North London Collegiate School (Singapore)

Admissions Overview

Our school is an attractive option for parents who are seeking an academically ambitious and holistic education for their child. We admit students who demonstrate academic potential and intellectual curiosity, and who will contribute positively to the wider life of the School. We seek students who are ambitious, motivated, hard-working, and curious and who are excited to take on new experiences.

We are still accepting applications for current academic year (although places are limited) and encourage all families looking for places to apply as soon as possible as assessments are now taking place.

We accept applications for all grades, although we ask parents to speak to us about their particular circumstances before applying for a place in Grades 10 or 12.

Students can enroll with us at any time throughout the academic year, with the exception of Grade 11, where entry is preferred at the beginning of the academic year and no later than the beginning of the second term of Grade 11 (subject to the Principal’s approval).

Parents are encouraged to apply early in order to secure a position.

Eligibility For Admission

Applications can only be received from a parent or legal guardian who is resident with the child in Singapore. If parents wish to appoint a third party to submit an application on their behalf they should contact our Admissions Department for further advice.

Special requirements apply to children who are citizens of Singapore. Please contact our Admissions Department for information. Non-Singaporean Citizens and Permanent Residents wishing to enroll into our School must hold a valid foreign passport and Singapore residency pass (FIN number).

To Apply
Please fill this application form, if you have any questions write to admissions@nlcssingapore.sg

Do prepare scanned copies of the following documents for your application:

• Father/Guardian’s Passport
• Father/Guardian’s NRIC/FIN No.
• Mother/Guardian’s Passport
• Mother/Guardian’s NRIC/FIN No.
• Child’s Passport
• Child’s NRIC/FIN No.
• Child’s Birth Certificate*
• Official school or nursery reports from the past two years*
• A digital image of the child. The image should be a JPEG file smaller than 1MB in file size.
• Records of Immunisation*
• Academic Referee: please provide the contact details of someone that can provide a confidential academic reference for your child. This will typically be your child’s current Head of School.*

*These documents must be supplied to the Admissions Department in English. Documents that are not in English will need to be translated. Translations must be carried out by a Notary Public, a Translation Agency or your own National Embassy.

Upon submission of the Application Form and supporting documents, you will then be contacted by our Admissions Department to schedule assessments for your child. A non-refundable Application Fee of SGD 1,000 will be payable on or before the assessment.

Assessment Process

Upon receipt of your application, your child will be invited to an assessment session at our school conveniently located on Depot Road. Assessments must be conducted within 12 months of an applicant’s expected enrollment date.

If students are applying from outside of Singapore, arrangements can be made to assess students who are unable to visit our Depot Road Campus. Please contact our Admissions Department for further guidance.

Decision

Upon receipt of an offer of a school place, parents will have TEN working days to sign the student contract in order to secure the place. If the 10 working day period lapses and payment has not been made, the offer will expire.

Waiting Lists

If students are deemed to be admissible, but places in the Grade are not available, the applicant will be placed on a waiting list. The waiting list rolls over each year so that the prioritisation of the applicants on the list is maintained. Parents of candidates remaining on the waiting list may be contacted and asked to submit new supporting documents. Waiting list positions are not disclosed to parents.

Order of priority is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to:

• A sibling of a current student
• A child transferring from another North London Collegiate School
• A child of an alumnus of NLCS (Old North Londoner)

Offers Not Made

Where a student is not offered a place at the School, students are permitted to re-sit the assessment 12 months or earlier after the initial assessment, upon approval from the Principal. The School’s policy is not to release the results of the assessment tests.

A copy of the North London Collegiate School (Singapore) Admissions Policy is available upon request.