Reception

The following factors must be considered:

Age to be 2.5+ at the commencement of the academic year i.e. in August.
Child must be toilet trained.
The Principal must make general observations regarding the child’s behaviour taking into account:
- Speech/articulation
- Physical movement
- Inquisitiveness, alertness and sociability
Principal must encourage both parents to come to the first meeting and make his/her own assessment regarding the parent’ attitude.
Principal must be aware that each child is an individual with distinctive personality and that the development stages vary from child to child
The Principal of the school must give final approval in writing, before the student is admitted in the school

Prep One

The following factors must be considered:

Child’s age to be 4 at the commencement of the academic year in August.
Child must be toilet trained.
Principal must his/her judgement regarding the child’s comprehension of:
- Simple questions pertaining to his/her name, age etc, to assess the child’s language and vocabulary skills.
Preference should be given to children who comprehend:
- Colours (red, blue, green and yellow plus any other)
- Numbers 1-10---counting and recognition
- Recognition of letters of the alphabet
Principal to have a meeting with preferably both the parents to make his/her own judgement regarding the parent’s attitude.
Principal must make his/her own general assessment regarding the child’s behaviour i.e. sociability, alertness, inquisitiveness, aptitude and maturity.
The Principal of the school must give final approval in writing, before the student is admitted in the school

The following factors must be considered:

Child’s age to be 5 at the commencement of the academic year in August.A child must be able to:
- Recognize letters of the alphabet a-z and read these phonetically.
- Read 2 or 3 letter words i.e. at, bat, cat, etc, also phonetically.
- Write letters of the alphabet from a-z.
- Count numbers orally 1-50.
- Comprehend and recognize numbers 1-50.
- Write numbers 1-50 or more.
- Match and name colours (basic and few more).
- Match and name shapes
The Principal must make his/her own assessment regarding the child’s speech and vocabulary development by holding a simple conversation with the child. This must also help him/her in gauging the child’s ability to listen and follow directions.
The Principal must also make his/her own assessment regarding a child’s motor skills (fine and gross)
The Principal must also make judgement regarding the child’s attitude i.e. confidence, co-operation, independence, friendliness, aptitude and maturity.
The Principal also meets the parents and forms his/ her own opinion regarding their attitude.
Finally, it must be remembered that if the child is 5 years old and coming from abroad, it is quite possible that he/she may not be able to write letters or numbers. In that case, the child’s level of maturity and aptitude can be judged by his/her drawings and other observations.
The Principal of the school must give final approval in writing, before the student is admitted in the school.

The following factors must be considered:

Candidate must pass a written test set by the school in English, Maths and Urdu.
Must pass the reading test based on the readers available in the library.
The Principal must ensure that a teacher administers the entrance test and actually sits with the child throughout the test to explain and read out the questions where necessary.
Child’s reading and comprehension level, as well as fluency in spoken English to be determined before admission is offered in a certain class.
The test must be properly graded and the teacher concerning the subject and the class, must comment and sign.