Admissions Policy and Procedure
In brief, the school’s admissions policy and procedure is as follows:-
• Parents must fill in an application form and submit it to the School’s office with a copy of the student’s passport or birth certificate and their last year’s full school report by the second week of November of each year (see application form in the appendix).
Please Note: There is an application administration fee of £40, which must be submitted with the application form.
• In November, the applicants will be tested in English, Mathematics and Science and will only be approved for interview if they have met the national average level for their age/class group. Interviews with shortlisted students and parents will take place in December/January.
• Offers of places will normally be given by the end of December each year.
• Admission is on the strict understanding that it is for one academic year only. Subsequent offers of a place for the next academic year will be made to pupils if the school’s standards are met.
The school reserves the right to set additional conditions for Offers – to be judged on a case by case basis.
Admission Test
All applicants will be required to sit an admission test as part of our admissions procedure.
The applicants will be tested in English, Mathematics and Science.
The School offers places based on the following criteria:
• The child’s previous full school report, especially with respect to academics and behaviour;
• Previous Exam/Enrolment Test results;
• Interview.
Priority will be given to:
• Year 6 students attending feeder primary schools;
• Siblings of students enrolled with Lantern of Knowledge Boys’ Secondary School;
• Sons/brothers of staff working at Lantern of Knowledge Boys’ Secondary School;
• Those parents who are committed to the aims and objectives and peaceful, tolerant ethos of the school.
For the enrolment interview, all prospective students will be expected to:
• Be familiar with basic, primary teachings of prayer etc.
