Curious learners grow into mindful leaders through everyday practice, not occasional moments of excellence. APPLY →

Small, by choice. So every child is known.

We are a school of about 400 learners and 60 educators. This is a design decision, not a statistic. It ensures attention is the default, not the exception.

The Four Stages of Growth

A child does not need the same school at 5 as they do at 16. Our framework evolves with them.

Discover

Discover

Early Years. We protect childhood, curiosity, and self-worth.
Observe

Observe

Primary Years. Building habits of mindfulness, patience, and deep noticing.
Explore

Explore

Middle Years. Finding voice, agency, and exploring the wider community.
Engage

Engage

High School. Leadership, rigorous academics, and social impact.

Three ways to understand HLC quickly

If you only have a few minutes, start here. This is what we protect, what you will see in classrooms, and how to choose with clarity.

What we protect

What we protect

Childhood, self-worth, curiosity. No fear-based discipline.
What learning looks like here

What learning looks like here

Hands-on work, strong feedback, visible thinking.
How to choose well

How to choose well

Signals to look for, questions to ask, red flags to notice.

If you visit, you will notice these things.

These are not slogans. These are routines and design choices that shape how children feel and how they learn.

  • Adults speak to children with respect, even during conflict.
  • Children work in groups often, and collaboration is taught, not assumed
  • Feedback protects confidence in the early years, and becomes more demanding as children grow
  • Learning includes making, building, reading, debating, performing, playing sport, and reflecting.
  • Inclusion is part of the classroom design, not a separate room.

If you visit, you will notice these things.

Strong academics, without turning school into a race.

We follow the Cambridge pathway for academic structure and progression. But the bigger work is what sits underneath it.

We teach children to plan, revise, write, think, and ask for help without shame. That is what carries them through exams, and beyond them.

Testimonials

What graduates remember, years later

"At HLC, it was not academic knowledge alone that I received. I received an education. I wasn’t taught Physics and History alone. I learnt tolerance, acceptance, teamwork and self-confidence. Though I’ve been to different schools both before and after, HLC will always be my school. Just like every other student, I was, am and always will be a proud Headstarter!"

Yash Rajeshwar
Yash Rajeshwar CEO, AuxoHub

"The thing with my school is that it pours rains of opportunity down at us constantly in the hope that at one point, the student sheds the fear of getting soaked wet and begins to raise her hands to catch the rain. That’s when people like me learn to embrace life and grow. By the end of the school life in HLC, you’d discover who you are and that is the greatest gift anyone can receive."

Laya Shankar
Laya Shankar Development Economics & Policy from The University of Manchester

"I have studied in HLC since LKG and the school has played a vital role in building me from ground zero. Even after 14 years of the same place, I still can’t get enough of it – I’m in school so often even after graduating; it’s just because I can’t come to terms with the fact that my time here is up. At least as a student it is.My time in HLC has been extremely memorable and I would do it all over again if I got a chance to, without changing a thing! Signing off with a deep sense of gratitude."

Abhay Menon
Abhay Menon Medical Student at Duke-NUS

Learning also happens when children take responsibility for the world around them.

Over the years, HLC learners and facilitators have built initiatives in inclusion, sports integrity, public problem solving, and social entrepreneurship. This is one way children practice leadership before they are adults.
Learning also happens when children take responsibility for the world around them.

Admissions, designed for fit

How enrolment works at HLC
We don’t do walk-in visits. We begin with an online application, and invite families to campus when there is potential alignment.

  • Apply online: Share what you’re seeking, and what drew you to HLC.
  • On-campus half-day: Your child joins age-appropriate activities (including an assessment). Parents attend a short session with Mr. Naveen and Ms. Raaji on our story, how we think about learning, and what we protect. You’ll also take a guided walk through campus, often led by our middle-years learners.
  • Decision and offer: If the fit is right for your child and family, and seats are available, we make an offer within 4-5 working days.
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Admissions, designed for fit