Admission Process Workflow | The City School in Dubai

Admission Procedure

Admissions to classes depend upon vacancies. We do give preference to siblings of the school from the waiting list. Your child’s name is placed on the waiting list upon payment of non-refundable registration fee AED 500.
There is no entrance test but an age related assessment at the FS level. For all other classes, there may be an age appropriate placement test at the discretion of the school.

School Tours:

To schedule a tour, please contact the School on 04-2899722 to book a convenient date. Visiting hours for school is between 8.30am to 3.30pm Sunday to Thursday. Due to congestion of traffic, it is best to avoid dispersal timings of 12.20pm to 12:40pm and 2.10pm to 2.40pm. Please note that AED 500/- registration fee is non-refundable and non-adjustable amount and it does not guarantee the admission.

Steps to follow for Admission:

Application form available at school must be filled, and a non-refundable payment of AED 500 registration fee is submitted to the accounts office.
Once the application is submitted with the payment, the date and time of assessment will be communicated through email/sms.
Assuming successful assessment and as per the seat availability in the required Year group the child is offered a place.
Upon confirmation of admission, parents are required to submit the listed documents to the Admissions Office

Documents for Admission:

1 copy of Valid Residence Visa and Passport for Student’s & Parent’s.
Original Emirates ID of Student and Parent, to scan in front of official.
Copy of Emirates ID of Student and both Parent’s
5 passport-size photographs of the student.
1 copy of the student’s Birth Certificate.
1 copy of the Student’s Vaccination Card.
1 copy of the original mark sheet of the last examination passed at the previous school.
Original Transfer Certificate for other Emirate transfer. (Duly attested by the educational authority concerned).
In the case of overseas transfer, the Original School Leaving Certificate should also be duly attested by:
- Ministry of Education of the country.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country from which migrating.
- UAE Embassy in the country from which migrating.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dubai

(Attestation is not required for UK, US, Canada, Australia and Europe)

Entrance Exam

TCSI is truly an international institution and all children are welcome to apply, regardless of nationality, ethnicity or religion.
Each child must take an age appropriate placement test to ensure that the he/she is rightly placed & supported for the high quality education on offer at TCSI.
Offer of a place is dependant on the availability of space and an interview with the child. Parent should provide the most recent copy of their child’s school report, when called for a placement.

Please Note

Admission will be confirmed only on submission of all the documents to the School and will be subject to Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) approval.