilities.
Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase...
: UWCSEA) is an independent, international school
International school
An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. The school's main campus is in Dover Road. A second campus was opened in 2008 in Ang Mo Kio
Ang Mo Kio
Ang Mo Kio（宏茂桥） is a heartland new town located in north central Singapore, and is generally within the North-East Region. It contains many of the common features of the island nation's neighbourhoods, e.g. hawker centres, wet markets and HDB housing blocks. Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien...
(this is a temporary campus which is now replaced by a permanent second campus in Tampines
Tampines
Tampines is the largest residential area in the city-state of Singapore and is located in the East Region of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large forest of Tampines trees were there....
). UWCSEA is the largest of the 13 United World College
United World Colleges
UWC is an education movement comprising thirteen international schools and colleges, national committees in over 130 countries and a series of short educational programmes. The UWC movement aims to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future...
(UWC) schools, a movement founded by the German educationalist Kurt Hahn
Kurt Hahn
Kurt Martin Hahn was a German educator whose philosophies are considered internationally influential.-Biography:...
with the mission of bringing together students from all over the world and developing them as global citizens.
Since its founding, UWCSEA has offered full secondary school education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
. In the late-1990s the school expanded and now also offers full primary education
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
. Today the Dover Campus takes students from the age of four. The number of students on the Dover Campus (Kindergarten 1 - Grade 12) is over 2,900. Once the UWCSEA East Campus is at full capacity in 2015, the additional 2,500 available places will swell the number of students to 5,400.
UWCSEA is somewhat different from many of its sister colleges in the UWC movement, most of which are wholly boarding institutions which offer only a two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for mainly scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
students of around 16–19 years of age. UWCSEA has always been a full secondary school taking in students from age 11, and has offered primary education since the late-1990s. While the majority of students are children of expatriate
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...
s in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, there are also around 200 boarders
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
at the Dover campus, most of whom come from neighbouring countries in Asia or are children of expatriates living in the region. A small percentage of the students at the College come on scholarships organised by UWC National Committees from around the world. There are around 40 scholars aged 11–19 at the school. Unlike most of the schools in the UWC movement, the majority of UWCSEA's pupils are fee-paying students. Singapore government policy prevents most citizens from attending international schools within the country, and therefore UWCSEA has the smallest percentage of local students of any UWC. There are over 20 nationalities represented on the staff.
UWCSEA was the first UWC to be invited to become a Round Square
Round Square
The Round Square Conference of Schools is a worldwide association of more than 80 schools that allows students to travel between schools,tour foreign countries, involve themselves in community service and discover cultures along the way.-History:...
school, and is now a full member of the Round Square movement, which also shares a commitment to the principles of Kurt Hahn.
UWCSEA has high annual pass rates for GCSE and IB examinations. The Good Schools Guide International's review of the school, states that: "This school has a deservedly good reputation academically but offers far more than exam success to its students...This is not a school for those who would be happy to sit on the sidelines or for those with substantial educational needs.". UWCSEA was named on Lifestyle Boutique's "Top 10 Schools In The World".
History
In 1970, the site on which UWCSEA's Dover Campus now stands was occupied by the St John's Army School, run by the British ArmyBritish Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, but in the light of British military withdrawal from Singapore in 1971, it was due to be vacated. Lord Mountbatten
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS , was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
, then the President of the UWC movement, was keen to set up a United World College in Singapore and the Singapore government was equally keen to have a school for the education of the children of expatriates.
The school was opened as the Singapore International School in 1971 in an official opening ceremony attended by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH is a Singaporean statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, governing for three decades...
. The Singapore International School was affiliated with the United World College movement, and formally became a member of the movement in 1975, changing its name to the United World College of South East Asia.
Originally a secondary-only school, UWCSEA Dover today has a primary section which takes students as young as four. The total number of students (Kindergarten 1 - Grade 12) is now over 2,900.
In 2006, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's former Ambassador to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and former President of the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
Kishore Mahbubani
Kishore Mahbubani
Kishore Mahbubani is a notable academic and is currently Professor in the Practice of Public Policy and the Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. From 1971 to 2004 he served in the Singaporean Foreign Services, ending up as Singapore's Permanent...
was appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors.
UWCSEA's East Campus opened its doors on 1 September 2008 in a transitional campus in Ang Mo Kio. Initially a Kindergarten 1 - Grade 4 primary school for 420 students, by 2015 UWCSEA East will offer over 2,500 places to Kindergarten 1 - Grade 12 students, including 120 boarders.
Activities
Students in all grades are involved in social service projects, which fall into three categories:- 'School Service', within the College community (for example coaching students in younger grades)
- 'Local Service', within the Singapore community
- 'Global Service', within the region via the school's Global Concerns programme
Within the Singapore community, UWCSEA supports over 60 Social Services programmes, working with groups such as with disadvantaged children, the aged, and the disabled. This program is introduced as early as Grade 3, and becomes a fundamental aspect of the curriculum from High School onwards.
