Kelvinside Academy - Admissions

Admissions

Entry to Kelvinside Academy

Kelvinside Academy provides an all-round education for boys and girls who (together with their parents) commit to full and active involvement in the life of the School: academic, sporting, cultural and social.

Normal Admissions Procedures

There are two advertised Open Mornings in November each year when interested parents and their children tour the School in company of senior pupils on what is a typical day. All those who have been formally registered by returning an application are automatically invited.

Prospective pupils and their parents are invited to visit the School for an interview with the Rector and a tour of the premises (for those unable to attend Open Morning).

Junior School applicants will also meet with Mr Dickenson, the Head of Junior School and Mrs Nugent, Junior Start Leader, who will show them round the Junior Start facilities. Depending upon entry stage, a reference and report from the current school/nursery is then sought.

Assessment of children for Junior Start is very informal. Entrants to Junior 1 are assessed in small groups. The assessments for Junior 2 – Junior 4 consist of papers in Arithmetic and English and are held at the end of January. The Junior 5 – Senior 3 tests consist of papers in English and Mathematics, along with a Verbal Reasoning test and are also held at the end of January. Applicants for Senior 4 – Senior 6 are selected on the basis of an interview with the Rector and a report from the present school

Crucial to the entry process is the meeting with the Rector and, where appropriate, the Head of Junior School. Academic ability is one of the selection criteria; equally important is that parents subscribe fully to the ethos of the School and that boys and girls, as appropriate to their age, can demonstrate their willingness to do likewise. Younger siblings are welcomed to the school as a matter of course unless the child has particular needs which the school cannot meet.

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