Admission process

Admission to the Virginia International School is based on an informal assessment of your child and seat vacancy. We will record the date and time for each parent submitting registration forms and documents as a means of creating the placement for children.
Please provide the following in person at our school:

• Completed and signed student application form.
• Copy of both parents passports with UAE residence for non-Emirati parents.
• Copy of child’s passport with UAE residence for non-Emirati students.
• Copy of immunization records for your child.
• Copy of child’s UAE ID, both sides, or a copy of the application for the UAE ID.
• Copy of the birth certificate of the child or any document meant to act as a birth certificate.
• All students other than KG1 must bring the previous marks report if transfer from other countries and previous
• marks report with the UAE ID if they are transfer from another school inside the country.

The birth certificate does not have to be attested if the child’s birth certificate was issued from UAE, Canada, USA, Western Europe, Australia or New Zealand.

All other nationalities must have the birth certificate attested by the UAE Ministry of Health, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy of the country that issued the birth certificate.

A Copy of the transfer certificate and report card shall also be needed if your child is coming from another school.

The transfer certificate does not have to be attested if the child’s birth certificate was issued from UAE, Canada, USA, Western Europe, Australia or New Zealand.

All other nationalities must have the transfer certificate attested by the UAE Ministry of Education, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy of the country that issued the birth certificate.

Two recent color pictures for your child measuring 4 X 6 cm.

Age Placement Guide

Difference between the Year and the Grade system

• The Year System refers to a system which starts at Foundation Stage 1 and continues through Year 13. The British Schools generally adopt this system.
• The Grade System refers to a system which starts in Pre-Kindergarten and continues to Grade 12. Such as UAE Federal System, Canadian and American.

Grade to Year Placement

If your child is transferring from a grade curriculum to a year curriculum at one of our English curriculum schools, please note that Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) have clarified which Year/Grade students transfer to when moving between schools with different year group systems.

As an example: If Grade 2 is completed in 2024-2025, the child moves to Year 4 in 2025-2026 (Year 4 = Grade 3).

Year to Grade Placement

If your application is for Virginia Private School and your child is transferring from a year curriculum to the grade curriculum.

As an example: If Year 2 is completed in 2024-2025, the child moves to Grade 2 in 2025-2026 (Grade 2 = Year 3).

Year to Year Placement

If your child is transferring from a “year” system to one of Aldar Academies English curriculum (Year curriculum) schools.

As an example: If Year 2 is completed in 2024-2025, the child moves to Year 3 in 2025-2026.

Equivalency

As per ADEK, all students must complete Year 13 for “Al-Thanawiya” (equivalent to Grade 12).

Please refer to the table below for Year to Grade Equivalency (AY 25/26)