Domuschola International School

Admissions Policy

Domuschola welcomes students who are interested in a challenging education and internationally recognized program that aims to develop caring and productive global citizens who are critical thinkers, collaborative, and action-oriented citizens. The following are the clear set of expectations from children admitted to Domuschola:

• All students must reside in the Philippines with at least one (1) parent or guardian who hold a valid visa allowing legal residence in the Philippines.
• Children are placed in classes together with their age-peers. The age cut-off date is October 31.
• To ensure maximum student learning, the class size for each grade level is fixed. For preschool level, the maximum number of students in one class is 15 students. From Kinder to Grade 4, the maximum number of students in a class is 20 students. For Grades 5 to 12, the maximum number of students in a class is 24 students.
• A student applicant may be placed in the waitlist once a year level has reached the maximum class size. An additional section may be opened by the Head of School upon consideration and consultation with the School President and Board of Trustees.
• The school is on a rolling admissions basis. For students applying in the middle of the current school year, they may be accepted provided that the student has completed at least a semester of schooling or is applying in the first semester.
• A student may be recommended to seek academic support to help him or her meet learning standards. This may be sought from teachers in Domuschola or from teachers outside the school. The cost of the academic support will be shouldered by the student’s parents.
• The school may require a student to be assessed by an outside specialist to assist in determining if the student is in need of Domuschola’s Learning Support Program. This may be done upon the written recommendation of the Guidance Counselor or Learning Support teacher. The cost of the assessment will be shouldered by the student’s parents. A complete copy of the assessment will be requested by the school in order to help determine the appropriate action required to help the student.
• For students who are determined by Domuschola’s Learning Support Team to have special needs, Learning Support will be offered with a corresponding fee.

Step 1: Inquiry / School Tour

Interested parents are encouraged to visit Domuschola campus. For school tour bookings, please send an email to admissions@domuschola.edu.ph or call +63927 651 9743, +632 625 2002, or 0927065105669 during school hours (Mondays to Fridays, 7:00AM to 4:00PM). The admissions team will be happy to tour parents around the school and discuss more about the programs we offer. School tours are from Mondays to Fridays, 9:00AM to 1:30PM only.

The following requirements are required to be submitted in order to schedule an intake assessment for the student.9743

Step 2: Payment of Assesment

Payment of the assessment fee of Php 2,000 at the cashier for Kinder to Grade 11 applicants.

Step 3: Intake Assessment

An intake assessment is administered to determine the prospective student’s academic readiness for Domuschola’s curriculum. Once all the requirements are submitted, the Admissions Office will set a test schedule.

Step 4: Enrollment

The Admissions Office will review the student’s application and make a decision on whether to offer or deny admission to Domuschola.

List of Requirements for Nursery to Grade 11

• Completed Application Form
• Academic Records for the Past 2 Years (not applicable for Nursery and Pre-K)
• Recommendation form (Pre-Kinder to Grade 1)
• Recommendation form (Grades 2 to 5)
• Recommendation form (Grades 6 to 12)
• Home Language Survey
• Photocopy of Passport (if foreign)
• Photocopy of ACR/ICR or Student Study Permit
• Special Needs Report (if applicable)

Submit the application requirements to the Admissions Office or send them via email at admissions@domuschola.edu.ph

Admission Procedure

Normally, our admissions procedure includes an entrance exam and a sit-in with a class but as we now adjust to the new normal, this procedure has changed and will instead include additional requirements to be submitted and an online interview may be conducted:

• Submit the following documents for the student to take the online interview:
• Filled out application form (SEE ATTACHED; MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY, OTHERWISE, WE WILL RETURN)
• Recommendation form – see attached

Options for submission of the recommendation form:

In a sealed envelope with the teacher’s signature on the flap and have it delivered/posted to the school

Directly emailed to admissions@domuschola.edu.ph

• Home Language Survey – see attached
• Clear coloured photocopy of birth certificate
• Special Needs Report (if applicable)
• Copy of previous Report Card/Progress Report (for at least 3 school years if possible)
• Copy of any recent standardized test such as MAP, PSAT, HSK, YCT, SAT, ITBS (IF AVAILABLE)

Additional requirements if international & dual citizenship student:

• Copy of passport of parent and student
• VISA documents/certification of parent and student

Submission options:

• Option 1: Print out these documents and bring them to the school (except for the recommendation form), either by visiting the school, or having it delivered via Lalamove, Grab Delivery, or other delivery service (the parent/applicant will shoulder the fees). You will have to let us know a day before the intended submission so we may expect you. Send PHOTOCOPIES ONLY; Domuschola shall not be held responsible for any damage/loss of documents. Please take good care of your documents.
• Option 2: You may send these documents via email first, BUT once we give you the application decision (that the student has been accepted), you will eventually have to print out these documents and bring them to the school (Follow option 1).

*ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE IN ENGLISH.*

Important:

• We, at the Admissions team, will NEVER share legal documents you have sent to us either via email or personally without your consent. We are also not allowed to print out your documents or reproduce them for your privacy safety.
• Failure to provide complete and accurate information of any kind on the forms will void the application and could result in the student being permanently dropped from the roster of Domuschola International School (DIS) after being enrolled. Furthermore, if you have been proven to have forged, counterfeited, altered, or falsely made any document for the purpose of satisfying the admission and enrollment procedure, DIS reserves the right to report such crime to the relevant authorities, and remove you permanently from the school’s community, and ban you from enrolling.
• Once the requirements above have been submitted, we will pass the documents to the Academic Team and have them review those for initial evaluation. We can then discuss and agree on the student’s online interview schedule (interview schedules are WEEKDAYS ONLY, 8AM TO 1PM). The fee is PhP2,000 (non-refundable). You can visit the school to pay this (please inform us a day before your intended visit via phone call) or via online banking (details to be given once we’ve started the application process)
• Please give us 1-2 weeks to process the application and notify you of the result of the assessment.
• Depending on the results, you can finally reserve a slot for the student, or enroll. There will be additional requirements to be submitted, but we will inform you of these once the application has been completed/settled.