OWIS Fees 2026–27: Nanyang, Digital Campus and Newton, Per Year and Term

OWIS fees for 2026–27 start at S$24,158 a year for Grades 1 to 6 at OWIS Nanyang and run to S$40,459 a year for the IB Diploma (Grades 11–12) at OWIS Digital Campus in Punggol, including 9% GST (official One World International School fees page, checked 13 November 2026). Every new student also pays a one-time, non-refundable application fee of S$1,420. The big difference between campuses is a separate building fee: the Digital Campus adds S$7,291 a year, while the Nanyang table shows tuition only. Below you will find every grade on all three Singapore campuses, the per-term and per-month equivalents, GST, sibling discounts, extras and the entry rules.

If you searched “OWIS fees” or “One World International School fees”, you are probably an expat or Asian family moving to Singapore — or already here — looking for an IB or Cambridge school that costs less than the premium British and American schools. You likely want the exact number for your child’s grade and campus, what the fee covers, what it works out to per term and per month, and how OWIS compares with GIIS, Dover Court and Stamford American. This page answers from the schools’ official websites first, then adds NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY — a different kind of option, an online international school that opens in 2027 — to the same comparison.

The short answer: who OWIS suits — and who it doesn’t

• Suits: families who want the IB Primary Years Programme, Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma at fees well below the premium schools — OWIS Nanyang’s Grade 1–6 fee of S$24,158 a year is about two-thirds of Dover Court’s Year 1 tuition (S$36,324).
• Suits: families who value a very international classroom: OWIS caps every nationality at 30% of admissions and says its community covers 70+ nationalities.
• Suits: families who arrive mid-year — OWIS accepts applications at any point in the school year if a place is available in the grade.
• Suits: children still learning English in Grades 6–8, through the six-month Academic English Prep Programme (AEPP).
• Harder fit: families whose nationality has already reached the 30% cap — OWIS says it cannot make exceptions, so there may be a waiting list.
• Harder fit: families who want one all-in price across campuses — the Digital Campus adds a building fee, the Newton Campus runs only to Grade 5, and extras such as ECAs, music, English support and trips are charged separately.
• Harder fit: Singapore citizens of primary school age, who need Ministry of Education (MOE) approval to study at an international school.

What OWIS is: three campuses in Singapore

One World International School (OWIS) is a private international school in Singapore and part of the Global Schools Group, an initiative of the Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation, which dates back to 2002. The same foundation runs GIIS — OWIS Digital Campus even sits in the Global Campus Village in Punggol that it shares with GIIS. OWIS describes its approach as “kindness-led”, with kindness and respect for diversity as core values and a strong focus on student well-being.

There are three Singapore campuses on the official site today. OWIS Nanyang in Jurong West is the established all-through campus for ages 3 to 18. OWIS Digital Campus (also called OWIS Punggol) is a purpose-built campus whose page cites a community of 700+ learners since 2023, from 40+ nationalities. OWIS Newton, the newest, is a preschool and primary campus (Early Childhood to Grade 5, ages 3 to 11) near Bukit Timah Road.

OWIS fees 2026–27 by campus and grade (official)

OWIS publishes its fees per academic year, in Singapore dollars, and the 2026–27 tables are shown including 9% GST. The only exception is the AEPP, which is quoted per semester. Parents pay the annual fee in three instalments through the year, and OWIS notes that the term-by-term invoice can differ very slightly from the website figure because of rounding — your student contract shows the exact amounts.

How we worked out the per-term and per-month columns: per term = official annual fee ÷ 3 instalments; per month = annual fee ÷ 12. The monthly figure is only a budgeting aid — OWIS invoices three times a year. The one-time application fee and the bus are not included.

OWIS Nanyang (Jurong West)

*OWIS says the half-day programme starts in January 2027 for Early Childhood 1 and 2; the Early Childhood 3 half-day start is subject to approval by the Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA). The Nanyang table shows no separate building fee.

OWIS Digital Campus (Punggol)

The official sample student contract for the Digital Campus (Grade 11, 2026–27) shows how this is invoiced: tuition of S$30,429.00 before GST (S$33,167.61 with GST) plus a building fee of S$6,689.01 before GST (S$7,291.02 with GST), a total of S$40,458.63, paid in three instalments of S$13,486.21 due on 6 August, 25 October and 25 February. The A-Levels Flagship Offer is not an upfront discount: it is a S$3,000 credit note per year for students who complete both 2026–27 and 2027–28 at the Digital Campus, with GIRO registration required.

