ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Start your child’s journey to The British School of Kuwait (BSK) by reviewing our entry requirements and admissions processes.

Entry Requirements

At BSK, we accept applications from parents of children aged 4 to 18, from Reception to Year 13. We welcome all backgrounds and nationalities, and prospective parents can apply at any time during the year.

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Step 1:

SCHEDULE A TOUR

Start your admissions journey by arranging a tour of our Salwa campus. You can book this through our Admissions Office. They’ll ask for your child’s age and interests to make sure the tour is personalised to your needs.

If you can’t make it to Kuwait in person, we’ll happily organise a virtual meeting.

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Step 2:

ASSESSMENT AND ENTRY CRITERIA

Our Admissions Office will then schedule an age-appropriate entrance test and/or interview for your child.

Students applying to join our Lower Phase (Reception to Year 2) are assessed in areas including phonics, reading, writing, and numeracy.
Applicants for the Junior Phase (Years 3 to 5) are assessed in reading, writing, and maths.
Those applying for admission into the Middle Phase (Years 6 to 8) and the Upper Department (Years 9 to 11) are assessed via Cognitive Ability Tests (CAT) in four key areas: Verbal Reasoning (VR), Non-Verbal Reasoning (NVR), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), and Spatial Reasoning (SR).
Depending on the school system a prospective student is transferring from, applicants to our Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13) may be assessed on their IGCSE or AS Level results and/or CAT.

Prospective students may also be invited to an interview with our Assistant Head Teacher (Pastoral).

Please note that students can only apply to join us in Year 11 if they have completed the first year of their IGCSE courses (Year 10). The same applies to learners applying for Year 13 – they must have completed their AS Levels (Year 12) first.

Step 3:

COMPLETE OUR ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM

If your child is offered a place following their entrance test, you’ll need to complete our online registration form. You’ll also need to provide some documents and pay our registration fees. Our Admissions Office will guide you through the process.

RE-REGISTERING STUDENTS

At the start of the third term, we inform our current parents about the re-registration deadline. The re-registration process takes place entirely online and our Registrar's Office can help you through the process.

Please note that we can’t guarantee your child a place if you miss the re-registration deadline. Places are in high demand, and we urge our parents to re-register early to avoid disappointment.