Admissions

Thank you for your interest in the Canadian International School of Guangzhou. We are now accepting application for the 2020-2021 school year (starts in late August) as well as the 2019-2020 school year with limited seats.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST AND PROCESS

CIS is an international school, students who hold a foreign passport, including those from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are eligible for admissions. If you are unsure if your child is eligible to apply, please contact the Admissions Office before you begin the application process.

This Application Checklist includes what materials that we need for your application and explains our admissions process. All applications are subject to qualification and seat availability.

1. APPLICATION MATERIALS

• Application form – to be completed and signed; English translation is available at our Admin office.
• Picture – One recent pictures of the student
• Student’s foreign passport – a copy of the passport information page
• Parents’ passports – a copy of each parent’s passport information page
• School Records
  • Report cards* from recent year(s) and/or transcripts (* current school year plus full year reports from previous school years)
  • Standardized achievement test scores, if available
• Application Processing Fee RMB 2,000 – non-refundable or not-transferable; for application review and testing (Fee for CIEO Kindergarten applicants are not applicable)

2. REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT

• Admissions Test – Students are required to take an English admissions test and participate in an oral interview as part of the qualification process.
• Admissions Notice – On completion of the admissions documents and review process, you will be notified in writing of the notice for admissions.
• Learning Support Centre – For students who require additional learning support for subject areas or EAL (English language learning), we will assess these needs on an individual, at-need basis to determine the availability of these services for your child.

If you are living overseas or in another province in China, please contact us as soon as you know about your possible relocation in Guangzhou. We will receive the required documents of the applicants from overseas and other province in China by email attachment. The interview may be scheduled online or during your visit in Guangzhou.

Once we have received the application form and all supporting documents, we will review your application. CIS reserves the right to make admissions decisions based on the information provided in the application and the assessment results, which will indicate that the student can achieve at a level to be successful at our school.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by email at info@cisgz.com or by phone at +86 020 39939920. Our office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Here are the next steps for applying for admission to CIS:

1. Complete an application form ( pick up or download).
2. Contact us to make an admission test appointment.
3. Bring all admission materials with you to admission interview.
4. Pay for Application Fee RMB2,000
5. Admission Interview.

3. Fee Policy