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Welcome to Canadian International School in Singapore
Orientation August 2025

Orientation

Welcome to CIS. We look forward to you joining the CIS community.

If you have any questions or concerns over the coming weeks, please reach out to our admissions team via email or phone +65 64671732.

If you are joining us on Tuesday 12 August, please join us for orientation as per the schedule(s) below. If your child will be joining on another date, your admissions executive will let you know plans for your child's first day.

12 August 2025 orientation schedules.

Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten, Junior Kindergarten, Senior Kindergarten
Time What Where
8.30am-3pm Visit information booths
See schedule below
Primary Library @ L2
8.30am Drop off: Stay and Play
Early years students are invited to stay in the classroom with their teacher and friends while parents attend the principal welcome
Classrooms Outdoor Discovery Centre
9-9.30am Principal welcome: for parents/caregivers Pre-function Space @ Toh Tuck Wing L4
9.30-10.00am Meet the teacher
Proceed to classroom to meet homeroom teacher for introduction and collect your child(ren)
Classrooms
Returning Pre-Kindergarten, Junior Kindergarten, Senior Kindergarten families
Time What Where
1-2pm Meet the teacher
Proceed to classroom to meet homeroom teacher and familiarise with new spaces
Classrooms
Grades 1 - 6 new families (all programmes)
Time What Where
8.30am-3pm Visit information booths
See schedule below
Primary Library @ L2
10-10:30am Principal's welcome
For parents/caregivers & students
David Foster Theatre @ L2
10.30am Meet the teacher
Proceed to classroom to meet homeroom teacher for introduction, and student activity
Classrooms
Returning Grade 1 families (all programmes)
Time What Where
1.30pm - 2.30pm Meet the teacher
Proceed to classroom to meet homeroom teacher for introduction and student activity
Classrooms
Grade 7 new & returning families (including foundation programmes)
Time What Where
8.30am-3pm Information booths: for parents/caregivers Primary Library @ L2
1-1.30pm Principal welcome: for parents/caregivers & students David Foster Theatre @ L2
1.30pm Grade level welcome: for students KB Pod A @ L3
1.30-2pm Welcome to Secondary School: for parents/caregivers David Foster Theatre @ L2
2:40pm Student/Parent meet up Canteen @ L1
Grades 8-12 new families (including grade 8 foundation programme)
Time What Where
8.30am-3pm Information booths: for parents/caregivers Primary library @ L2
2.15pm Principal welcome: for parents/caregivers & students David Foster Theatre @ L2
2.45pm Grade level welcome: for students Grade 8 - KB Pod A @ L4
Grade 9 - TK Pod F @ L4
Grade 10 - KB Pod A @ L5
G11- BT Pod B @ L4
G12- BT Pod B @ L4
2.45-3.15pm Welcome to Secondary School: for parents/caregivers David Foster Theatre @ L2
3.55pm Student/Parent meet up Canteen @ L1
INFORMATION BOOTHS: OPEN 8.30AM TO 3.30PM
You can complete a range of functions during orientation at our information booths.
Level 1
Who What Where
Activities
(extracurricular activities, competitive sports)
Learn about season offerings Activities office
Canteen Order meals (nursery to grade 3) and meet a Sodexo nutritionist. Learn how to use the Campus Online system. Canteen @ L1
Fees Tuition fee payments Main office finance counter
Level 2
Who What Where
Information and Admissions General enquiries submit outstanding documents and/or sign your student contract Primary library
ID cards request forms
New students and parents will collect their ID cards at the booth.
Submit ID card request forms / collect ID cards. Primary library
iPad/Macbook configuration and Educational Technology System set up (students) / meet our Educational Technology team Primary library
Nurse Discuss any health issues Primary library
PTA Meet the parents who work to make life great at CIS Primary library
School bus School bus services Primary library
Security Register your vehicle decal for 2025/2026 campus access Primary library
School uniforms
(dress, PE, house leagues, hoodies & caps/hats)
Purchase school uniforms from Lim Meng Keng Canteen @ L2

For students starting school on another date, our admissions team will provide full details about your child’s first day of school.

Communication, system access, class details

This page outlines the systems we use and how we communicate at CIS.

Before your child’s first day, you will receive an email with your login credentials for all CIS systems. Once you’ve set up your credentials, you can login to ManageBac to view your child’s timetable, teachers and class locations.


iPad & Macbooks (grades 4-12)

Our IT team will be on hand at the IT counter to help you get your child’s device set up. You can read more about device requirements for grades 4 to 6 here and for grades 7-12 here.


Meals

Visit the canteen page if you’d like your child to purchase lunch and/or snacks at school.


School uniforms

All students must wear the CIS uniform from the first day of school. The uniform page on our website outlines what items your child will need, while the parent handbook outlines our uniform policy.


School bus

School bus routes take up to two weeks to be confirmed, so please arrange bus transportation via the bus services page as soon as possible.


Campus access

When you arrive on campus, you will be asked to show your parent ID card or the admissions new family email to our security team. Learn more about security on campus here.


Contacts

If you need assistance over the next few weeks, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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  admissions@cis.edu.sg
  +65 6467 1732
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