Global Concerns represent a number of organisations within UWCSEA that seek to integrate an awareness of global development, educational and environmental issues into the College's education programme, supplementing the College values. These programs likewise become integral aspects of education within the College. Global Concerns projects are usually linked with an associated organization within the target country, allowing students to work towards a goal and subsequently see their efforts put into action.
Initiative for Peace was founded by a group of students and teachers at UWCSEA in 2001 as an action-based programme that extends beyond the UWC movement. It offers UWCSEA students the opportunity to promote international understanding and reconciliation in areas of conflict.
United Nations Day
United Nations Day
In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, as which "shall be devoted to making known to the peoples of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.In 1971 the...
celebrations are a major event at the school each year, marked by cultural performances and an international food fair. UWCSEA celebrates a UWC Day each year, undertaking activities in order to raise awareness of the mission of the UWC movement and the values of UWCSEA.
Expeditions out of Singapore are a major emphasis of the school's education program. Most students begin annual expeditions from the age of eight as part of the college curriculum, often travelling to nearby countries. As they age, they begin travelling further and further afield, culminating in a Project Week in the first year of IB (Grade 11). The college also offers outdoor educational experiences to enhance students' classroom experiences with cross curricular teaching and opportunities for learning outside of the classroom.
Project Week, which is compulsory for all Grade 11 students, requires students to undertake self-organised, low-cost travel group educational trips, normally outside Singapore. The trip generally lasts a week (as stated) and can be oriented according to the group's consensus - usually either a service based trip, where students work in schools, orphanages, animal sanctuaries and so on, putting into action the service work emphasized by the College, or action based trips, where students tackle personal challenges such as a climbing mountains or trekking across a countryside. The students organize the entire trip and manage their own money.
The Dover Campus has sports facilities such as an Olympic-sized swimming pool and training pool, astro turf and two grass pitches, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
courts, two sports halls with basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
/volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
courts, a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium and fitness centre, a high-ropes course and rock-climbing walls. Similar facilities are planned for the East Campus at Tampines. The Dover Campus maintains teams in tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
, rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, football, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, volleyball, floorball, athletics, sailing, and cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
. These activities usually include competitions that the students will take part in during the course of the year, such as SEASAC. There are also sporting activities run by the staff such as kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, rock-climbing, sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
and canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
and muggle quidittch at the East campus.
Competitively, the school has also acquired a good reputation on Singapore's inter-school debating circuit. In 2007, the school's team won The Arena
The Arena (Singapore TV series)
The Arena is a debate-style television show produced by MediaCorp Channel 5 in Singapore. Season 1 of the show was broadcast from January-March 2007. A second season, known as The Arena II, was aired from March-May 2008...
– a nationally-televised debate tournament in Singapore.
UWCSEA has a music department and there are musical ensembles that students can join. The Symphonic band (Brass and Woodwind), Percussion Ensemble, Jazz band
Jazz band
A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
, Senior String orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
and Singers are available for participation by senior students (Grade 7 and above) of all skill levels, though auditions are required for some. Vocalists in grades 11 and 12 can join Cantabile, the school's a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
vocal group. Auditions are required for this, and acceptance is limited.
There are also intermediate and junior music ensembles available for junior players. There is a performance held by the College every school term (three per year), an example being the annual OPUS concert (in term 1), held at the Esplanade Theatre. In addition, there are opportunities for students (especially those aiming to study music) to perform in Chamber concerts as part of smaller ensembles.
The school's drama department presents productions at the school's theatres, including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. They are courtiers who are set by the king to spy on Hamlet, using their claimed friendship with him to gain his confidence. The characters were revived in W. S...
, Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet is a novel by Australian writer Tim Winton. It chronicles the lives of two working class Australian families who come to live together at One Cloud Street, in a suburb of Perth, over a period of twenty years, 1943 - 1963...
, Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon. It is based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria...
and Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
.
UWCSEA Gap Year programme offers opportunities to put UWC values into practice in South East Asia before going to university, with opportunities to work human rights, environmental and child protection NGO’s, all of whom have direct connections to UWCSEA, either through Global Concerns or SeaLinks. 2008 saw 16 UWCSEA volunteers undertake Gap Year placements in Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia.
The Community Education Programme (CEP) is a fee-paying programme of sports and other activities offered by UWCSEA to the whole community within and outside of the College. It is an opportunity for those outside the College to be able to participate in activities that use Dover Campus's facilities.
Notable alumni
- Daniel Bennett – professional soccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player for the Singapore national football teamSingapore national football teamThe Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
and in Singapore's S.LeagueS.LeagueThe S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:... - Sean GhaziSean GhaziSean William Ghazi is a Malaysian actor, singer and dancer.Ghazi is best known for appearing in the 1999 movie Anna and the King , alongside Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-fat. He has appeared on stage in London's West End and in Europe, in productions such as Miss Saigon, Rent and The King and I...
