AdmissionsatISHPolicyStatementLastUpdate:16Nov2015AdmissionsPhilosophyAtISH,webelievethatweshouldbeseekingtofindwaystoadmitstudentstoourschool,ratherthanreasonstoprohibitentry.Weaimtoensureadiversityofgender,culture,andnationalityatISH.Werecognizethatalthoughwestrivetoadmitstudents,wemustensurethesafetyandsecurityofall.Wewillconsiderthepossibilityofmeetingachild’sneedsattheschool,asweconsiderastudentforadmission.ISHisprincipallyanacademicschool;weexpectstudentstomovefromourschooleithertootherinternationalschools,ortofurthereducation.Wethereforeseektopromoteourselvesinthecommunityasaschoolwelcominghardworking,internationallyminded,life-longlearners.LearnerProfilesatworkPrincipled:Wewilladmitstudentswhowebelievewillbeabletosucceedacademicallyandemotionallyatourschool.Wewillmakedecisionsthatareinthebestinterestofourstudentsandtheapplicant.Balanced:Wewillensurethatweconsiderapplicantsfromourentirecommunity.Open-Minded:Wewillensurethatweequallyconsiderapplicants,regardlessofnationality,race,gender,colour,religion,persuasion,orspecialneeds.Caring:Wewilltreatallapplicantswithkindnessandconsideration.OurCommunityISHisdesignedtoservetheneedsoffamiliesbothcitizensofandresidentsofCopenhagen,Denmarkwhoareseekinganinternational,Englishbased,curriculumofstudyfortheirchildren.ISHrecognizesaspecialrelationshipwithEmbassies,PermanentMissions,theUN,andmultinationalcompaniesinourcommunity.Westrivetoassistthesegloballymobilefamiliesarrivingwithfindingplacestothrivewithinourschoolenvironment.Policystatements

• Ifaclassisconsideredfull,acceptableapplicantswillgoonawaitinglist.Ifaplacelaterbecomesopen,wewilllookatthewaitlisttoacceptanappropriatestudenttoreplacethestudentleaving.

• Studentswillnotbeofferedplacesindifferentgradelevels,iftheirappropriategradeisfull.

Admissions

• Astudentwishingtobeconsideredforplacementmustfirstcompleteandpayfortheapplication,anduploadallsupportingdocumentsbeforethestudentwillbeconsideredforadmission.

• Schoolfeeswillbebilledtothefamilies,andmustbepaidinatimelymanner.

• StudentsinthePYPwillhavetheirlevelofEnglishassessedaftertheiradmissiontothe

school.

• AttheMYPandDPlevels,applicantswillberequiredtositlanguageandmathproficiencyscreeningtestsbeforeadmission.IfthestudentiscomingfromanotherIBworldschool,wemaynotneedtodoadmissionstesting,aswewillbefamiliarwiththecurriculumandgradingscheme.Theresultsoftestingwillbeusedtogaugeastudent’sreadinesstoaccessthecurriculum.

• TheheadofEnglishorEALCoordinatorassesseslanguagetests.TheheadofMathematics

assessesmathtests.ResultsarecommunicatedbacktoAdmissions.

• TheIBDPdoesnotencouragestudentstochangeschoolswhileparticipatingintheDiplomaProgramme.StudentsapplyingforadmissiontoISHattheDP2levelwillonlybeconsiderediftheyhavecompleted11thgrade[DP1]atanIBWorldSchoolandifthesamecoursesareofferedhereasinthepreviousschool.Exceptionsmaybemade,atthediscretionoftheDPcoordinator,whomustbeimmediatelyconsultedifthissituationarises.ThefinaldecisionregardingadmittingastudentwillbemadebytheSeniorSchoolPrincipal.

• Ifafamilyhasrecordsoftheirchildrequiringspecialsupporttosucceedinschool,thenthe

parentsarerequiredtoincludetheserecordswiththeinitialapplication.Ifthestudenthasadiagnosisand/orhasundergoneaneducationalpsychologicalevaluation,wewillneedacopyofthattoshowourschoolpsychologistandLearningSupportCoordinatorbeforeweacceptthestudent.ChildrenneedingsupportwillstillbeconsideredforentrancetoISH,howevertheLearningSupportCoordinatorwillneedtobeinvolvedinthedecision.