OWIS Newton (central Singapore)

Source for all three tables: OWIS School Fees and the Digital Campus sample student contract 2026-27 (PDF), checked 13 November 2026. Per-instalment and per-month columns are our arithmetic.

Application fee, GST and how to pay

• Application fee: S$1,420, one time, non-refundable, per child. OWIS’s FAQ confirms it is not refunded if you withdraw from the waiting list. The fees page adds “Please check with the Admissions Team for available offers.”
• Registration or enrolment fee and refundable deposit: Not published on the official site — the fees page lists no separate enrolment fee or deposit.
• GST: the 2026–27 tables include 9% GST, and OWIS notes that GST is subject to change. The older 2025–26 Nanyang table shows both figures (for example Grades 1–6: S$21,749 before GST, S$23,707 with GST), which lets you see the 2026–27 increase of S$451 for those grades.
• Payment: the first instalment can be paid by Stripe, GIRO, cheque or cashier’s order, virtual-account bank transfer or PayNow (at the campus); all later instalments must be paid by GIRO. A non-GIRO admin surcharge of S$109 and a late payment fee of S$109 per month apply.
• Fee increases: OWIS’s FAQ says any yearly increase is no more than 1% above the Singapore inflation rate.

Sibling discounts, offers and scholarships

OWIS publishes an Exclusive Siblings Discount for the Digital Campus and Newton: 5% off tuition for the second child, 10% for the third, 15% for the fourth and 20% for the fifth. It applies to tuition fees only (not the building fee or other charges), ends if one of the enrolled children withdraws, and at Newton requires GIRO. A sibling discount for Nanyang is Not published on the official site’s Nanyang fee tab. OWIS also runs a referral programme that pays an existing parent S$1,000 when a referred family enrols.

The scholarship page lists merit and means-based awards worth 6% to 60% of annual tuition for one or two years — including Excellence Scholarships for Grades 2–9, an Academic Excellence Scholarship for Grade 11 entry (IBDP and A-Levels), a Community Scholarship for financial assistance and an Innovation Award. When we checked, the listed rounds were marked “Closed”, and OWIS says all scholarships apply across its Singapore campuses.

What the fee includes — and the extras

OWIS says the tuition fee includes two sets of school uniforms, textbooks and the academic field trips scheduled during the year; at the Digital Campus it also includes iPads from Early Childhood to Grade 3. Bus fees are optional and charged per year. At Nanyang and Newton, two-way bus fees for 2026–27 are S$4,296 (up to 3 km), S$4,777 (3–10 km) and S$5,257 (above 10 km). At the Digital Campus there are five zones, from S$3,179 two-way (under 1.5 km) to S$5,444 (more than 15 km).

The 2026–27 miscellaneous list (incl. GST) includes extra-curricular activities at S$1,635 per term or semester per activity, music tuition at S$3,270 per year per instrument, Additional English Support at S$7,085 a year, Enhanced English Support at S$8,175 a year, Additional Learning Support at S$6,540 a year, overseas field or residential trips up to S$3,270 each, camps up to S$2,180 each, an iPad with AppleCare at S$751 and a MacBook Air with AppleCare at S$2,028. OWIS’s FAQ says overseas trips are not compulsory.

Worked examples (official figures, incl. GST)

• New Grade 3 student at OWIS Nanyang, first year: S$1,420 application + S$24,158 = S$25,578, before bus and extras.
• Same child at OWIS Digital Campus: S$1,420 + S$31,449 = S$32,869. The S$7,291 difference is the building fee.
• Two children in Grades 1–6 at the Digital Campus, first year: first child S$31,449; second child S$24,158 × 95% = S$22,950.10 tuition + S$7,291 building fee = S$30,241.10; plus 2 × S$1,420 application fees = S$64,530.10.
• Two years of the IB Diploma at the Digital Campus (at 2026–27 rates): S$1,420 + 2 × S$40,459 = S$82,338. Year 2 will be charged at the following year’s fee schedule.

For the full city picture, our guide to international school fees in Singapore lines up the premium and mid-priced schools side by side.

How the school year works: semesters, instalments and time zones

The OWIS academic year starts in August. At Nanyang, the 2026–27 calendar runs Semester 1 from 12 August to 11 December 2026 and Semester 2 from 5 January to 17 June 2027; the sample contract gives a course commencement date of 12 August 2026. Fees, however, are paid in three instalments, not two — at the Digital Campus these fall due on 6 August, 25 October and 25 February.

