Enrolment Information 2020 School Tours
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Enrolment information 2020 School tours JUNIOR SCHOOL tea. Visitors may then discuss enrolment procedures with the Registrar. Families Junior School tours are open to all of potential boarding students can visit members of the community. They are the boarding precinct with the Head of however, particularly aimed at prospective Boarding and view their potential future parents of the School. Prospective home at close quarters. The emphasis students are most welcome to attend a in each tour is on informality with many tour with their parents. opportunities to ask questions. Guides Junior School tours start at 10.15 am. On on the Senior School tours are parents of the morning of the tour, please gather at girls currently in the School, with some Junior School Reception shortly before guides also being Old Girls who 10.15 am. The tour runs for one and a are therefore doubly familiar with the half hours, usually beginning with a ethos of Abbotsleigh. presentation by the Head of Junior School followed by a tour of the facilities and JUNIOR SCHOOL TOURS IN 2020 concluding with morning tea, which offers WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE an opportunity for informal discussions. FOLLOWING DATES This is an excellent opportunity to acquaint yourself with the School and its educational opportunities. Term 1 Wednesday 19 February, 10.15 am Visitors can also discuss enrolment procedures with the Registrar. We usually Term 2 have one or two current Abbotsleigh Wednesday 3 June, 10.15 am parents joining the tour to chat with Term 3 prospective parents. The emphasis is Wednesday 26 August, 10.15 am on informality with opportunities to ask questions and familiarise yourself with Term 4 Abbotsleigh. Wednesday 4 November, 10.15 am SENIOR SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOOL TOURS IN 2020 WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE Enjoy a stroll through Abbotsleigh and FOLLOWING DATES see some of the exciting new things that are happening within the School. As you walk through the School (which was Term 1 established in 1885) you will have the Friday 20 March, 10 am opportunity to gain a glimpse into its Term 2 long history. Friday 8 May, 10 am Abbotsleigh greets prospective students and their families through these guided Term 3 school tours each term rather than on Friday 28 August, 10 am large scale open days. The Senior School Term 4 tours start at 10 am and commence on There is no scheduled tour this term the steps of the Marion Clarke building (Reception). Bookings are essential for all school tours. Book online via the Abbotsleigh The tour runs for one and a half hours, website using the Quicklinks menu. beginning with a presentation by the Headmistress and finishing with morning JUNIOR SCHOOL Abbotsleigh Junior School is located at 22 Woonona Avenue, Wahroonga. SENIOR SCHOOL Abbotsleigh Senior School is located at 1666 Pacific Highway (corner of Ada Ave), Wahroonga. Enrolment of students Abbotsleigh is an Anglican Pre K-12 day • The ‘gap’ on the waitlist is the school for girls providing boarding from difference in time between the date Years 7-12. Abbotsleigh enrols a diverse of birth and date of Application for range of day and boarding students. Its Enrolment. programs are intended to allow each girl to: • A student is placed on the ‘waitlist’ on • Benefit from Abbotsleigh’s academic receipt of the completed Application for program of preparing her for university. Enrolment. A ‘waitlisted place’ is not a secure place, but it may convert to an • Learn from the Christian program of offer of an ‘accepted’ place closer to the School in pursuit of her spiritual the time of entry. maturity. • An ‘accepted’ place is a place secured • Endeavour to realise her individual after payment of a non refundable talents. acceptance fee. • Contribute to the life of Abbotsleigh by • A student is ‘enrolled’ when the parents participating in co-curricular activities. agree in writing to the School’s offer of • Embrace the goal of becoming an accepted place and after all entry a courageous, constructive and procedures are completed and all entry compassionate world citizen with a will fees are paid. to serve. • ‘Parents’ includes guardians. Abbotsleigh requires the parents of its • A ‘transfer’ refers to a change from the students to understand and support: proposed year of entry to a different • The Christian ethos, values and year of entry. While on a waitlist, it environment of Abbotsleigh. is usually possible to transfer to a • The academic and pastoral care waitlisting for a different year. Transfers programs of the School. from an accepted place in one year to an accepted place in another year are • The behavioural expectations on not automatic. their daughter. • A ‘deferred place’ refers to an accepted • Parent endeavour on behalf of the place with entry delayed to a later School and its future. term or year. Deferred