Admissions Procedures

Sinarmas World Academy (SWA) seeks students who will make the most of our educational offerings and to maintain a co-educational school with a diverse student population.

Mission

“Empower our students to reach their full potential and become knowledgeable, confident, caring and responsible global citizens.”

Values

• Learner Centered

• Internationally Minded

• Embracing Asia

• Respect

• Family

• Community

Class Placement

Placement in Elementary School (Pre-K – Grade 5) is made on the basis of the child’s age as at June 30, prior to the start of the school year as follows:

Grade	Age at June 30
Pre-K	3
K1	4
K2	5
1	6
2	7
3	8
4	9
5	10

Placement in Middle School and High School grades is made on the basis of the student’s educational background and their age by June 30, prior to the start of the school year.

Class Size

The maximum class size is 24, except Pre-K, K1, K2 where there is a maximum size of 20 students in a class.

Expectations

Students must meet academic, English language and behavior expectations to be offered a placement at SWA. This will be assessed through a Placement Interview and testing.

Academic Expectations

Students should be able to demonstrate achievement to at least an age appropriate satisfactory standard against international benchmarks.

English Language Expectations

Students should be able to demonstrate achievement to the following levels of proficiency.

Grade	Minimum Proficiency
PreK - K	No English proficiency required
Grade 1	Gaining English fluency (Moderate) *Limited English will be considered if there is a commitment to extra private English studies
Grade 2 - 3	Gaining English fluency (Moderate)
Grade 4 - 5	Almost fluent as a Second Language Speaker of English (High)
Grade 6 - 12	Proficient in English

Learning Support

Limited learning support is available to support students with learning needs to meet grade level expectations.

Behavior

Students should demonstrate a positive attitude to learning and interaction with others that reflects respect for oneself, for others and for the environment.

Early Childhood Placements

Students for Pre-Kindergarten must turn 3 years old before the end of June of the year they are entering Pre-Kindergarten. Only children who are toilet trained and can demonstrate independence will be accepted. SWA Early Childhood teachers understand the challenges of “separation” and the differing needs of individuals at this age and will support and advise families to assist an easy transition.

Offering Placements

SWA views applications holistically when offering places. We take into account the profile of the grade applied for and place students so that diversity and balance within the school is maintained and within the constraints of English language proficiency and class size limitations.