Admission to Assumption Convent School

The Governing Body has adopted the following selection criteria:

• Only female pupils will be accepted.
• Admission is based on availability. Pupils already attending our Primary School will be placed first, provided that they meet the minimum criteria.
• Thereafter, the applicants that meet the minimum criteria will be placed on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications received first will be processed first. Applications that cannot be accepted due only to lack of availability will be placed on a waiting list in order of date of application.
• Admission is conditional on ability to pay the prescribed school fees and levies. Those parents who apply for admission of their children will be subject to a fees check. The applicant’s school fees due at her previous school must be paid in full before any application for admission will be considered.
• While The School does not have a policy of retaining only pupils with high academic potential, only those applicants who meet minimum academic criteria will be considered for admission. As per the application procedure listed below, applicants may be subjected to an entrance examination or, in the case of Primary school candidates, a school readiness exam. The purpose of such exams is not to rank candidates academically but to ensure that The School is in a position to educate pupils to matriculation level. Whilst The School will endeavour to accommodate pupils with physical disabilities, it does not have the capacity to educate pupils with mental disabilities.
• As noted above, successful applicants must undertake to attend morning assemblies, religious education classes, Mass and special feast days.
• Successful applicants must also agree to submit to The School’s Code of Conduct.
• Only applications from Grade 1 to Grade 10 will be considered.
• Only those applicants (other than for Grade 0) who are six years and older at the time of application or who will be six years old by 30 June of the year of admission, will normally be considered. However, applicants who do not meet this criterion may be considered under special circumstances. (This is in accordance with Section 45A of the South African Schools Act of 1996 as amended).

Applicants for admission must comply with the following procedure:

• A parent/guardian must complete the Application for Admission form, which will be made available with the Admission policy, a schedule of fees and levies and the Code of Conduct.
• When a parent applies for admission of a pupil to the school, the parent must present an official birth certificate of the pupil to the principal. If the parent is unable to submit the birth certificate, the pupil may be admitted conditionally until a copy of the birth certificate is obtained from the regional office of the Department of Home Affairs. The school will advise parents that it is an offence to make a false statement about the age of a child. (See Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992 No. 51 of 1992.) The parent must ensure that the admission of the pupil is finalised within three months of conditional admission.
• On application for admission  a parent must show proof that the pupil has been immunised against the following communicable diseases: polio, measles, tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis B. If a parent is unable to show proof of immunisation, the school must advise the parent on having the pupil immunised as part of the free primary health care programme.
• When a pupil transfers from one school to another, the principal must complete a transfer card and hand it to the parent, or forward it to the principal of the receiving school. The pupil’s transfer card must be attached to the application form for admission to the receiving school. If the transfer card is not available, the principal of the receiving school may admit and place the pupil in a grade on the basis of the following documentation:
  • the last report card issued by the previous school;
  • other equivalent documentation from the previous school; or
  • a written affidavit from the parent stating the reason for not having the transfer card and the grade the pupil attended at the previous school.
• The applicant may be requested to attend an interview and submit a character reference from her current principal.
• High school applicants may be subjected to an entrance examination and primary school applicants to a school readiness exam.
• Applicants who are not South African citizens must also provide a relevant study permit or proof of permanent residence.

A successful application for admission may be suspended or withdrawn by The School at any time after the applicant has been placed, under the following conditions:

• Where the pupil is in breach of The School’s Code of Conduct and a suspension or expulsion is warranted.
• Where the person(s) responsible for the payment of school fees and levies is/are in breach of the fees agreement.
• Where a continued relationship between The School and the parent(s) / guardian(s) is not possible.