Kent College Dubai

Kent College is a top British school in Dubai. Admissions is open all year-round with early registrations accepted. Please find below more information on getting started. We welcome pupils of all abilities, nationalities and religions who will benefit from the rigorous academic, personal and social programmes on offer. We are proud of our visible commitment to inclusion, diversity and international mindedness.

Admissions Enquiries and Visits

We invite all prospective parents and children to visit our school prior to applying. Parents are encouraged to contact admissions by email at admissions@kentcollege.sch.ae, prior to completing the online application form.

Alternatively, please complete one of the Admissions Enquiry Forms below.

• Kent Nursery Admissions Enquiry Form
• Kent College Dubai Admissions Enquiry Form

How to Apply

1. Complete the application form

Complete the applicable Application Form below

• Nursery School Application Form (for 6 months to pre-FS1 age)
• Foundation and Junior School Application Form (for FS1 to Year 6)
• Senior School Application Form (for Year 7 to Year 13)

2. Submit the registration documents along with the AED 500 registration fee

Registration is complete when the supporting documentation has been provided to Admissions and the AED 500 registration fee has been paid. This documentation includes

• Copies of the last two school (or nursery) reports (must be translated to English)
• A copy of the child’s passport and birth certificate (in English or Arabic only)
• A copy of the child’s Emirates ID and residency visa (if available)
• A copy of the parent(s)/guardian(s) passport, residency visas and Emirates IDs (if available)
• Copies of relevant medical reports, learning support reports and/or educational psychologist’s assessments, if applicable

3. Assessment

All children will be assessed prior to entry, ideally at Kent College Dubai. While not required, we encourage all children applying for the Junior and Senior School to attend a taster morning at Kent College, spending the morning shadowing a pupil, prior to sitting the assessment in the afternoon.

Assessments will be arranged by Admissions after the application, registration documents and registration fee have been submitted.

• Children joining the Foundation Stage will be assessed in an informal, play-based classroom setting for school readiness. Children must be toilet trained by the time of starting school. Foundation Stage assessments take place in small groups during January-March of the year of entry.
• Children joining the Junior School (Years 1-2) will meet with a Deputy Head or Head of Junior School for an age appropriate reading, writing and maths skills assessment. If possible, we invite children to spend some time in a classroom.

Application Checklist

Please ensure the following full colour scans are submitted along with the online application. Documents should be translated into English (although Arabic birth certificates are accepted).

• 4 x full colour scans of passport sized photograph of pupil (plain white background)
• Full colour scan of pupil’s passport
• Full colour scan of pupil’s UAE residence visa*
• Full colour scan of pupil’s birth certificate (check with Admissions for Attestation and Translation Requirements)
• Full colour scan of pupil’s school reports for previous 2 years
• Full colour scan of pupil’s immunisation records
• Full colour scan of father’s passport
• Full colour scan of mother’s passport
• Full colour scan of father’s UAE residence visa*
• Full colour scan of mother’s UAE residence visa*
• Full colour scan of father’s Emirates ID card* ( both sides)
• Full colour scan of mother’s Emirates ID card* (both sides)
• Full colour scan of pupil’s Emirates ID card* (both sides)

* Please note that if you are new to Dubai and are therefore waiting to receive Emirates IDs, you can still complete the Application Form without these documents, and these can be sent to us later once you’ve received them.

Please note that the KHDA will not accept photographs of these documents. They will only accept full colour scans. Please therefore ensure that you have scanned digital versions of all of these documents on the device from which you will be completing the application form so that they are ready to be uploaded. If you don’t have access to a scanner, we recommend using one of the Scanning apps available on most App Stores such as Genius Scan.