places are not The School may refuse or discontinue automatically granted and may incur enrolment if the student or parents do deferral fees. not continue to support the ethos and • A ‘held place’ refers to a place reserved expectations of the School. for a current student during prolonged This document is to be read in absence from the School. A place held conjunction with the Conditions of for more than one term incurs holding Entry and Continuing Enrolment which fees. A place held for one term or less is printed in the Enrolment Application incurs ongoing normal tuition and other Form. The School may change these fees including boarding if relevant. documents from time to time as it may consider necessary to reflect the AN APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT changing needs of the School and MUST INCLUDE: community. • The application for enrolment fee. • A copy of the student’s full birth TERMINOLOGY certificate. • ‘Applying for enrolment’ refers to • A copy of residency/citizenship the process of seeking a place at papers if the student or both parents Abbotsleigh. were born overseas. • A copy of the latest school report if the student is of school age. • Referee details. • The signatures of both parents on the ensure a place at Abbotsleigh. Thereafter, Conditions of Entry and Continuing consideration will be given to Old Girl Enrolment. Where only one parent signs, factors but places are more difficult that person must satisfy the School that to ensure. he/she is the sole parent and will be Year 5 places are offered via an responsible for all fees and charges. assessment process which includes a day • An English proficiency test which visit to the school and a review of student may be required for students whose reports and other supporting documents. first language is not English. The For families requiring firm placement Registrar will refer parents to a testing this assessment may occur from Year 3 organisation. onwards. • Any specific needs that may impact Senior School on the student’s education and/or participation in programs provided There is an automatic progression from by the School. Parents are required Abbotsleigh Junior School to Year 7. to submit any further updates both Year 7 new day students gain entry via an before and after the student is enrolled. entrance test which is held regularly from • Court Order or Parenting Plan, if the commencement of Year 3 onwards any, relevant to the student. Parents at Abbotsleigh. Students may sit the are required to submit any further entrance test once only, unless there updates both before and after the are extenuating circumstances. Year 7 student is enrolled. applicants may also sit the scholarship examination. FACTORS DETERMINING OFFERS OF PLACES Boarders and daughters of Abbotsleigh Old Girls are not required to attend Year 7 The offer of a place is at the sole entrance testing to gain entry. discretion of the School. Some factors involved in exercising that discretion Years 8-11 new day students gain entry include but are not limited to: on the basis of reports, assessment procedures and an interview. • A strong family connection to Abbotsleigh. CASUAL VACANCIES • Parent who is in full time Anglican ministry. Casual vacancies may be offered as they occur in intake or non-intake years. • Availability of an appropriate day or boarding place for the student. SCHOLARSHIPS • The student’s ability to benefit from Abbotsleigh’s program of preparing • Scholarships are available in Middle students for university. School and Senior College. • The result of an entrance test for Year 7 • Year 7 scholarships are open to both and an assessment process for Year 5 boarding and new day students as well and Years 8 to 11. as Abbotsleigh Junior School students. • Documentary evidence of English • Year 10 scholarships are open to proficiency for students whose first boarders and day girls, both new and language is not English. current. • Referees. • A list of scholarships and bursaries is • The gap between the date of birth and available on the Abbotsleigh website. date of Application for Enrolment. BOARDING ENTRY POINTS • Boarding is available from Years 7 to Junior School 12 with intakes in each year. Accepted boarding places are offered well in The entry points for Junior School are advance for Year 7 and for other years Transition, Kindergarten, Year 3 and Year 5. when available. Accepted places in Transition to Year 3 are • Boarders are not required to sit the Year 7 offered on a first in first served basis and entrance test to gain entry, but they must with consideration of the above factors. sit the scholarship examination if they Once these priorities have been observed, wish to apply for Year 7 scholarships. accepted places are offered directly from • Waitlisted boarders gain entry to the waiting list. This process takes place Senior College on the basis of reports, within the second half of each year after assessment procedures and an girls have had their first birthday.