Complete guide to cost of Education in Singapore compared to India
My son is studying in Grade 8 and is going to Grade 9, schools can only offer so much to kids and parents have to put in equal or more effort to get them to succeed.
If parents are expected to put in the effort, then what is the point of paying so much in school fees, why not the kids study where I and most of my know colleagues had studied, why not India ?
So started comparing cost of education between India and Singapore, the study was based on schooling year of 2022–23, please do extrapolate the cost as cost of education is sure going up (like everything else).
We are going to have two sections, one to compare costs from Grade 9 to 12 (IGCE 9 & 10, IB Diploma in 11 & 12). Another comparison will be from Grade 1 going till 12.
Comparison of Grade 9–12 costs between Singapore and India for Indian School
The key highlights are
- Studying in Yuva Bharathi will save over 60k SGD over 4 years compared to the most expensive school in Singapore, which is NPS International School.
- Studying in Yuva Bharathi will only save 23k SGD over 4 years, which is about 500 SGD a month, it is not worth sending a child to India for saving this money. Given that you will be separated from kids and cost of travel & stay to meet them will make up for this cost.
- Studying in India will save 45 lakhs over 4 years when compared to NPS International School.
- Studying in India will save 27 lakhs over 4 years when compared to a Local school in SG.
- India cost assumed at 3.8 lakhs per year for a residential school.
- Admission fees is one time.
Things to Consider before switching to India
- Availability of school seat in India, most schools don’t prefer intake after Grade 8 since it impacts their results
- Kids psychology about going to India, leaving Parents, leaving friends, others
Comparison of Grade 1 to 12 Cost between Singapore and India