– Malaysian actor and music artist - Akihiko HoshideAkihiko Hoshideis a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut.He was born in 1968 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, but grew up in New Jersey. He received an International Baccalaureate Diploma from the United World College of South East Asia in 1987, a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Keio University in...
– Japanese astronaut - Kimiko (Fujioka) Matsui – Owner of the publishing company and publish IBBY'S journal "Bookbird" in a Japanese version.
- Philip JeyaretnamPhilip JeyaretnamPhilip Antony Jeyaretnam is a lawyer from Singapore. He is a Senior Counsel in Singapore, former President of the Law Society of Singapore, and a member of the Singapore Public Service Commission. He is also well known as a fiction writer. He is the younger son of the late veteran Singaporean...
– Singaporean writer and lawyer - Eric KhooEric KhooEric Khoo is a film director from Singapore. He was introduced to the world of cinema at a very early age. He was educated at United World College of South East Asia before attending City Art Institute in Sydney, Australia where he pursued cinematography...
– Singapore film director - Jason LoJason LoJason Lo Sei Hoi is a Malaysian music artist, music producer, DJ and entrepreneur. He is sometimes known by the nicknames "LO" and "J Lo".-Early life:...
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– Sri Lankan National swimmer - Kevin SteaKevin SteaKevin Alexander Stea is an American dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, director and model.He was the assistant choreographer and dance captain for Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour and appeared in the documentary about it, Madonna: Truth or Dare in 1990/1.In January 1992, along with dancers Oliver...
– Hollywood dancer and choreographer - Sarah TanSarah TanSarah Tan is a Channel V VJ and a 987FM DJ. Sarah Tan is a Singapore resident. Her father is Chinese and her mother is English. She has 2 younger sisters, Kathryn and Laura. She attended an all-girls boarding school in Shropshire, England, when she was 13...
– veejay on Channel VChannel VChannel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:... - Wan Hisham Wan SallehWan Hisham Wan SallehDato' Wan Hisham Dato Wan Salleh is a member of Terengganu State Executive Council in Malaysia and holds the State Infrastructure Development, Public Service and Communication Committee portfolio...
– Malaysian politician - Zak WhitbreadZak WhitbreadZak Benjamin Whitbread is an American soccer player who plays for English Premier League club Norwich City as a defender.-Early life:...
– professional soccer player for the US national teamUnited States men's national soccer teamThe United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF... - James WongJames Wong (ethnobotanist)James Wong is an ethnobotanist, television presenter and garden designer in the United Kingdom, best known for presenting the television series Grow Your Own Drugs and reporting on Countryfile.-Early life:...
– botanist and BBC television presenter - Patrick GrovePatrick GrovePatrick Grove, born April 30, 1975 in Singapore is a successful Eurasian media entrepreneur and the co-founder, Major Shareholder and Group CEO of Catcha Group and co-founder, Major Shareholder and Deputy Chairman of IPGA .-Early life:...
- Successful Media and Internet Entrepreneur - Eric Po-Ju HuangHuang Po JuEric Po Ju Huang is a former Taiwan-born Singaporean actor, most notable for his role as Terry in the Singaporean hit film I Not Stupid.-Background:...
- Taiwanese actor - Khairy JamaluddinKhairy JamaluddinKhairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar is a Malaysian politician, and the son-in-law of former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Since 2008, Khairy has been a member of the Malaysian Parliament representing the constituency of Rembau...
- Malaysian Politician - Avtar Singh Sandhu - Malaysian ultra runner and Adventurer
- Sashi Kesavapany - Son of former Singaporean diplomat and leading Neurobiological scientist
Location
- UWCSEA Dover Campus is located at Dover RoadDover, SingaporeDover is a relatively small neighbourhood of Singapore, located in Queenstown. It is south of Ghim Moh and north of Kent Ridge. It is often a noted location due to the sheer number of educational facilities it holds, while lying in a zone between Singapore's central business district in the Central...
, at approximately 1°18′10.88"N 103°46′38.68"E. It is located near Dover MRT StationDover MRT StationThe Dover MRT Station ' is a Mass Rapid Transit station located in Dover in Singapore that is part of the East West Line. The station is located between the Clementi MRT Station and the Buona Vista MRT Station, and was opened on October 18, 2001 with test runs from October 13, 2001 to October 17,...
, next to Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)The Anglo-Chinese School is a Methodist secondary school in Singapore. It is a descendant of a school established in 1886 by Rev William Fitzjames Oldham at 70 Amoy Street, Singapore, and one of a group of educational institutions collectively known as the Anglo-Chinese School...
, and is a next door neighbour to the British-based Dover Court Preparatory School. - UWCSEA East Campus is located at Tampines Street 73.