🎓 Admissions

A student seeking admission to any class in the ‘EFIA School’ will be eligible for admission to that class only if: He/she should be a resident visa holder of UAE. He/she has been studying in a school recognized by or affiliated to the respective government of their respective country & education board. He/she has passed qualifying or equivalent qualifying examination making him eligible for admission to that class; He/she satisfies the requirements of age limits (minimum & maximum) as determined by the Government (ADEK) for the academic year JR.KG: 4 years as on 31st March SR.KG: 5 years as on 31st March Grade I: 6 years as on 31st March He/she produces the following documents:- Child’s Passport Copy (First Page, Visa Page and Page Containing parent’s name) Parent/Sponsor’s Passport Copy (First Page and Visa Page) Copy of the Birth Certificate duly attested by the competent authority in your home country and countersigned by UAE Embassy or Consulate OR your respective embassy in UAE and Foreign Affairs Please note that the Birth Certificate should be in Arabic or English. If it is in any other language then same should be legally translated in Arabic or English with attestation. Original Transfer Certificate (in ENGLISH) and a copy. Coming from abroad – Counter signed by D.E.O./A.E.O./ Inspector of schools / CBSE office and attested by respective Embassy in UAE and UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry. Validity of the T.C. will be only one month from the last date of attendance in previous school. (Record sheet & to whom so ever certificates are not acceptable). Promotion details should be mentioned clearly in the Transfer Certificate. Coming from local schools in UAE must transfer the child name online through E-SIS. Copy of the School/ ADEK Mark List of last class passed signed by the Head of the institution. Four recent passport size Photograph Copy of the Vaccination Card or the doctors’ certificate regarding the immunization taken. Emirates Id Card copy of the child and parent. Insurance card copy of the child. Tenancy contract and/or water/electricity bill. Please note that the name in Passport, Residence visa, Birth certificate and the Transfer certificate should be the same. Admission Procedure Parents who wish to admit their ward to our school should apply in a prescribed form for registration uploaded in Registration procedure starts from the month of November. Interviews will be arranged according to first come first basis and those who qualified will be intimated to complete the admission procedure by submitting the required documents, along with first installment fees. If not submitted chance will be given to the next applicant. If the number of applicant for grades KG II to Grade IV is more than the seats available, written test will be conducted and students will be selected on merit basis for admission. Child will be given admission once he/she submits all the required documents and pay the first installment school fee within the stipulated time. The fee paid is not refundable at any cost. Admission register in the form prescribed by ADEK (in E-SIS Programme), shall be maintained by the “School” where the name of every student joining “the School” shall be entered and the relevant documents to be submitted. Successive numbers must be allotted to students on their admission and each student should retain this number throughout the whole of his career in the school. A student returning to the school after absence of any duration shall resume his original admission number (E-SIS number). If a student applying for admission to a school has attended any other school, an authenticated copy of the Transfer Certificate in the format given from his last school must be produced before his name can be entered in the Admission register (E-SIS Programme). In no case shall a student be admitted into a class higher than that for which he is entitled according to the Transfer Certificate. Student who is expelled from any School or is debarred from appearing in the examination shall not be admitted to any class in the School. No student shall be admitted or promoted to any subsequent higher class unless he has completed the regular course of study of the class to which he was admitted at the beginning of the academic session and has passed the examination at the end of the concerned academic session qualifying him for promotion to the next higher class. A student leaving the school at the end of a session or who is permitted to leave school during the session shall on a payment of all dues, receive an authenticated copy of the Transfer Certificate up-to-date. A duplicate copy may be issued if the head of the institution is satisfied that the original is lost but it shall always be so marked. Admission policy Objectives Schools operate fairly and appropriately in their decisions about admission, registration and placement of students. Admission The School shall allow prospective Parents/Guardians and their children to visit the School prior to registration so that they may familiarize themselves with it. Schools are required to re-register its students in the next grade, if the Parents/Guardians wish so, as long as there are no behavior issues that justify refusal of the student’s re-registration. Registration Schools shall officially register a student once the student meets the admission requirements and conditions. Schools may register students at any time of the year at their discretion, subject to space availability and provided that the School satisfies itself that the student is capable of keeping up with those in the same peer group and can successfully pass the academic year. School may collect registration or re-registration fees up to four months ahead of the commencement of the school year, provided that such an amount is deducted from approved School fees and does not exceed 5% of ADEK approved tuition