Sherborne International College

College Admissions Policy.

The International College is open to all boys and girls aged between 11 and 16 years old on entry from non-British, non-English speaking backgrounds who wish to join or experience the British Educational system. There are no formal academic entry requirements except:

  • candidates who have no, or virtually no, English at all may be referred to a specialist language development unit for a short period.

candidates joining the 1 year GCSE course must have at least lower intermediate standard English (approximately 4+ on the IELTS score or 75% on the College's own test). Candidates who arrive for this course without this level of English may either be referred to the two-year GCSE programme (if they are young enough), or to a limited GCSE programme concentrating on less linguistically-based examination subjects plus additional English tuition (if they are already aged 16).

The International College is open to all regardless of ethnicity, language and religion. The College is working towards being accessible to all, regardless of physical handicap.

The enrolment procedure for the main academic year programme is available in the pdf below:

Enrolment procedure for Main Course (all-year round programme)

Prospective parents must read the Conditions of Admission before they sign the application form. A copy of the Conditions of Admission can be downloaded in pdf format below:

Conditions of Admission for Main Course (all-year round programme)

For further information, please contact the College Registrar using the Contacts page above.

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