International College Admissions • The King's School, Canterbury

APPLYING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

“Our students, over the course of one or two years, really get ready to make a success of their British boarding school education.”

Bill Prior, Joint Principal

Wherever you are from, you are welcome in the College and in our truly international community. The College can accommodate up to 75 students (Year 9 to Year 11), almost all of whom will board.

We specialise in preparing international students for entry into a top boarding school. The College provides a nurturing environment and the academic and cultural foundations that allow our students to succeed in their future education.

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The College offers four programmes:

Year 9 (13-14-year-olds)
A preparation course for entry into a British curriculum school in Year 10.

Year 9 Plus (13-16-year-olds)
A three-year course, combining the Year 9 preparation course and Year 10 two-year GCSE course.

Year 10 + Year 11 (14-16-year-olds)
A two-year course combining in Year 10: the study of some GCSEs with a broad introduction to other subjects with Year 11: the continuation of GCSEs started in Year 10 with optional one-year courses.

Year 11 (15-16-year-olds)
An intensive one-year GCSE course, preparing students for Sixth Form entry into an A Level or IB school in Years 12 and 13.

Admissions Process

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Initial Enquiry

Following an initial enquiry, there will be further communication about the student concerned between the parent or the agent representing the parent and either the Head of Student Recruitment or Admissions and Administration Manager.

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Online Registration and Deposit

Please complete the online registration form and pay a non-returnable Registration Fee of £150. Once registered, the parents will be sent a questionnaire to complete to support the student’s admissions process. In order to pay the acceptance deposit and additional deposit, please click on the Deposit Payments link below and either login to your account or follow the process to make a payment. You will be prompted to create an account when you enter your personal details.

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Assessment

Before accepting a student, we consider the following Criteria for Entry:

Admissions tests
Interview
School Report
Documents
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Offers and Acceptance

The King’s School is vigilant when it comes to compliance with anti-money laundering legislation, so after we have received your acceptance you may be contacted by the Bursary to confirm the sources of funding for bill payers. We are confident that this process will not be overly onerous for you but would ask for your help in supporting the Bursary to complete the work as swiftly as possible. Throughout the process, your private data will be treated sensitively and in line with relevant UK legislation. These financial checks are required to be completed in order to confirm your child’s place.

If a place is offered, the Acceptance deposit and Additional deposit must be paid and the online acceptance form returned within 7 days of the offer being made. This will hold the place.  The family must complete the financial checks and return the outlined requested documents within 5  days following this.  

The Additional Deposit (one term’s fees) is released against the final fee invoice. The Acceptance Deposit (£2,000) is refundable at the end of the course, unless stated otherwise in the terms and conditions. The terms and conditions (found in a separate document) must be read and acknowledged at this stage and the acceptance form signed by both parents and returned.

The International College reserves the right to release offers on a fixed date each half term, as necessary.

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What happens next?

Once the conditions of the offer letter and satisfactory completion of the forementioned financial checks have been met, and the Acceptance Deposit and Additional Deposit have been received, the candidate will be accepted to the International College.  On confirmed acceptance of a place, the Admissions and Administration Manager will correspond immediately regarding the appointment of a UK-based guardian, visa arrangements and where appropriate, GCSE options.  The visa application process will not start until the guardian information form is returned.  The College requests the guardian information form is returned within one week of being received to avoid unnecessary delay. At a later date and before the start of the academic year, further information will be sent concerning uniform, travel arrangements, health forms and what the student needs to bring to the College.

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