Entry Requirements

OUR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

JOINING OUR WARM AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY

We’re proud to be the only inclusive international school in Singapore delivering the National Curriculum for England. Open to children aged from 3-18, we offer a truly personalised education that enables students of all backgrounds and abilities to achieve success.

We accept applications all year round – both for current and future academic years – and your child can start at any time, so long as we have places available. We don’t, however, accept new students in Years 11 and 13, as these are the final years of the IGCSE and IB Diploma/BTEC qualifications.

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PREPARING YOUR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

Before you start your online application form, you’ll need to prepare some supporting documents. You’ll upload these as part of your application.

We ask all prospective families to provide:

Copies of your child’s school reports from the last two years (must be translated into English by a professional translator and certified).
Any documents relating to your child’s medical or additional learning needs (if applicable).
A copy of your child's birth certificate (if they are a Singaporean citizen).
A copy of your child’s passport ID page.
A copy of each parent’s passport ID page.
A copy (showing the front and back) of the relevant passes for both students and parents:

Employment Pass.
Dependant Pass.
Long Term Visit Pass.
Immigration Exemption Order.
Permanent Resident Pass or Re-entry slip.
National Registration Identify Card (NRIC).

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS

For students applying to join us in Nursery, Reception, and Years 1 and 2, parents will also need to provide:

Child Development Form.

If you’re applying for our English as an Additional Language (EAL) programme (or if English is not your child’s first language):

New Student English Language Information Form.

If you’re applying for our Sixth Form:

Evidence of your child’s exam results or predicted grades (if available).

Please also take a look at our Sixth Form Application Guide.

If you’d like to explore scholarship opportunities, please refer to this page for more information.

Uploading your documents

When uploading your supporting documents, please follow the naming conventions below.

For school, medical or additional learning needs documents, reports, or files, please use the following: Document Name_Month Year

Example: Speech and Language Therapy report_March 2023

For all other documents, please use the following:
Document Name_First Name Last Name

Example: Employment Pass_Jane Do

Once these documents are ready, please proceed to our online application form.

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ASSESSMENT AND NEXT STEPS

Once we’ve received your online form, documents, and our non-refundable Application Fee of SGD 825, you’ll receive an email to confirm receipt. We’ll then place your child on the waiting list for your preferred enrolment term.

If a place becomes available, we’ll contact you and let you know next steps. If you’re not offered a place for your preferred term, don’t worry, we will roll your application onto the next term’s waiting list (until a place becomes available).

If your child is offered a place:

We’ll ask for updated school reports and a Confidential Student Reference form, which needs to be completed by your child’s current school (for applications to join us in Year 2 and above).
We’ll invite your child to an age-appropriate assessment (if required).
Your child will then receive an acceptance letter offering them a place.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

VISA AND RESIDENCY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS IN SINGAPORE

To join us, students must have a valid Dependent Pass, Long Term Visit Pass, Immigration Exemption Order, or Permanent Residency in Singapore. Unfortunately, children cannot study at Dover Court on a student pass.

Singaporean citizens also need to receive Compulsory Education Exemption from the Ministry of Education.