ADMISSION
Admission Procedure
Applications for admission will be considered throughout the year for Kindergarten (K1) to Year 13 (Y13).
To apply for admission, please follow the steps outlined below.
Placement Test
Students are tested on their literacy and numeracy skills with their age and year-level considered.
Application Review
Our Admissions Committee reviews the assessment results and previous school records in accordance with the school’s admission criteria.
Decision
The school makes a decision as to whether or not the applicant may register.
Parents visit the school to gather information about the school and its curriculum. During the school tour, all parents have a firsthand look at the school, its facilities, and the classrooms.
Parents are informed that the student(s) must take a placement test to assess the competence in English and Mathematics. The placement test is free of cost.
- For K2 till Y6, applicants must achieve at least 60% on the placement test.
- For Y7 till Y10, applicants must achieve at least 70% on the placement test.
All Candidates must purchase the students Application Form and submit the official IPS application form. The Application Form can be purchased from the School Admissions Office, during normal office hours. The form must be supplemented with the following documentation:
- Three passport size photos of the applicant with full name printed on reverse.
- Copies of parents’ passports and visas or Thai national ID cards (for Thai Nationals).
- Copies of child’s passport and visa or child’s birth certificate and Thai national ID card (if available).
- Copy of parents’ work permit (for non-Thai nationals).
- Copy of health certificate, certifying that the child is devoid of any physical, mental and emotional issues.
- Copies of previous school records, report cards and a transfer certificate translated into English and certified in English (for elementary level, records/report cards from the past two years will be required, whereas for the secondary level, records/report cards from the past three years will be required).
Parents of prospective students must complete the full application form with all the above documentation before the Admissions Committee is able to review the application.
Our admissions committee will review the application in accordance with the school’s admissions criteria. Factors taken into account include:
– Age of applicant
– Class size
– English language proficiency – in case the child is found to be weak in English, the student must join ESL (English as Second Language) or English Support classes instead of mainstream English classes, for at least one year
– Previous school records
– Siblings
– Nationality and ethnicity
– Admissions assessment results and academic ability
– Involvement in school life beyond the academic programme, i.e. extracurricular activities
– Learning and social behaviour
– Interview
– Placement test results
The school reserves the right to decline an application if the student does not meet the criteria above.
The assessments consider age and year level appropriate literacy and numeracy skills.
After reviewing the assessment results and school records, the school will make a decision as to whether or not the applicant may register.
Please note that the evaluation assessment materials and the results of the assessment are confidential and are considered to be the property of the school; parents will not be entitled to the original or a copy.
Families will be notified as soon as possible of the admission decision, and it is after this notification that actual registration may take place. Once a place has been offered, families have a limited period, which will be specified by the school, in which to accept it. If the place is accepted families must supply the following:
– Registration fee
– Tuition fees and deposit must be paid within two weeks of the date of acceptance or the child may lose his or her place.
– All fees must be paid prior to the first day of school attendance.
Admission to the school does not guarantee student enrolment beyond the initial year, which will be dependent on the maintenance of satisfactory levels of progress and behaviour.
Class groups are established at the discretion of the school.
Kindergarten 1 students: Eligible for 50% concession on the registration fees for the academic Year 2021-2022.
Discount for siblings: 20%, 30% and 40% discount is offered on REGISTRATION FEES ONLY for the second, third and fourth child of the same parents (father and mother).
Discount for ex-students who rejoin the school: A 20% discount is offered on REGISTRATION FEES ONLY.
Discount for A Level students: New students who come for Year 12 will receive a 50%, 30% and 10% discount on REGISTRATION FEES ONLY if during the IGCSEs the student achieved 7 A*, 6 A* and 5 A* respectively, and the remaining subjects were all above the C grade.
Existing IPS students moving from Year 11 to Year 12: These students will receive a cash scholarship of THB 10,000, 8,000 and 6,000 if in their IGCSEs they achieved 7 A*, 6 A* and 5 A* respectively, and the remaining subjects were not below the C grade.
Alumni Discount: Children and siblings of alumni will be eligible for a 20% discount on REGISTRATION FEES ONLY. Below are some details to be presented by the alumni to the school as proof, before a discount can be availed.
– Previous student ID card of IPS.
– Proof that the alumni is an ex-student of International Pioneers School who has studied and completed the IGCSEs and/or the AS/A Levels.
Parent-to-parent recommendation: Parents who have referred other parents to IPS will be eligible for a THB 2,000 discount per one new enrolment on fees for their child.
– The payment/discount will be made once the new student has successfully joined the school and paid the school fees. The discount may be withdrawn, if the recommended student withdraws from the school within the first term of the academic year.