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Key Dates

Year 1 for children born in 2016 and Year 7 for children born in 2010 for entry in August 2021

Online Applications opens on Tuesday 1 September 2020 and not earlier. Applications received after Wednesday 30 September 2020 are considered late and placed on the waiting list.

• Click here for Year 1 Central Online Application Form, children born in 2016. See key dates.
• Click here for Year 7 Central Online Application Form, children born in 2010. See key dates.

Primary Years 2-6

Applicants who have applied for Years 2-6 will be waitlisted in order of priority status and application date. Invitations for interview and assessment are sent as and when a position becomes available. This process also applies for Year 1 applications received outside the central application period.

Secondary Years 8-13

Applicants who apply for Years 8 to 13 will be waitlisted in order of priority status and application date. Invitations for interview and assessment are sent as and when a position becomes available.

This process also applies for Year 7 applications received outside the central application period.

Year 6 to Year 7 at Discovery College

All Year 6 students enrolled in Discovery College are guaranteed a place in secondary school Year 7 on completion of Year 6.

Application Timetable OTHER than Year 1 (children born in 2016) & Year 7 (children born in 2010)

2020-21 Academic Year		2021-22 Academic Year
Year Group	Application Date	Year Group	Application Date
PYP Year 1 (2015) Year 2 (2014) Year 3 (2013) Year 4 (2012) Year 5 (2011) Year 6 (2010)	Applications open  Sept 2019 Applications close  May 2021	PYP Year 2 (2015) Year 3 (2014) Year 4 (2013) Year 5 (2012) Year 6 (2011)	Applications open  Sept 2020 Applications close  May 2022
MYP Year 7 (2009) Year 8 (2008) Year 9 (2007) Year 10 (2006) Year 11 (2005)	Applications open  Sept 2019 Applications close  May 2021	MYP Year 7 (2010) Year 8 (2009) Year 9 (2008) Year 10 (2007) Year 11 (2006)	Applications open  Sept 2020 Applications close  May 2022
DP/CP Year 12 (2004)@ Year 13 (2003)*	Applications open  Sept 2019 Applications close  Aug 2020	DP/CP Year 12 (2005)@ Year 13 (2004)*	Applications open  Sept 2020  Applications close  Aug 2021

@ A student has to be in the IB Diploma Programme / Career-related Programme (Years 12 & 13) for the full 2 years of the programme and should start school in mid-August of the beginning of the academic year. There is some flexibility in the starting date, but apart from in exceptional circumstances as determined by the College a student will not be able to start after 4 weeks from the start of the academic year.

* Applications for Year 13 will be considered where a student has completed the first year of the IB Diploma Programme / Career-related Programme in another school. All cases will be examined on an individual basis, and the College reserves the right to accept or reject any application at its discretion, the final decision being that of the Principal. Applications for Year 13 will not be considered for students who have not completed the first year of the IB Diploma Programme / Career-related Programme.