Preparing for university and beyond

Boarding at UWCSEA prepares our young people for university life and beyond, equipping them with the confidence, independence and social skills they need to be successful. We foster the qualities our students will need to become principled, proactive contributors to the world—resilience, adaptability and self-management.

Our staff encourage the boarders in their care to make the most of the opportunities on offer and to engage fully in both the educational programme and life in the boarding house. Boarders are embedded in the fabric of the campus; both enthusiasm and proximity mean that they are deeply involved in the rich and varied life at UWCSEA.

Developing independence and resilience

Involvement and participation are central to boarding life. Boarders are expected to contribute to the boarding community by showing individual initiative, and are encouraged to get involved in a range of diverse activities.

The boarding programme is deliberately structured to gradually allow boarders to develop self-management skills and independence. This is done under the watchful eyes of our Houseparents, who provide advice and guidance where necessary, with the ultimate goal of equipping our students to make a smooth transition into the next stage of their life.

Singapore is our campus

While our programme takes advantage of being located in a global hub, our ethos expects students to explore the cultural diversity of both the College and our host country Singapore.

The self-contained nature of Singapore, with its urbanised development, extensive transport systems and secure environment makes it easy and safe for our boarders to explore the island city-state. Our boarders are given meaningful independence through a programme that supports them to develop this important skill and to test themselves in the outside world. UWCSEA boarding combines all of these factors to provide a genuine pre-university residential experience.

44 Languages spoken

Afrikaans; Albanian; Amharic; Belarusian; Bengali; Burmese; Chinese; Dutch; English; French; Georgian; German; Greek; Gujarati; Haitian, Haitian Creole; Hebrew; Hindi; Indonesian; Italian; Japanese; Kazakh; Khmer; Kikuyu, Gikuyu; Korean; Krio; Lithuanian; Macedonian; Malay; Marathi; Mende; Portuguese; Punjabi; Russian; Serbian; Spanish, Castilian; Tagalog; Tamil; Telugu; Thai; Turkish; Ukrainian; Urdu; Vietnamese; Wolof

4 Boarding Services Executives

13 Assistant Houseparents

1 Deputy Director of Residential Life

2 Boarding Counsellors

1 Director of Residential Life

5 Resident Houseparents

39 Languages spoken

Amharic; Arabic; Bengali; Burmese; Chichewa, Chewa; Chinese; Danish; Dutch; Dzongkha; English; Esperanto; Estonian; French; German; Hindi; Hungarian; Indonesian; Japanese; Kazakh; Khmer; Korean; Latin; Latvian; Maldivian; Dhivehi; Marathi; Northern Sotho; Nyanja; Polish; Russian; Sinhala; Sinhalese; Spanish, Castilian; Swahili; Tagalog; Tajik; Tamil; Telugu; Thai; Twi; Vietnamese

51 Scholars