fees. School may retain the registration or re-registration fees collected for each student, should the student attend any part, or days, of week 1 of the semester or fail to show up at all without the parent notifying the school in writing. Student Capacity And Admission Priorities Taking into account the content of Policy (66), Schools shall have a maximum number of twenty five students for each kindergarten class (KG1 and KG2). Taking into account the content of Policy (66), Schools shall have a maximum number of thirty students for each class of Grades 1 to 12. Interviews And Placement Tests Schools must admit students into their kindergarten stage (KG1 or KG2) which precedes the mandatory education stage after a short interview. The School will conduct an interview with a student during the mandatory education stage and may require the student to take certain placement tests to give an indication of their performance level(s) to be able to provide proper learning support and not for the purpose of accepting or rejecting a student. The School shall require Parents/Guardians to complete a registration form giving full contact details for the student’s Parents / Guardians, and details of the student’s: - Basic details (full name in both Arabic and English, date and place of birth, nationality, address, information about Parents/Guardians, etc.). - Official documents (identity card issued by the UAE, vaccination card, etc.). - School records for the previous year, if the student has previously attended a school in another Emirate or outside of the UAE. School allows tuition fees to be paid in three equal installments in each academic year. Documents pertaining to students with special educational needs such as previous individual education plans and relevant assessments, as well as evidence pertaining to gifted and talented students such as advanced learning plans and provisions (if needed). - Any other relevant information deemed necessary by the School. If a student is transferring to another Emirate, a transfer certificate is needed. Schools must ensure that all newly admitted students (including the students transferred from other schools in the Emirate, from other Emirates, or from schools aboard) submit their vaccination cards and medical records as an integral part of the admission and registration procedure for such students: Schools must keep records of all student admission files including required information and documents till completion of the studies of the student. No original document (except the TC) to be submitted to the school. The school may retain a certain amount of the tuition fees in any of the following cases: If a student attends any part of week one of the term or fails to show up at all without the Parent/Guardian notifying the School in writing sufficiently in (at least a month) advance before the beginning of a In such a case, the School may retain the value of one month fees. If a student attends from one week and up to two weeks in a term, the School may retain the value of two month of tuition fees. If a student attends over three weeks in a term, the school may retain the full term fee. Official holidays and absences from classes are considered part of the week. Schools may suspend a few days but only after sending three warning notices each being one week in duration each time to a student’s parent/guardian for the non-payment of the term fees/misbehavior. The value of one-month tuition is calculated by dividing the total tuition fees for the school year by 10 months. Textbook and uniform fees paid to the school will not be refunded at any cost/the school may withhold the students’ examination reports cards, transfer certificates (or block a transfer on eSIS) until all outstanding dues are settled. Schools may apply admission priorities if there are more requests for places than available places, as follows: Students who attended the School in the previous year or period. Students with siblings already in the school. Children of school staff. Students who live near the school. Promoting students to the next grades Or retaining them to repeat School is accountable to ensure that students remain on track. Kindergarten and Cycle 1 (Grades 1 to 5) - All students in KG and Cycle 1 will be promoted to the next grade, except in rare circumstances. The decision to retain a student in the same grade will be taken by the principal after consulting with the parents. Cycles 2 and 3 (Grades 6 to 12) - All students in grades 6 to 9 & 11 will be promoted to the next grade except when they do not meet the promotion requirements as per the ADEK approved A student cannot be retained in a certain grade more than two consecutive times as maximum and no more than two different grades during the entirety of his School education. The ADEK follows the CBSE graduation requirements for Grade 10 students. When a School considers retaining a student, the decision shall be made by not by any individual person, but rather by a School sub-committee (Academic Review Committee (educational)) which is headed by the Principal. The Principal should consult with the members of the Academic Review Committee (educational) concerning the retention of the student or their promotion to the next grade, and the final decision shall be based on the collective decision of the following: All teachers who have taught or worked with the student during the current academic year. The social worker and heads of the Teaching faculties. The School’s Special Educational Needs Coordinator, or someone with a similar position. The Parents/Guardians. Schools shall encourage students to participate in extra-curricular activities organized by the School such as scientific, cultural, social, sporting and art events. Admissions inquiry: 📧 Contact Email: school@apofiz.com 🌐 Submit online: https://www.edarabia.com/admission/?id=6155&ins=emirates-future-international-academy... more