The Nanyang campus page describes timetables that balance academics with digital learning, outdoor learning, art, music, PE and personal, social and health education, plus extra-curricular activities in music, drama, languages and sport. Exact daily start and finish times are Not published on the official site pages we checked; ask during a campus tour (OWIS offers virtual and in-person tours). Because OWIS is a day school in Singapore, everything runs on Singapore time (SGT, UTC+8).

Accreditation, exams and results

OWIS is registered as a Private Education Institution with the Committee for Private Education (CPE), part of SWDA — registration number 200800495N, valid from 24 February 2023 to 23 February 2027. It holds a four-year EduTrust certificate (EDU-2-2129) valid from 12 October 2024 to 11 October 2028, which allows it to enrol international students who need a Student’s Pass from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority. OWIS Nanyang and the Digital Campus are authorised IB World Schools for the PYP and the IB Diploma and offer Cambridge IGCSE; the Digital Campus is also registered to deliver Cambridge International A-Levels. OWIS Newton is a candidate school for the PYP — the IB itself notes that candidate status does not guarantee authorisation.

Published results for OWIS Nanyang: in the May 2025 IB Diploma exams the average was 33 points, 100% of candidates earned the Diploma and the top score was 40; in 2024 the top score was 45. In the June 2024 Cambridge IGCSE session, 51.3% of 57 students achieved A*–A and 88.78% A*–C. A university counsellor works with students from Grade 8 to Grade 12. A full university destination list is Not published on the official site pages we checked.

Entry and admissions: age cut-offs, start dates and the waitlist

Age cut-offs

OWIS uses a 1 September cut-off: Early Childhood 1 children must be at least three and toilet-trained; Early Childhood 2 children must be four by 1 September; Early Childhood 3 children must be five by 1 September. For older children, OWIS checks that the student is the right age for the grade based on date of birth.

Assessment and English

OWIS reviews at least two years of previous school reports (not for Grade 1 and below), holds a conversation with parents and an informal interview with the child, and from Grade 4 onward sets assessments in pre-determined subjects. Secondary applicants (Grades 6–12) must show age-appropriate language skills; OWIS accepts students who speak English as a second language if they can work in the curriculum, and offers the AEPP in Grades 6–8 for those new to English.

Steps, start dates and the waitlist

The official nine-step process is: apply online with documents, pay the application fee, discussion and interview (plus tests for certain grades), accept the offer, generate the e-contract in the parent portal, register for the bus if needed, pay tuition, collect the two included uniform sets, and collect parent tags on day one. You can apply at any point in the school year, subject to space in the grade. OWIS explains its waiting list by the 30% nationality cap and encourages families to join it early if OWIS is their first choice. Singapore citizens of primary school age need MOE approval; the contract also asks age-appropriate Singapore citizen children to take part in the Primary 1 registration exercise in case approval is not given.

OWIS vs other Singapore international schools (official data)

We compared OWIS with GIIS (same foundation, also in Punggol), Dover Court International School (British curriculum, Nord Anglia) and Stamford American International School, plus NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY as a different kind of option. Primary-grade fees are used so the numbers line up; each is quoted in the school’s own unit, all including 9% GST.

Sources: OWIS school fees, GIIS Fee Schedule 2026-2027, Dover Court International School tuition fees 2026-2027, Stamford American fee schedule 2026-27 — all checked 13 November 2026. Across all GIIS grades, the 2026–27 annual fee runs from S$24,737.55 (CBSE Class 1) to S$40,613.40 (IB Diploma Year 2), incl. GST.

For deeper dives, see our pages on GIIS Singapore fees, Dover Court International School fees and Singapore American School vs Stamford American. In short: at primary level, OWIS Nanyang and GIIS sit in the same price band, while OWIS Digital and Newton sit between them and the British and American schools.

Reviews and common concerns, answered honestly

“Why is the Digital Campus more expensive than Nanyang?”

Tuition for the same grade is identical at both campuses (S$24,158 for Grades 1–6, S$27,774 for Grades 7–10). The difference is the S$7,291 building fee shown on the Digital Campus table for its purpose-built campus. Compare the totals, not the tuition line alone.

“Is there really a waiting list?”

