Admissions Process
Please keep this document for reference purposes, as it answers most of the questions that parents may have.
When to apply
- Applications for Grade 8 (Form 2) open at the start of the Grade 6 year, and close at the end of February (of the Grade 7 year). Due to the large number we receive, submitting your son's application during his Grade 6 year would assist us greatly in our administration process. (There is no application fee.)
- Applications for Grades 9-12 (Form 3-6) may be made at any time during the year. However, acceptance for the following year can only be confirmed during Term 4, once we have been notified of any current pupils who may be leaving the school. (There is no application fee.)
Completing / Submitting Applications
In order for your son’s application to be considered, please complete the application form and submit it to the Admissions Department, together with all the supporting documents listed at the top of Page 4 of the Application Form. (These documents do not need to be certified.)
- If you are applying during your son's Grade 6 year, you may submit the application without a report, but will need to send us a copy of his Grade 6 December report when you receive it. (We will remind you at the end of the year.)
- Please make sure that you complete your email addresses on the application form. (Please write clearly.)
- All admissions-related correspondence should be emailed directly to: admissions@mcollege.co.za
Acknowledging Applications
Letters confirming receipt of applications are posted. If you have not received a letter within 10 days, please telephone the Admissions Department to check on the situation. (This letter is not an indication of acceptance or rejection.)
- Thereafter, please do not be concerned if you receive no further correspondence from us until after the admissions meetings (see 4. below). We will contact you if there is anything further we require.
- We receive over 700 applications (from roughly 160 different schools) and are only able to accept approximately 40% of the dayboys and boarders who apply. It is therefore ESSENTIAL THAT YOU ALSO APPLY (AS SOON AS POSSIBLE) TO A second and third school, as there is no guarantee that your son's application to Maritzburg College will be successful.
Notification of Acceptance / Non-Acceptance
- The Admissions Committee, comprising senior staff members, carefully assesses every application over a threeweek period prior to our Admissions Selection Meetings. The committee then meets (1) at the end of April (of the Grade 7 year) to discuss the selection of BOARDERS, and (2) at the end of May for the selection of dayboys.
- Parents are emailed/phoned, a day or two after the relevant meeting, to let them know the committee's decision. Official letters are posted a few days later. (Please check your post-boxes.)
- Please note that acceptance is provisional (initially), but is automatically deemed final once parents have attended to the following by the deadline/s stipulated in the acceptance letter. o Paid the acceptance deposit o Satisfactorily completed and returned the acceptance documentation.
Other Expenses (to be paid by parents)
The following are not provided by the school and are not included in the tuition or boarding fees.
- School Uniforms
- Boarder Uniforms and other items needed for boarding
- Sports clothing, sports shoes and sports equipment
- Stationery
- Text Books
- School Tours and Camps
- Any other expenses that might arise
Uniform lists will be emailed/posted to parents towards mid-year. Stationery and Text book requirements (and other information) will be posted to parents at the end of Term 3
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