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Early Years (EY 2–EY 5)

Early Years 2 - 5 applicants will need to complete a 30- minute observation with the Early Years Cohort Leader. 

Lower Loop - Upper Loop (Grade 1–11)

All applicants must complete the English ability test. This will assess all four domains of literacy: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. 

All applicants are booked to have a 30-minute ‘conVERSO’ with either the Cohort Leader or the Loop Leader. 

• For Grades 1-8, the Learning Designer has a matrix of 20 questions to go through with the applicant. Not all of the questions need to be answered. 
• Grade 9-11 applicants will be interviewed by the UL team for 30-60 mins.

If, at any time during the application or assessment process the applicant requires additional learning support, the Student Success Team will be notified and further interviews with the applicant and the family may be required. VERSO is open to accepting students with varying degrees of educational support, depending on the resources available. In certain circumstances, VERSO will decline the application if the team believes the resources available are inadequate to support the needs of the student. 

Hopes and Dreams:

All parents are requested to complete the ‘Hopes and Dreams’ survey before meeting with the Learning Design Team. The purpose of this meeting is to ensure that the family shares the same educational philosophy as the school and that VERSO has a firm understanding of the family’s expectations. 

Factors that affect admissions include, but are not limited to: 

• Academic ability, as demonstrated through school reports, standardized test scores, interviews, recommendations, and VERSO’s admissions screening process
• Behavioral characteristics, as demonstrated by school reports, interviews, recommendations, and VERSO’s admissions screening process
• Diversity, including the “balance” or “mix” of students in a particular grade level or division
• Space available in the cohort and considerations of additional support requirements
• Language ability is developmentally appropriate for the age level of the student

When space is limited, VERSO may give additional consideration to applicants who are children of alumni, have siblings enrolled, are concurrently applying to VERSO, or have English skills at the level of native speakers.

VERSO will provide confirmation of the admissions decision within 4 weeks of the application being completed. VERSO will inform the family of the following decisions: 

Acceptance

Applicants that have successfully passed all of the screening requirements will be accepted with no conditions. Families will advance to the next stage of the process. 

Conditional Admission

In some cases, students may be offered conditional admission. These conditions will be stated in the offer of admission letter. Acceptance of these conditions and participation in any required programs will be a condition of enrollment at VERSO. This may include additional Language Acquisition Programs or recommendations determined through a Psych-Ed Evaluation.

Probationary Admission

In some cases, a student may be admitted on a probationary acceptance.  A probationary acceptance indicates a clear concern for the student being able to be successful within our program.  The student on such an admittance will be reviewed at the end of the first semester or after 3 months of immersion in the VERSO education program.  If it is recommended that they remain on probation due to achievement or behavior, another review will be completed to determine if this student can continue for the following school year.  No student may remain on probation for more than one year.  In most cases, probationary acceptances are determined by the Head of School, the Loop Leader and the Student Success Team. 

Waiting Pool

Every effort is made to accept students to VERSO. Waiting pools will be established only if all spaces in the respective grade level have been allocated. When a student is placed into the waiting pool, the family will be advised as to the possibility of a place becoming available or if an additional class has been formed. 

Non-Acceptance

In extreme cases, VERSO will not accept a student’s application. This will only occur if the student does not pass the screening requirements, or if VERSO cannot fully support the learning support requirements. 

Upon acceptance, VERSO will issue the school fee invoice (inclusive of any approved schemes) for payment. Please meet the payment deadline payment date detailed on the invoice. 

Upon receipt of payment, the forms below will be sent and must be completed before the first day of school: 

• ID Card for student, parents/guardians, authorized caretakers (nannies or drivers)
• Photo and video Consent Form

Please refer to our current year's Tuition Fees table for further details of payments.

The general birthday cut-off date for admission is 30 September.