American International School of Lagos

1. Grade Level Placements: New students gain admission based on official school records for the last two years, showing the student is succeeding at or above the average in a mainstream classroom. Students entering from a U.S.-based system are placed with their age group, typically Kindergarten at age 5 and about 13 years of schooling before university entrance around age 18. Students entering from a British-based system are placed by age and years in school; those from other calendars are placed on a case-by-case basis. Any initial placement is tentative and may be adjusted after assessment, and entrance testing may be required for all applicants. 2. Age Appropriate Placement: The designated grade level is determined by the student's birthdate. Early Childhood 1 requires age 3 by August 31; Early Childhood 2 requires age 4 by August 31; Kindergarten requires age 5 by August 31; Grade 1 requires age 6 by August 31; and so on up through Grade 12, with specific birthdate cutoffs listed for each grade. Children entering AISL's Early Childhood Program must be toilet-trained prior to the first day of school in August. 3. Requirements: The application must include: payment receipt of the application fee; AISL's confidential school report from the current school; copies of the applicant's passport data page or birth certificate; copies of both parents' passport data pages; copy of the primary parent's US passport if employed in Nigeria; parent STR Visa/CERPAC (where applicable); a recent child photo; immunization records; all school reports for the last two years with transcripts as applicable; all standardized testing results including any IEPs or psycho-educational evaluations; and a completed online application. The online application can be started before all documents are submitted but is not considered complete until all required documents are received and the fee is paid. 4. Admissions Priority: Priority categories include dependents of US State Department & Consular employees, AISL faculty & staff, and certain Special Assessment companies; dependents of Guaranteed Enrollment Plan companies; dependents US citizens on expatriate assignment in Nigeria; dependents of non-US citizens on expatriate assignment in Nigeria; siblings and previously enrolled students; dependents of US citizens who are permanent residents of Nigeria; dependents of non-US citizens who are permanent residents of Nigeria. Special Assessment Companies include Chevron, ExxonMobil, Schlumberger, and Shell; dependents of AISL alumni are considered at one category higher to a maximum of Category 4. AISL does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or sex. 5. Timeline: The school year runs from August to June. Applicants are encouraged to apply early as some grade levels may reach capacity. During the school session, complete applications are typically processed in 5 to 10 working days; during June and July, processing may take up to three weeks. To help ensure a complete submission, request that AISL's confidential report be completed before summer break. 6. Review: The Office of Admissions and Enrollment Management reviews applications and will contact families if additional information or screening is required. Only complete applications are reviewed by the Admissions Committee for an admission decision. If there is an opening and criteria are met, an offer of admission is sent by email and via the Veracross portal and requires a reply. If admission is not possible, a denial is issued by email and the portal. 7. Student Assessment: Applicants may be called in for an entrance assessment when a vacancy occurs at the appropriate grade level; the assessment may include basic skills, vocabulary, reading comprehension, spelling, mathematics and written expression, and students must score at or above grade level to be admitted. 8. Waitlist: If an application meets admission requirements but the grade level is full, the applicant is placed on the waiting list. The waiting list is maintained by the date of the completed application and priority category. The position on the wait list can change if new applications from other categories are received. Parents must email the Admissions and Enrollment Management Office to update their child's file at least every six months (also via the Admissions Portal) to keep the application active; failure to update can result in removal from the waitlist. Only complete and updated applications will be considered for admission when spaces become available.

If an application meets admission requirements but the grade level is full, the applicant is placed on the waiting list. The waiting list is maintained in priority order by the date of the completed application (including all documents) and by priority category. The position on the wait list may change as new applications from other categories are received. Parents must email the Admissions and Enrollment Management Office to update their child's file at least every six months to keep the file active, and updates can also be made via the Admissions Portal. Failure to update will result in removal from the waitlist. Only applications that are complete and include updated records will be considered for admission when spaces become available.