About Pathlight School
Pathlight School is the first autism-focused school in Singapore to offer the national curriculum together with life readiness skills. It caters to students on the autism spectrum with related conditions, aged 7 to 18 years, who are cognitively able to access the national curriculum but require additional support such as smaller class sizes, special accommodations and teaching staff trained in autism.
The School was established by the Autism Resource Centre (Singapore) at the invitation of the Ministry of Education (MOE) and started operations in January 2004 with just 41 students. Today, it is one of the fastest-growing and progressive special education schools in Singapore, with over 2,000 students across two schools.
Our Vision
To be a voice and model for an inclusive, vibrant and learning community where lives are transformed
Our Mission
To provide a transformational learning journey and maximise the potential of every student in both academics and life skills
Our Values
Our organisational culture is based on five core values:
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Character
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Competence
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Compassion
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Conviction
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Contribution
Our Beliefs
Education
We believe that education is one of the greatest equalisers in life. A good education is a key passport to achieving meaningful engagement, independence, and dignity.
- No applicant who is suitable for placement in Pathlight School will be deprived due to a lack of financial means.
- Each student will have an Individual Education/Transition Plan based on his/her strengths, interests and key learning needs and executed in partnership with school and family.
Quality
We believe that anything that is worth doing is worth doing well.
- We do our best, using limited resources to deliver quality education services for all students.
- We strive to benchmark ourselves against best practices in education and other sectors.
- Both staff and students do not stop learning, knowing that continuous improvement is the only way to quality.
Inclusion
We believe that people with special needs should be included with respect and dignity in the community.
- We plan and maximise opportunities to effect purposeful integration with the larger community to enable them to become useful, contributing members of society.
Who We Serve
Pathlight School serves children on the autism spectrum who are cognitively able to access the national curriculum in a structured group learning environment. Our class sizes typically range from 10 to 14 students.
For students who are able to pursue the national examinations, such as the PSLE, GCE O and N Levels* but face challenges in a general education school, Pathlight offers a holistic curriculum, aimed at maximising the potential of every child in academics and life skills.
* From 2027, students will sit for the new Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) examination.
Our Education Programmes
Our Schools
Our School Logo
The school logo depicts a happy face, which we aspire Pathlight to be for our students – a happy place. The upward curve of the logo and the transition of the colours from blue to green embody the essence of a Chinese saying, “青出于蓝, 更胜于蓝”. This describes the growth and transformation of a Pathlight student from a child when he/she first enters the School to a responsible adult, whose potential is maximised when he/she leaves the School.
