Having priority can improve your position in the admissions process, but it does not replace school readiness.
Updated: Oct 5
If you already have a child attending an international school, you may have an advantage when you apply for a place for your younger child at the same school.
Schools generally want to keep families together, and having a sibling already enrolled can put your younger child's application in a different position from a family applying with no connection to the school.
Having a sibling at the school does not mean your younger child automatically gets a place.
The advantage you receive, and how much it actually helps, depends on the school's admissions policy.
For example, at the International School of the Sacred Heart, siblings of currently enrolled students and children of alumni are given priority, provided that space is available and the applicant meets the school's admissions requirements, including the screening and interview.
Even when a family has an admissions advantage, the child still needs to be ready for the school.
We work with families to prepare children for the academic, language, and learning demands of an international school so that when an opportunity becomes available, they are ready to take it. Kinota Braithwaite - Learning & Assessment Specialist
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