ADMISSION OVERVIEW

Greetings to you from Al Diyafah High School!

We are delighted to inform you that our new school building will be completed and operational by the new Academic Year 2024-25. The new building will be exclusive for Years 10 – 13, we will therefore have capacity in our current premises to accommodate additional classes in each year level from Year 1 through Year 9.

Please note that our registrations for the academic year 2024-25 is open and visit www.diyafah.com for the registration form.

The dates and procedure for the admissions are as follows:

Entrance exam

  • Year 4 to Year 9 from 8th January 2024

    Years 1 to 3 from 8th February 2024

Interview dates for FS

  • 5th February 2024 onwards

Criteria for FS1:

  • The child needs to be able to communicate basic needs in English
  • Respond to & follow simple instructions
  • Eat independently
  • Toilet trained (diapers will not be allowed)
  • Shows knowledge of rhymes
  • Can identify colours, can count numbers 1 to 5

Criteria for FS2:

For admission to FS2, please find the below mentioned criteria:

  • Nursery is a mandatory requirement
  • The child needs to be able to respond to and follow simple instructions.
  • Eat independently; communicate and attend to toilet needs independently (toilet trained).
  • Tripod pencil grip. (free hand drawing)
  • Identify and recognize letter sounds (a-z).
  • Linking sounds with objects.
  • Identify and count numbers from 1-10.
  • Place value from 1-10

Registration Process

1. Online Registration

  • Parents applying for admissions are required to register online. 
  • Students who are coming from a school that follows a curriculum other than the UK curriculum must check the age criteria given below before registering for admission. In the case of a registration for a child to enter a lower year group than their appropriate age cut-off year group, parents must complete a “Demotion Form” from the KHDA. 
  • Shortlisted students will receive the pre-admission login credentials (this will be sent to the registered mobile number). Using this, you are requested to login and fill in all the required information and upload the necessary documents. 

2. Interview/ Assessments

Shortlisted students for FS1 and FS2 admissions, will be called for an interview (on-campus/online) based on the Early Years expectations.

Students for Year 1 to Year 11 will be called for an age-appropriate assessment (on- campus/online) on the above-mentioned dates. Shortlisted students will be required to attend a written assessment. On successful completion of the assessment, an online interview with the Head of the respective department will be conducted.

Students for Years 12 & 13 will be required to attend an interview (on- campus/online)

3. Assessment Fee

All shortlisted students from FS to Year 13 will be required to pay an assessment fee of AED 500/- (including VAT) at least 3 days prior to the assessment date. This fee should be paid online through the registration portal. You can access the portal through the online registration form on our school website. The username and password to access the registration portal will be sent to the father’s mobile number.

– Refund Policy: please be informed that in case the student appears for the entrance assessment and the admission is not successful the amount will be refunded.

Please Note:
The timing for the school are as mentioned below:
Year Group/WeekMonday -ThursdayFriday
FS 1 and FS 27:15 am to 12:00 pm7:15 am to 12:00 pm
Year 1 to Year 137:15 am to 2:30 pm7:15 am to 12:00 pm

Students applying for admission to Year 4 – Year 11 must upload the CAT4 results along with the latest report card while registering online.

4. Acceptance & Admissions

  • Depending upon the seat availability, if your child is accepted into the school, you will receive an offer for a place from the Admissions Team, you must respond within 7 days to secure the place.

5. Submission of required documentation

Shortlisted students will be required to upload the below mentioned documents in the pre-admission module.
Student Parent
Student Parent Passport Passport
Emirates ID Emirates ID
VisaVisa
Birth certificate
Immunization record
Attestation detail for transfer:

In case of transfer from schools within Dubai
Original TC from the school
In case of transfer from other Emirates
Duly attested by the Education zone
In case of OVERSEAS transfer
The transfer certificate should be duly attested by
*Ministry of Education
*Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country from which migrating
*UAE Embassy in the country from which migrating
(Attestation is not required for UK, US, Canada, Australia, and Europe)

6. Fees

Please click here for KHDA approved fee structure.

The mandatory fees as per school policy will be charged along with balance fee for Term 1 fee before the academic year begins in the month of September.

.Click here to view the admission policy.

Age Criteria for 2023-24

Year groupYear of birth
FS12020 (3 years as on 31st August)
FS22019 (4 years as on 31st August)
Year 12018 (5 Years)
Year 22017 (6 Years)
Year 32016 (7 Years)
Year 42015 (8 Years)
Year 52014 (9 Years)
Year 62013 (10 Years)
Year 7 2012(11 Years)
Year 82011 (12 Years)
Year 92010 (13 Years)
Year 102009 (14 Years)
Year 112008 (15 Years)
Year 122007 (16 Years)
Year 132006 (17 Years)