Pathlight School is the first autism-focused school in Singapore that offers the Singapore national curriculum to students, aged 7 to 18.
Pathlight School offers a unique blend of mainstream academics leading to PSLE and GCE ‘N’ and ‘O’ level certification, as well as life-readiness skills.
As at January 2021, Pathlight School is operating in 3 locations and across 3 satellite partner schools:
Student Served
As at 31 Mar '21
of Students Assisted Financially
Financial Assistance Disbursed
Disbursed for one-time
"Back to School" Project
Despite the disruptions caused by COVID-19, Pathlight School saw an 8% increase (493) in the total number of applications for the Academic Year (AY) 2021.
The School enrolled 293 new students (as of 31 March 2021) for AY 2021 - compared to 248 new students enrolled for AY 2020. The bulk of admissions was for Primary 1.
The total student enrolment for 2021 was 1,766.
During the Circuit Breaker period (April - June 2020), students shifted to Full Home-Based Learning (FHBL). With the close collaboration and support from parents and teachers, students became more confident and self-directed in their learning.
With the return to school after FHBL, teachers and therapists worked in partnership with parents to help students adjust to the “new normal” routines and safe management measures. Teachers embarked on a curriculum recovery plan to address student learning gaps. To ensure that students continued to enjoy essential school experiences, school-wide celebrations, Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs), milestone events and industry visits were moved online.
Due to COVID-19, the School provided financial assistance to more students, from 45% in the last financial year to 48% in this financial year. As a financial support for Pathlight families, the School provided a 50% school fees offset for April 2020. It also loaned out IT devices to students from low-income families to ensure that they could continue accessing learning from home.
offset for April school fees for all
Benefited
Granted.
* As of April 2020, student enrolment was 1603. The number of students indicated with asterisk excluded 166 students who were already on Special Education Financial Assistance Scheme (SPED FAS) and enjoyed full waiver of school fees.
A total of 195 students took the various national examinations in 2020. They achieved stellar results with more than 90% of them eligible to progress to their next education levels as follows:
Eligible to progress to Mainstream Secondary Schools
Eligible to progress to next level of education and Institutes of Higher Learning
of Normal Academic cohort eligible to pursue GCE ‘O’ levels
Eligible to progress to Institutes of Higher Learning
90 students (5% of Pathlight’s total enrolment) are enrolled in the Vocational Track. These students are provided with online courses on general vocation skills and virtual industry visits to strengthen their work readiness for various industries.
Students doing
Employability Training at E2C
Students doing
School-to-Work Programme
Students in Sheltered Workshops
Students in Day Activity Centres
In Other Arrangements
Tan Yong Kee (Secondary 2) and Warren Emmanuel Bintoro (Secondary 3) attained Bronze (Animation category) and Silver (Game-Making category) respectively.
Students from Pathlight’s Photography CCA participated in the inaugural competition. Joel Yeo (Secondary 2) and Elijah Seah (Secondary 3) won First and Second place respectively in the Senior Category while Kendrick Ang (Secondary 2), Shane Koh (Secondary 3) and Lucas Ho (Secondary 4) attained Recognition Awards.
The Artist Development Programme (ADP) was initiated in 2011 to promote the artistic talents in students.
Under this programme, student and alumni artists are coached and mentored by professional artists in numerous art media and genres. They are given opportunities to participate in public exhibitions and community art events.
Some of their works have been curated and incorporated into high quality merchandise sold under The Art Faculty (TAF). They earn royalties from sale of their artworks and merchandise.
Student Artist Talents
Exhibitions / Events in 2020/2021
Partnering with The Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)’s Centre for Lifelong Education, ADP has developed a customised “Certificate in Fine Art (Introduction)” programme.
Its objective is to bring ADP artists to a higher level in art education. As of 31 March 2021, there were two successful runs with 14 artists having completed the programme.
ITDA provides students with meaningful and up-to-date IT & Design courses delivered by professional trainers using autism-friendly pedagogy. It aims to close the digital divide for students with special needs and enable them to be more than just end users, but creators of their own apps.
ITDA trainers conduct courses as part of Pathlight School’s curriculum and oversee IT-related co-curricular activities and school holiday workshops.
In-class Courses
Holiday Workshops
Students Served
Learn for Life eCampus aims to provide 24/7 access to important life skills and online courses for students, families, and educators. This will ensure that learning is extended beyond the classrooms, school hours and school years.
The shift to FHBL during the Circuit Breaker accelerated the adoption of Learn for Life eCampus. Students used the platform for online independent learning. Educators and staff put together more rich and engaging content on eCampus as part of the blended learning offering.
Courses Published
Courses in Development
Enrolled Learners
