Admissions Procedures

Thank you for your interest in the American International School/Dhaka. An Admissions Policy and Fee Schedule (Download) is available for download.

To apply for admission to our school we require the following documentation:

A completed Application Form (Download )
A completed Language Profile Form (Download)
A completed Confidential Teacher recommendation Form completed by the student's Counselor/Teacher and sent directly by the current school to AIS/D

• Elementary School (Download)
• Middle School (Download)
• High School (Download)

A complete set of Academic Transcripts or Report Cards for the past 3 years of school
A copy of any standardised achievement test scores (ITBS, PSAT etc)
Speech/language, psycho-educational or special needs evaluations and or records
A completed Health Form(Download)
A copy of immunization records must be brought, mailed or Faxed to AISD
A copy of Student’s photo identification page of passport and Bangladesh visa
A copy of one parents photo identification page of passport and Bangladesh visa
A non-refundable Admissions Processing Fee of US$50

All records must be submitted in English. Translations must be verified/certified by an official translator. Parents may not translate records.

Please scan and e-mail or fax the information and completed forms to Mrs. Kanwal Bhagat, AIS/D Registrar at admissions@ais-dhaka.net Fax: +880 2 882 3175

When all the completed documentation and the Admissions Processing Fee has been received the application will be reviewed for admission.

All students, regardless of nationality and age must first meet with the respective School Counselor for which the student is seeking admission, prior to being admitted to the school. Successful admission is based on a variety of criteria, which includes consideration of age, school records, achievement level, and emotional and physical maturity. All decisions regarding the final placement of students is made by the respective School Principal and School Counselor following the assessment by the Counselor.

The Registrar will arrange for the student to have an interview and placement assessment with the relevant School Counselor upon arrival in Dhaka.

Disabilities: AIS/D does not have an extensive program for students with a moderate to severe learning, behavioral or emotional disability. Professional services for students with such needs are not always available in Dhaka and AIS/D has limited resources for students with these disabilities. Please be advised that any placement at AIS/D is conditional on the student’s ability to perform satisfactorily in the grade level and/or program assigned.

For further information please go to the Student Support Services page by clicking on the Student Support Services name on the left-hand side of this page.

Age Requirements

Pre-Kindergarten 3 Students must have turned 3 years old on or before
31st August in the year they are seeking admission.
Students must be toilet-trained to attend this class.
That is, they must not wear nappies/diapers to class.

Pre-Kindergarten 4 Students must have turned 4 years old on or before
31st August in the year they are seeking admission.

Kindergarten Students must have turned 5 years old on or before
31st August in the year they are seeking admission.

Students applying for admission into Grades 1 through to 12 should normally have reached the age for the appropriate grade on or before 31st August of the school year in which the student is enrolled. The grade and normal age levels are:

CHRONOLOGICAL AGE GUIDE TO GRADE PLACEMENT: 2008/2009

Board Policy 8.20