Chinese International School Manila

At CISM, we hope to build an inclusive environment that shapes students into global citizens by giving them the best in international education. We eagerly await your application and welcome you as part of the CISM family!

CISM’s Admissions Committee

All students, regardless of nationality, must reside in the Philippines with at least one (1) parent who holds a valid visa that allows legal residence in the Philippines. Guardianship placements require the prior approval of CISM’s Admissions Committee, which is composed of an Admissions Officer, the Guidance Counselor, the Director, the IBDP Coordinator (if applicable) and the Head of Schools.

English Additional Language (EAL)

CISM has an English-as-an-Additional Language (EAL) program in place applicable for those students whose proficiency in English is not at grade level. EAL will be offered with a corresponding fee. Children are placed in classes together with their age-peers. The age cut-off dates are specified in the Admissions Guidelines.

Additional Section

When a section is at capacity, a waiting list is started. One additional section may be opened by the Head of Schools, after consideration and consultation with the Board of Trustees. CISM has allocated a maximum of two sections per grade for Elementary School.

Grade Levels

To ensure maximum student learning and efficient teaching by the faculty, the class size for each section is fixed for the grade levels. These are specified in the Admissions Guidelines.

Rolling Admissions Basis

The school is on a rolling admissions basis. For the current school year, students will be accepted up until the beginning of the fourth quarter.

External Assessment

Parents may be asked for an external assessment to determine if their child has any additional educational needs.

Admissions Requirements

Please send all documents as stated below to our admissions team to get a copy of the necessary forms to admissions@cismanila.org (scanned copies with signature and school seal). You may also request the official forms from the same email address.

• Completed Application Form
• Completed Medical Form
• Completed Tuberculosis Screening Form and Physical Examination Form (to be completed by a Licensed Physician)
• Completed Recommendation Form
• Copy of Applicant’s Birth Certificate
• Copy of Applicant’s Visa and ACR/ICR, if relevant
• Copy of Mother and Father’s Passports, Visas, and ACR/ICR, if relevant
• Copy of Applicant’s Report Cards for the last two (2) most recent years completed
• Transcripts of Current and Previous School Year (Transcript of Records) which can be requested from your Child’s Previous School
• Certificate of School Attendance
• Three (3) 2” x 2” Photos (taken in the last six (6) months, white background; digital copies may be sent via email)
• Special Needs Report (if any)
• Parent Media Consent Form
• Home Language Form