ENGLISH speaking @ School - expereiences please!

[Leaving London]

Hi Im Leaving London in the Summer to live in Singapore and I wanted the most up to date information on which school has the MOST english % of students at either Chatsworth (East), Eton House (Broadrick) or Dover Court?
I know its been discussed but not for AGES! Please help. I asked the schools and CHATSWORTH said 35% approx English per year but Dover Court & Eton refuse to divulge the info.
I want my kids (will be aged 4 and 6) to be multicultural but wanted them to feel as 'at home' as possible too.
Whilst im here - any up to date info on the best of the above greatly apprecited.
Leaving London x
ps Tangling and UCW - no spaces

[another parent]

Some schools refused to divulge  such request because it would deem being exclusive, worse, being labelled as elitist. I believe you are concerned the culture shock would be too much for your kids. It is advisable to expose them to different culture in your homeland first or at least explain to them the different ethnicities in the country you are going to. Prepared them for any changes that happen

[dad's army]

My children were kindie age when we moved here and went to Eton House for most of their kindie and all of their primary years.  They didn't have a problem settling in there (unlike a local kindergarten they had attended first of all where they really didn't settle - cried every day).  Eton House was like a breath of fresh air compared to that. 

The thing is, if you're looking at kids who are British the number will be smaller but if you're looking at English as their native language then the number will be much higher and non-English speaking kids get put into ESL as soon as they arrive so most kids can communicate with each other very quickly.

Most international schools try to mix their nationalities too, especially if they have a lot of children from one particular country.  However, if they only had two Spanish speaking children for example, they may put them in the same class to help them settle.  Don't worry, your children won't end up in a class where nobody speaks English at home - we've always had a couple of kids from somewhere like Australia, USA or New Zealand, they've never been the only native English speakers.

[DoverCourt]

At Dover Court in my child's class, over 50% of the kids are English/Welsh/Scottish/Irish. Most of them have both parents who are native English speakers; one or two have one native speaker parent.

The rest speak English very well.  Those who don't speak a lot of English go to ESL classes.

[Leaving London]

Thank you for your helpful advice. Its really appreciated when im so far away from the schools to discover for myself. I will make sure i visit them before committing anyway but i had kind of settled for East coast as a good place to live (i like the park & beach idea!).

If we were to go for Dover Court instead i think that the Holland village might be a better living location.

Is there a nice beach/park/cycling etc. near Holland village or is it more shops, restaurants and stuff?

Decisions, decisions...

Did your kids learn Mandarin. I would LOVE mine to learn it...hey i miught even try to learn it with them but i bet they would pick it up quicker than i did

leaving london

[best of both worlds]

If cost is any issue there is (if I am not mistaken) more localised kindy-preschool yet with expat-catered curriculum - where your child get a good mix of expats (Brit included) + local combined.

Places where you won't lose out on creativity yet get solid fundamentals, reading and Mandarin exposure.

Etonhouse can be pricey.

offhand:
 = (Newton?) Montessori on Newton Road has always come with good reviews from expat parents
 = Pat's Schoolhouse (carious locations).

[IMHO]

The price difference is completely unwarranted for the E-named option. I agree with the PP. Give Montessori at Newton a go. We very happy there and the kids were streaks ahead of their fellow Brits when they moved on the Tanglin.

[London proportions]

If you are in London, you'd better check what % of the kids in their present school are English.  It would be quite untypical if more than 50% are.