American International School of Zagreb

1. Grade placement, residency, guardianship, consent, and immunizations: Pre-Kindergarten is for ages 3 or 4 by December; Kindergarten is for age 5 by September 1; Grades 1–12 are placed by age on September 1, with possible adjustments communicated before acceptance. Lower and Middle School students must reside with their parents; High School students must live with a parent or legal guardian who resides in Zagreb, supported by a notarized guardianship letter. Consent from both parents is required for all grade levels, and immunization records must be up to date for admission. 2. Application timeline and required materials: Applications for the next school year are due by the end of March; deadlines are announced in December. Rolling admission is possible for the current year if submitted before March 31; applications submitted between April 1 and the last day of the school year are considered for the following school year. 3. Documentation and assessments: Enrollment requires immunization records, up-to-date documents in English, and reports from current/previous schools; documentation for learning needs may be required. Applications are not official until essential items are provided, and references must come directly from the applicant's current school; additional assessments may be requested. 4. Assessments and language screening: For Grades 6–8, non-native English speakers take an English assessment; for Grades 9–12, a Mathematics assessment and an online interview are required, along with an English assessment for non-native speakers; all assessments must be supervised by AISZ or the applicant's current school. MAP Reading and Math assessments may be required and can be conducted in AISZ or facilitated by the current school. 5. Admission decision, waitlist, and enrollment: Admissions decisions are communicated to families; if a seat is not available, the student is placed on a waiting list and the family must confirm interest to remain on the list; the waitlist is valid for one academic year and additional documentation may be required for future enrollment. 6. Enrollment steps, fees, and scholarships: An application fee is due at the start of the online application, and an admission fee is due upon acceptance; a Capital Fee is charged and discounted after several years. The school offers a Croatian Young Leaders Scholarship Program for Croatian students (grades 9–11) with a 90% tuition discount for up to four years for those meeting academic and leadership criteria; a tuition reduction program provides financial aid for eligible families in grades 1–12. After acceptance, families complete an enrollment contract, online consent, updated medical records, a physical examination form, and tuition payments; start date depends on whether acceptance is before mid-August or during the school year. 7. Start date and school year timing: If the child is accepted before the beginning of the school year (before mid-August), they may begin on the first day of school; if accepted during the school year, enrollment begins after completion of the admission steps.

If a student is accepted but no seats are available in the desired class, the student is placed on a waiting list; families must confirm their interest in remaining on the waitlist; placement on the waitlist is valid for one academic year and may require updated documentation for future enrollment; AISZ will notify families near the end of the academic year to confirm status.

AISZ offers a Croatian Young Leaders Scholarship Program for Croatian students entering high school (grades 9–11) with a 90% discount on tuition for up to four years to mature at AISZ, for citizens educated under the Croatian curriculum who meet academic and leadership, personal, artistic, sporting, or social criteria; AISZ also provides a tuition reduction program for families in financial need (financial aid) for students in grades 1–12.