• AtISH,webelieveinethicalpracticesandtransparency.Wethereforeaskforthesame

fromourfamiliesbothintheISHcommunityandintheapplicationprocess.Ifwedofindthattranscriptsarenotauthenticorthatafamilywithholdsvitalinformation,wereservetherighttoreversetheadmissionsprocess.

InclusionConsiderationsSpecialEducationalNeeds(SEN)OurLearningSupportstaffingislimited.Ifweareconsideringastudentwithlearningsupportneeds,wewilltakeintoaccountwhetherthestudentcanbeservedbytheLearningsupportstaffandtheclassroomteacher.FamiliesmaybeaskedtopayforadditionalsupportfortheirchildifISHdecidesthatthissupportisnecessarytocreateaviableconditionforadmittingthestudenttotheschool.StudentsenteringDPwithdocumentedSENneedsmusthaveup-to-datetesting(datedwithinthelast12calendarmonths).ThisisarequirementoftheDPinorderforthesestudentstoreceiveappropriateconsiderationwhiletheycompletetheirDP.AllSENconsiderationswillbemadeinaccordancewithour“InclusionatISH”policydocument.EnglishasanAdditionalLanguage(EAL)OurEALstaffislimited.IfweareconsideringastudentwithEALneeds,wewilltakeintoaccountwhethertheEALsupportstaffandtheclassroomteachercanservethestudent.StudentsinMYP4and5willbeexpectedtodemonstrateacademicEnglishproficiency.StudentsenteringtheDPmustgiveevidenceofnear-nativeEnglishproficiency.The“LanguagePathwaysatISH”documentandour“LanguageatISH”Policystatementbothfurtherdetaillanguagebasedadmissionsdecisions.ISHreservestherighttonotadmitastudentwhoselanguageabilityisnotstrongenoughtoaccessthecurriculum.LanguagePathwaysDuringtheadmissionsprocessweaskstudentstotakeanEnglishProficiencyScreeningtesttogiveusanindicationoftheacademicEnglishproficiencylevelofthestudent.Thistestdetermineswhichphasethestudentmaybeplacedinatourschool.AttheMYPlevel,ifthestudenthasnoorlittleacademicEnglishbackground,ifweconsideradmittingthestudent,wemayaskthefamilytohireatutortosupportthestudent.OuraimisforstudentstothriveatISHandsometimesadditionalsupportandtutoringisnecessaryforstudentstoaccessthecurriculum.MathematicsPathwaysStudentswishingtobeadmittedtoMYP3andabovemusttakeaMathematicsscreeningtestbeforeentry.Thisscreeningaimstoidentifylearninggapsbetweendifferingcurricula.AtMYP4and5thismayalsobeusedtodetermineplacementinadvancedMathematicsclasses,iftheyareofferedthatyear.Theappropriatecoordinatorwillassessthemathematicsscreeningtests;resultswillbereportedbacktotheAdmissionsOfficertobeusedtoassessreadinessforadmissiontoISH.

TuitionAssistanceFamilieswhofindourtuitionfeesaburdencanseekassistancefromtheschool.TherearegrantopportunitiesthatISHcandirectafamilytoapplyforiffinancialneedispresent.WithdrawalFamiliesmaychoosetoleaveISHformanyreasons.NotificationoftheplannedleavingdateshouldbegiventotheAdmission’sOfficerinwriting3monthsbeforethestudentdeparts.Studentswillberequiredtoensurethatallmaterialsborrowedfromtheschoolarereturnedtotheschool,orthefamilywillbebilledformissing/damageditemsandtheirreplacementcost.ISHwillwithdrawtheenrollmentofanystudentiftheirbestneedscannolongerbemet,ifthestudent’sbehavioristhoughttojeopardizethewelfareoftheschoolcommunity,ifeducationallyimportantinformationisomittedfromtheapplication,orifschoolfeesarenotbeingpaid.