Step 2 - Testing and or Interview
For admission to SIS, applicants participate in the following:
• All nursery applicants and their parents attend an interview.
• All PreK-1, PreK-2 and kindergarten applicants participate in a playdate while their parents attend an interview. Note that mid-year applicants for kindergarten may also attend an assessment.
• Students applying for grade 1 through grade 12, attend an English and a math assessment. Additionally,students applying for grade 6-12 write an essay. All applicants attend an interview.
Testing can be arranged only after all the documents outlined in Step 1 have been received and reviewed.
Please note that additional testing may be recommended on a case-by-case basis by the school’s administration.
Step 3 – Admission Decision
Decisions are based on a careful examination of each student’s ability to achieve success in an atmosphere of high expectations and within the context of an English language-learning environment. In making this assessment, SIS will evaluate each candidate’s English language proficiency, demonstrated academic achievement and developmental and social/behavioral history. This will include an interview. Parents should note that current class size/space availability, English as an Additional Language (EAL) guidelines, and parents’ priority status also affect admission recommendations. Besides priority status, admissions decisions may also take into account the short and long term balance of English language learners and other relevant demographic factors in the school in order to sustain and support the school’s mission and programs.
Step 4 - Admission Status
Accepted - If a student has qualified and if space allows, the student will be placed in the appropriate grade level.
Wait Pool - If an applicant meets SIS admission requirements but is applying for enrollment in a grade level that is full, that applicant will be placed in the wait pool for his/her class. Students will remain in the wait pool for the academic year for which they have applied. If a seat is not found for the applicant within that academic year, parents may contact the admissions office to roll over the application to the next academic year as early as December 1st. Applications will not automatically roll over to the following academic year.
Not Accepted - The applicant does not meet SIS eligibility and requirements for admission. The decision is based on one or more of the before-mentioned criteria.
Step 5 - Payment
Upon acceptance, an invoice will be issued for tuition. Payment is due upon receipt and must be made by either the parent or sponsoring company before the student begins school. Payment is required to secure your child’s seat.
Timing
Once all documents have been received, it typically takes 5 or more school days to review an application and to schedule the assessments. The admission status will be emailed after the test or interview. If applying right before or after a school break or during the summer months, processing times will be lengthened. We encourage all parents to review our school calendar and submit their applications well in advance of holidays and school closures.
