Admissions
ADMISSIONS GUIDELINES
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BBS will start receiving admissions applications for the school year 2024-2025 as per the following registration deadlines:
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Registration Period
Pre-K, KG1 & KGII
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Priority Applicants: (Siblings, Alumni Children, and Staff Children): January 10th - 25th, 2024
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Non-Priority Applicants:
February 1st – until the application quota is reached, dependent upon the space availability.
Grades 1 to 12
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Priority Applicants: (Siblings, Alumni Children, and Staff Children): January 10th - 25th, 2024
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Non-Priority Applicants: February 1st – until the end of the School Year, dependent upon the availability of seats.
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- Applications submitted before or after the registration period will not be accepted.
- The age category cutoff date is December 31st. Please review the Age Categories table to know the minimum age accepted in each grade level.
- BBS's admissions procedures ensure we only admit students to whom we can provide an education.
- Students entering BBS must have sufficient skills in English and Arabic in order to meet the instructional demands of the grade level in which they apply. This is due to the fact that the school does not offer Arabic as a Second Language or English as a Second Language. In addition, they need to demonstrate the potential to contribute positively to our academic and social environment.
- Academic and social development are important considerations for enrollment. Within these general criteria, priority for available vacancies is given to siblings of current students, children of alumni, staff members’ children and then to children of new families.
- In line with Al-Bayan’s nondiscriminatory policy, admissions is conditional upon successful Entrance Evaluation results and the availability of places; regardless of gender, nationality, religion, or race.
- When the capacity of each class is reached, students meeting the acceptance criteria, but not admitted, will be placed on a waiting list in case an opening occurs. The relevant family will then be contacted.
- Applications to be considered for the following school year must be resubmitted during the next registration period in order for the student to be re-evaluated.
- Fill out the application form available online through the BBS website during the set registration period each school year.
- Applications must be submitted along with all the required documents within the set registration period each school year. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
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The following documents are required with the application:
- A recent photograph of the student
- A copy of the student’s birth certificate
- A copy of the student’s passport
- A copy of the student’s civil ID (both front & back sides)
- Copies of the last two annual report cards including the latest report for the current year (Not required from students applying to Pre-School)
- For students applying to grade 2 and above: Behavior/Attendance report from the student’s current school. You can download this form here.
- For students applying to grade 10 and above: Transcript/Report cards from Grade 9 and up to the last grade attended in the previous school
- For divorced/deceased parents, please attach the final legal custody/death certificate
- Applicants who meet the criteria for age, academic and behavior records will then be invited to take an entrance interview/evaluation depending on the admissions priority and seat availability.
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An Application/evaluation fee (to be paid after validating your application) as follows:
- KD. 20/- (for Pre-K, KG1 and KG2 application/interviews)
- KD. 30/- (for Grades 1-12 evaluations)
- If evaluation results are satisfactory and places are available, according to admissions priorities, parents will be invited to register their children. Otherwise, applicants will remain on the waiting list until a place arises.
- Registration is only complete once all the required documents are submitted, including health records, previous school transcripts, and a non-refundable/non-transferable deposit of KD100.
Please click on the following link to view the BBS Admissions Guide for 2024-2025.