The high school admission process can seem very intimidating to prospective families so we would like to shed some light on our process and help ease the anxiety.
Requirements for admission
An entrance examination, the latest school report and a confidential report which we will obtain from the applicant’s current school form the basis for assessment for admission. Selection is based on a boy’s perceived potential to thrive at, and contribute to, the College. Typically this would be a well-rounded boy who gets widely involved at school, has positive relations with his peers and adults and who is happy to embrace our Honour Code and Code of Conduct.
Required Documentation
Please submit the following with your application form:
- Your son’s Birth Certificate containing parental details (or other birth certificate together with both parents’ ID documents if not available)
- Proof of payment of the Application Fee. (Payment reference: APP/Surname.Name)
- One passport-sized photo of your son (if your son is in Grade 6 or higher)
- Latest school report (if your son is in Grade 6 or higher)
Timeline for Grade 8 Admissions
Submit the Application Form and accompanying documents as soon as possible, but at least before the end of the applicant’s Grade 6 year.
- An optional interview with the Headmaster or Marketing Director and a tour of the campus is offered to applicants towards the end of their Grade 6 or the start of their Grade 7 year.
- Mid-January: Registered applicants in Grade 7 are invited to apply for appropriate scholarships, if eligible. Qualifying criteria will be detailed in the correspondence.
- February: Information Evenings are held at the school for Grade 7 boys and their parents. February/March: Shortlisted scholarship candidates will be invited to be interviewed.
- March: Entrance Assessments are written by all applicants at our Open Weekend, in the year preceding admission.
- Mid‐April: Scholarships and places are offered on the dates as prescribed by The Independent Schools Association of South Africa (ISASA). In the event of an offer of a place from the College, the Enrolment Agreement must be completed and the acceptance fee paid.
- End November: Boys who are enrolled to enter the College the following year attend the “My Bright Future” orientation weekend.
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