BEFORE ACCEPTANCE :

Parents are required to submit a soft copy of the following mandatory documents along with the application:

• CPR reader and passport for students and Parents.
  
• Birth certificate.
  
• Vaccination record which is required by the Ministry of Health.
• A recent photograph.
  
• Final report card for Grade 2 onward entries.

AFTER SHORT LISTING :

Parents are required to submit a soft copy of the following document:

• Code of conduct and transfer letter from the previous school.

• NON-MUSLIM STUDENTS : The non-Muslim students will not be attending Islamic studies classes.
• NON-ARAB STUDENTS :For Non-Arab students, their proficiency in Arabic will be assessed, following which they can enrol in Arabic Second Language offered by the school or for IB, where parents are required to pay an additional fee.

*In case a Non-Arab student wishes to be enrolled in Arabic First Language, an undertaking letter should be signed by the parent to take full responsibility for their child’s grades.

DUAL PASSPORT HOLDERS : If the student holds dual passport, enrolling in ASL or Arabic First Language will be based on the nationality mentioned in the child CPR.

PRESCHOOL STUDENTS : All pre-school students (Nursery, KG1 & KG2) should be potty trained before the beginning of the academic year.

TROLLEY BAGS : Students having a chronic medical condition that requires the use of trolley bags are requested to submit a medical report to the school doctor email. The medical report must be written and signed by their treating doctor. School doctor will review the medical reports and issue a full year trolley bag pass for the approved cases.

AFTER ACCEPTANCE & BEFORE STARTING SCHOOL : Parents must complete and submit Parental image disclaimer, Special Education Needs agreement, English Speaking Policy and the acknowledgment of the curriculum offered in the school before their child can start at school.

Parents also must complete the Ministry of Education transfer process online for the admissions of (Grade 2 onwards) via www.bahrain.bh. The required documents are:

• A scan copies of the End of the Year report card.
• A scan copies of the students’ CPR for both sides.
• Leaving or transfer certificate.
• Acceptance letter from the school.
• Equivalency Certificate from Ministry of Education for abroad applicants.
• HOS will communicate to the applicant no longer than two days after acceptance regarding start date.
• Note: Admission is not confirmed unless MOE approval for transfer is obtained.
• Special Education Needs
  If it is suspected that the student has learning or behaviour difficulty during the academic year, the school has the right not to re-enroll the student for the upcoming academic year. The school also has the right to request necessary documents from authorised professional entities regarding their child evaluation. The school cannot admit students with special education needs.

ENTRY EXAMINATIONS :

• An interview will be conducted for Pre-school entry along with the application form.
  
• Students applying for Grade 1 to Grade 8 should sit for an entry examination in Arabic, English and Math, along with an interview.
  
• Students applying for Grade 9 to Grade 10 should sit for an entry examination in Arabic, English, Math and Science along with an interview.
  
• Students applying for Grade 11 should sit for an entry examination in Arabic, English, Math and Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) along with an interview.
  
• An amount of BHD33 is required to be paid for the entry exams.
  
• If a resit exam is needed for the entry exam, an additional amount BHD10 will have to be paid per subject.
  
• Non-Arab students will not be attending the Arabic entry exams.
  
• If it is suspected that the student has learning or behavior difficulty during the academic year, the school has the right not to re-enroll the student for the upcoming academic year. The school also has the right to request necessary documents from authorised professional entities regarding their child’s evaluation.
• Each application will be considered on an individual basis by appropriately trained and qualified staff working to agree selection criteria.
  
• Applications will be rejected if the parent fails to upload the necessary documents within 10 days of the admission date.
  
• The final decisions will be made within 10 days of the entry exam.
  
• The final decisions will be communicated to applicants by the admission department.

• New admission in Grade 11 will only be admitted for the IB Diploma provided they achieve an acceptable score in entrance tests and/ a minimum of 5 Cs in IGCSE.
• No new admissions will be enrolled for the IB Courses.
• The school has the right to recommend moving a new admitted student to IB
• courses if the student did not achieve level 3 in IB SL subjects and level 4 in IB HL subjects.
• All new admissions must provide a copy of their IGCSE report cards before the beginning of the academic year.
• No students are admitted into Grade 12 except transfer students.

• After processing with the admission procedures, ARKIS will offer a place for immediate start or to start in the new academic year.
• Siblings are given preference provided all the admission criteria are met.

• When paying the admission fee of BHD150, seat reservations are valid for one month only and then revoked in case the parent fails to pay the 1st instalment of the tuition fees.
• Seat reservation is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
• Tuition fees will be refunded after deduction of BHD150/- in case the student withdraws before August 31st.

• Even if the seat reservation is paid, the school has the right to cancel admission if the student missed the first 10 days of the Academic Year without communicating with the Admission Department.

In case of students’ withdrawal, the following procedures should be followed:

• Parents should fill the withdrawal form available on the website under the admission section.
• Parents are responsible for ensuring the return of all the library books to the library centre and Parent/Student pass to the IT department. In case the books are lost, parents are responsible to pay for the full value of the books.
• Clearance must be obtained from the Accounting Department and Learning Resources Centre.
• Students withdrawing from ARKIS will be given a Transfer letter (Good code of conduct) and Final report card after the clearance process. The process will take 2-3 working days.