Date Written | 1 June 2024 |
Written by | K Samson |
Approved byApproved by | SMT |
Date of Approval | 4 June 2024 |
Next major review date | 1 June 2025 |
Location and disseminations | Online, staff handbook and in school office |
Welcome to a school where education goes beyond academics, embracing a philosophy built on our 12 foundational pillars. At our core, we cultivate confidence, curiosity, and compassion, ensuring every child grows into a well-rounded individual ready to thrive in a global society.
Our approach fosters academic excellence, encourages creative expression, and nurtures leadership skills, preparing students to make meaningful contributions to the world. With a focus on character building, resilience, and teamwork, we provide an environment where every student is inspired to reach their full potential.
Join a community that values service to others, celebrates cultural diversity, and instills a sense of purpose and responsibility in every learner.
Enroll today and give your child the opportunity to grow and excel under our guiding principles!
The Governing Body, as the admissions authority, has:
The Principal and the Senior Leadership Team will:
We will raise awareness of this policy via:
The medium of instruction throughout Buckswood School Riyadh is English, and it is a requirement of admission that children have a good understanding of English. However, the school provides English as an Additional Language (EAL) for students requiring additional support to be proficient in the language.
Applications will be accepted for any place that the school anticipates being available. Before being offered a place, all applicants for admission to the school, of whatever nationality and in whatever category, must satisfactorily complete the school admission process. Children are invited for interviews/placement assessment only when a place becomes available either on roll or within waitlist parameters.
If an assessment is required for placement, the school will evaluate the student’s English language proficiency, academic potential and social behaviour. It might involve a range of testing procedures including an interview and or a written assessment according to the age of the applicant. Depending upon the results of the assessment, an offer of a place may be made. Parents will be advised of the decision within three working days of the completion of the interview/assessment.
If applications are received for Year 10/11 or 12/13 (i.e., for IGCSE and A level/IB Diploma Programme courses) for entry after the first eight weeks of the programme, the school will consider each case individually and decide about entry based on continuity of courses, subject availability, assessment components missed, realistic expectations of the student and their parents and the likelihood of the student achieving their academic potential.
A child who has a sibling already enrolled and for whom a class place is not immediately available will be placed on a waitlist if his/her parents so desire.
The child’s position on the waiting list will be chronological to the date of his/her application being submitted to the registrar.
The parents will be advised of the number of children, if any, who are ahead of their child on the waiting list for that year.
At the end of each school year, the parents of any child remaining on the waiting list will be contacted to establish whether they would like their child(ren) to remain on the waitlist for the following academic year.
The principal will have discretion to decide, at the end of Semester 2, whether to release some or all of the Priority Group 1 reserved places in order to accommodate Priority Group 2 children who are on a wait list or who would otherwise be on a wait list
Application for Priority Group 1 and Priority Group 2 children may be submitted at any time during the school year.
A child on the waiting list is in the priority 2 group. The child’s position on the waiting list will be chronological to the date of his/her application.
Parents will be advised of the number of children, if any, ahead of their child on the wait list. They will also be advised that Priority Groups 1 children could pre-empt an available place.
At the end of each school year, the parents of any child remaining on the wait list will be contacted to establish whether their child should remain on that list.
The following information will be available for prospective parents:
Thank you for your interest in the School and for your enquiry for the admission of your son or daughter. To be considered for entry, please complete the Registration Form and submit, along with other documentation requested, to the Registrar. The completion of the form does not guarantee admission.
Priority is given to children in line with the admission policy listed above. Children are scheduled for assessment if and when a place becomes available and, if successful, allocated to a year group.
Children are assessed and, if successful, placed in year groups appropriate to their chronological age i.e. age appropriate birthday between 1st September and 31st August.
For students applying for a place parents must submit:
• Completed registration form
• Copy of Child’s passport
• All school reports at current school for the past year
• Completed medical form
• Application fee
A copy of the father’s and mother’s/carer’s Iqama and passport will be required prior to enrolment.
The Application fee will be refunded if the child is not admitted to the school after one full calendar year following the date of initial application.
Admission to Buckswood School Riyadh is conditional upon parental agreement that students will participate fully in the curriculum and related activities.
Once the application form, copies of school reports, medical form, passport details and fee have been submitted, the Registrar will schedule an interview/entry assessment according to the Priority list above.
The admission will be based on the following criteria:
• If a student is being registered in a school for the first time, the child will be placed in the appropriate age group (Year level) as listed in the chart.
• When a student’s last report clearly indicates the grade or year level he/she has attended, then this should be given priority over the age factor. The coordinator/HoD for that area needs to be informed about the admission and if there are concerns, the student needs to appear for a placement test.
• If a student has no previous report and is age appropriate for a particular class, the HoD for the area must be consulted and a placement test might be required.
• If a student appears to have learning difficulties or special needs, the registrar will refer the student to the SEN department. The SEN department will decide whether it can accept the student based on the facilities available.
The Registrar will inform parents of the outcome of the interview/assessment within three working days. A conditional place may be offered subject to the submission of the parents Iqama and payment of all fees and deposits. No child may start at the school until all documentation, fees and deposits have been submitted.
If subsequent to enrolment, the school believes that a child cannot benefit from the curriculum on offer, or a child causes disciplinary problems, the parents may be asked to withdraw the child from the school. In such circumstances, there will be no refund of fees.