Sometimes, and OWIS says why: each nationality is capped at 30% of admissions. A child of one nationality may wait while a child of another gets a place in the same grade. Applying early, and asking admissions about the cap for your nationality, is the practical answer.

“What will the extras add?”

The headline fee covers uniforms, textbooks and academic field trips. The biggest optional extras are the bus (S$3,179–5,444 a year depending on campus and distance), ECAs and English or learning support. Ask admissions which apply to your child before you sign the e-contract.

“My child’s English is still developing.”

OWIS accepts students with English as a second language, but secondary students must be able to work in the classroom. Grades 6–8 can start in the six-month AEPP; additional English support is charged at S$7,085 or S$8,175 a year.

“Is OWIS Newton fully established yet?”

Newton is the newest campus, runs only to Grade 5 and is an IB PYP candidate school rather than an authorised one. Families who want continuity to Grade 12 on one campus can look at Nanyang or the Digital Campus.

Alternatives to OWIS worth comparing

• GIIS Singapore: same foundation and the same Punggol site as OWIS Digital Campus, with the Indian CBSE curriculum alongside IB and Cambridge; fees per term.
• Dover Court International School: a British-curriculum school in the Nord Anglia group, with a published fee table by year group and an inclusive fee approach.
• NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY (NGA): an online international school for ages 6–18, focused on Asia and Oceania, opening in September 2027 (planned). Small live dialogue groups of about eight, subjects learned in English with a bilingual (English–Japanese) mentor, CEFR-based English levels, and social co-creation projects with companies and governments. There is no academic entrance exam and no English requirement, and it can run alongside a local school or as the main school, travelling with the family if you relocate. Tuition is not yet published — it is designed to be far more affordable than a typical international school, with no enrolment, facility or uniform fees, materials included and sibling discounts; exact tuition goes first to the email list. Be clear about the limits: NGA is not yet accredited, has no graduates yet and offers no campus life. For families in Singapore, its timetable is a genuine plus — live classes are built for Asia–Oceania daytime, so they fall in normal Singapore school hours. See the curriculum and timetable.

If you are also weighing the premium end of the market, compare Tanglin Trust School fees, UWCSEA tuition and Dulwich College Singapore fees. For the online side, online international schools compared and online vs in-person international school costs explain where the money goes in each model.

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FAQ

How much are OWIS fees per year?

For 2026–27, including 9% GST: S$24,158 (Grades 1–6) and S$27,774 (Grades 7–12) at Nanyang; S$31,449 (Grades 1–6), S$35,065 (Grades 7–10) and S$40,459 (IB Diploma) at the Digital Campus including the building fee; S$27,491 (Grades 1–5) at Newton. Add a one-time S$1,420 application fee.

What are OWIS fees per term or per month?

OWIS bills the annual fee in three instalments. Dividing by three gives about S$8,052.67 a term for Nanyang Grades 1–6 and S$10,483 for the same grades at the Digital Campus; dividing by 12 gives budgeting equivalents of S$2,013.17 and S$2,620.75 a month.

Do OWIS fees include GST, and is there a sibling discount?

Yes, the 2026–27 tables include 9% GST. At the Digital Campus and Newton, siblings get 5% (second child) to 20% (fifth child) off tuition; a Nanyang sibling discount is not published on the fees page.

Is OWIS accredited?

OWIS is CPE-registered (to 23 February 2027) and EduTrust-certified (to 11 October 2028). Nanyang and the Digital Campus are authorised for the IB PYP and IB Diploma and offer Cambridge IGCSE; Newton is a PYP candidate school.

What are the alternatives to OWIS?

GIIS is the closest price match at primary level; Dover Court and Stamford American cost more. For a small, bilingual live-online option in Asian time zones, NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY opens in September 2027 (planned); it is not yet accredited and its tuition is not yet published.

Choosing calmly, one campus at a time

OWIS offers something many Singapore families look for: the IB and Cambridge pathways in a deliberately diverse community, at fees well below the premium schools — especially at Nanyang. The practical next steps are simple: choose the campus that fits your commute and your child’s stage, take the full annual total for that grade (including the building fee at Punggol), add the bus and the extras you will really use, and ask admissions about the nationality cap for your family. If your plans are still uncertain, it is worth keeping one flexible option in view as well.

Tuition and admissions details were checked on the official websites on 13 November 2026. Schools revise fees every year — always confirm on the official site before applying.

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