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Step 1 – Submit application via the Online Admissions Portal. Before starting, check Admissions Availability to understand if the year group is open. FS1 and FS2 should contact the feeder school DBF.
Step 2 – Pay the application fee. The one-time fee is AED 525 and is non-refundable and non-transferable. Payment can be made by bank transfer; contact the operations team for account details.
Step 3 – Book an assessment with the Admissions Team. After payment, the team will arrange an assessment: FS1 & FS2 use a Stay and Play assessment, Year 1 & Year 2 use a 1-1 assessment, and Year 3 to Year 12 use a CAT4 assessment plus a written English assessment. Overseas assessments may be discussed.
Step 4 – Academic review and offer. Following the assessment, the Academic Team reviews the application; if a place is offered, you receive an offer letter and an invoice for the registration fee. Parents have 5 working days to accept and pay the non-refundable registration fee. If a year group is on a waitlist, the child is added to the waiting pool and a place is not guaranteed.
Step 5 – KHDA registration and Transfer Certificate. After acceptance and joining term fees, sign the KHDA Parent School Contract; it is mandatory to register with KHDA. A Transfer Certificate from the current/previous school is required to complete KHDA registration. KHDA transfer requirements vary by origin country.
Step 6 – Age eligibility and year placement. The school follows a 13-year British Curriculum system. FS1 to Year 2 placement is based on age as of 31 August of the admissions year; Year 3 to Year 12 placement follows the year after the year completed. An enrolment age calculator uses a 31 August cutoff.
Step 7 – Admissions availability and waiting lists. The availability guide shows which year groups are open or on a waitlist for 2025/2026 and 2026/2027. If a year is closed, other Taaleem sister campuses may be options. Waiting list definitions explain Open, Waiting list, and Closed statuses and how places are offered.
Waiting lists exist for some year groups. Open indicates applications on the waiting list are being considered for an available place, but not guaranteed. Waitlist indicates applications are accepted into the waiting list after assessment when no places are currently available. Closed means waiting lists are kept open until capacity is reached. Siblings and staff may have exceptions per year group policies.
