Boarding Award Scheme

The Boarding Award Scheme is for SC children whose parents are working or residing overseas. It gives SCs studying in MOE schools an opportunity to live in a hostel while pursuing their education.

In this scheme, you will receive:

• Assistance for 80% of boarding fees, if your child is studying in our secondary schools, junior colleges or Millennia Institute.
• Full assistance on boarding fees, if your child is a recipient of the Edusave Scholarships for Independent Schools (ESIS).

The award only applies to the following hostels:

• ACS (Independent) Boarding School (Mixed)
• ACS Oldham Hall (Mixed)
• Anglican House (Mixed)
• Dunman High School Hostel (Mixed)
• Hwa Chong Institution Boarding School (Mixed)
• Nanyang Girls’ High Boarding School (Girls only)
• National Junior College Boarding School (Mixed)
• NUS High School Residence (Mixed)
• Raffles Institution Boarding School (Mixed)
• St. Andrew’s Hall (Mixed)
• Victoria Hall (Mixed)

You can be assured that when living in a hostel, your child will:

• Be in a safe and familiar environment and looked after by housemasters.
• Learn time management, taking care of personal needs and making independent decisions.
• Grow in maturity and become self-disciplined, independent and responsible.
• Learn about resilience, teamwork and cooperation, caring for one another and placing the concerns of others before self.

Eligibility requirements

To qualify for the Boarding Award Scheme:

• Your child and at least 1 parent must be an SC.
• Your child must be studying in an MOE secondary school, junior college or Millennia Institute.
• Both you and your spouse are residing overseas, with neither of you living in Singapore for more than 90 days in a calendar year.

How to apply

Complete the online Application Form for Boarding Award Scheme within 3 months from the intended start date of boarding for your child. You will be notified of the outcome through email within 14 days.