Enrollment process

How to apply

1. Submit an online enquiry using Apply Now — the Admissions team replies within one working day.
2. Complete the online application and upload all required documents.
3. Admissions contacts you to book your child’s assessment and interview.
4. If the assessment is successful and a seat is available, you receive an offer letter within one week.
5. Sign the offer, submit the ADEK documents and pay the 5% registration fee.
6. Your child’s file is sent to ADEK; once registered, enrollment is complete.

Required documents

• Health record form*
• Recommendation form, completed and stamped by the current or most recent school*
• Student passport copy
• Student Emirates ID copy
• Parent or guardian passport and residence visa (non-UAE nationals)
• Family book copy (UAE nationals)
• Birth certificate (attested for non-UAE nationals)
• Three passport photos
• Immunisation card copy
• Water and electricity bill showing the premises ID (for ADEK registration)
• Report cards for the last two years

*Forms are sent to you by the Admissions team. Places cannot be offered on incomplete applications.

Registration guidelines

Registration for the following school year opens at the beginning of November each year.

Pre-K, KG1 and KG2

In early January children are invited to a group or individual meeting to check school readiness.

Grade 1

An interview checks early literacy in English and Arabic and basic numeracy.

Grades 2 – 5

Submit the ADEK Continuation of Study (Sequence) letter and last year’s final report. Grade 2 applicants are assessed in English reading and writing, mathematics and Arabic; Grades 3–5 complete MAP tests in reading, writing and numeracy, Arabic assessments, a questionnaire and an interview.

Grades 6 – 12

Submit previous school records (reports, transfer certificate, recommendation and behaviour letters) and the Sequence letter. Students complete MAP tests, Arabic assessments, a questionnaire and an interview. Grades 10–12 also need two years of internal and eSIS reports, an equivalency letter, ADEK approval and a parent undertaking.

Offers and acceptance

Offers depend on seat availability and are made within a week of assessment for complete applications; families are told by phone and email. Where a grade has more applicants than seats, admissions priorities apply. To secure a place, return the signed offer and documents within one week and pay the 5% registration fee (ADEK Policy 39).

Transfers

Students moving between Abu Dhabi schools must complete the process before ADEK closes school transfers (exceptions may apply for Al Ain, Al Dhafra and other emirates).

Withdrawal

To receive a refund of the 5% advance, submit the withdrawal form to the registrar before the academic year begins. Withdrawals after the start of the year are charged as follows: