Admissions Process

The CMIS admissions committee is responsible for making all decisions regarding student applications. In their assessment of an application, the committee takes the following information into account:

• applicant's profile
• previous academic background
• performance on our entrance test
• English language ability
• availability of space at the recommended grade level

Application Procedure

The admissions office must receive a completed application, including the application fee and all supporting documents, before an applicant can be considered for admission. An admissions interview (for families of Kindergarten and Grade 1 applicants), or entrance test (for students in Grades 2 to 10) will be scheduled as soon as possible after a completed application has been received. A follow-up interview with the Director, and discussions with parents, present or past teachers, school administrators, or counsellors may also be required in order to provide an accurate assessment of an applicant's ability to succeed at our school.

Application Form

All applications must be made on the CMIS Application for Admission form, which may be obtained from the school office, admissions office, or downloaded here. The application is also available in Word format.

Required Documents

It is the responsibility of the applicant's family to ensure that the school has received the following:

• a completed, signed Application for Admission form
• payment of the non-refundable application fee of 2,000 baht
• academic records in English, as follows:
• for Kindergarten and Grade 1 applicants with a previous schooling background, all preschool and kindergarten reports;
• for students applying for Grades 2 to 8, report cards for the current year and for at least one previous year;
• complete and official transcripts for all high school applicants;
• for applicants with home schooling experience, a detailed curriculum document with grades for the home schooling time period must be submitted. Standardized test scores may also be required.
• three (3) recent passport size photographs
• a completed CMIS health record card, together with a copy of the applicant's immunization records
• a photocopy of the applicant's birth certificate
• a photocopy of the applicant's passport with non-immigrant visa and departure card – a tourist visa is not acceptable
• photocopies of the parents' passports with non-immigrant visa and departure card – a tourist visa is not acceptable
• authorization to enroll from sponsoring organization, if the organization is paying school fees
• for applicants living with a guardian, a letter of guardianship (available from the school office), and a photocopy of the guardian's passport with non-immigrant visa and departure card or Thai ID card

School Visits

Prospective parents and families are invited to visit the school by appointment with the admissions officer, either prior to an application or as part of the admissions process. Such scheduled visits may include meetings with the director and/or principal, and a tour of the school.

Entrance Testing

Assessments are tailored to the age/grade of the applicant, and are scheduled and processed as quickly as possible after a completed Application for Admission has been received.

• Applicants for Kindergarten and Grade 1: applicants and their parents meet with the admissions testing officer for a brief interview, at which time the applicant is assessed in the areas of fine motor skills, language, and maturity or program readiness.
• Applicants for Grades 2 to 10: students write a ninety-minute, multiple-choice diagnostic test covering the areas of mathematics, reading, and language (vocabulary, comprehension, written expression, spelling, punctuation, and word usage). Students applying for Grades 5 to 10 are also required to write a brief composition on a suggested topic.
• Applicants for Grades 11 and 12: no entrance test is administered – admissions decisions are made on the basis of the applicant's official high school transcripts.

Admissions Decisions

Admissions decisions for August enrollments are made from February through August of the preceding academic year. For students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 who apply to enter after a school year has already begun, decisions are made once an application is complete and availability of space is confirmed. Our school has a closed semester policy for Grades 7 to 12, which means that the intake of new students in those grades occurs only twice a year – at the beginning of each semester (in August and January). Following review of an application by the committee, an admissions decision will be issued in writing based on the following categories:

• Accepted: The applicant is accepted for unconditional admission to CMIS, and a space is reserved for them at a particular grade level.
• Conditionally Accepted: The applicant is offered a place in the school with certain conditions attached. In some cases, further interviews with CMIS administrators or teachers, support in English, or a summer school placement may be a pre-requisite to entry.
• Denied: The applicant does not meet our school's requirements for admission. Each year, some applicants are denied admission for one or more of the following reasons: on the basis of their academic and/or behavioral records; when their English language ability is not at a satisfactory level for the appropriate grade placement; or when CMIS lacks a program to meet the applicant's specific needs.

For more information or to apply, please contact the admissions office.