上海惠灵顿外籍人员子女学校（小学部）

Admission Assessments

An age-appropriate assessment will be arranged after the application form is completed.

For 2021-2022 academic year admissions: the Admissions team will contact you to schedule an early assessment.

For 2022-2023 academic year admissions: the admissions team will contact you from December 2021. Arrangements will then be made for assessments which will take place between December 2021 and March 2022. 

Admission Decisions

We try to communicate admissions decisions within five working days. However, please understand that it may take couple of weeks during admissions season.

For 2022–2023 academic year applications, please note that first-round decisions for Nursery, Reception and year 2 will be made in late January 2022. All subsequent decisions will continue on a rolling basis throughout the admissions season.

A decision will be one of the following:

• Successful Application

Successful applicants receive an offer letter. To secure a place in the College, parents must accept the college’s terms and conditions and pay the RMB 18,000 resource fee within five days.

• Unsuccessful Application

Parents will be informed of unsuccessful applications by letter. The application is then closed. Applicants may submit another application after 12 months.

• Waiting Pool*

If no spaces are available, a "waiting pool" letter will be sent. Parents will be contacted once a space becomes available (please see below to learn more).

*Waiting Pool

The College runs a waiting pool for qualified applicants. Please note that the waiting pool is determined by best fit and not on a first come, first served basis. An applicant can be placed in the waiting pool only after the application has been completed, the assessment has been done and applicant has been recommended by the Admissions Committee. A child may be placed initially in a waiting pool to allow us more time to assess seat availability. The Admissions Office will contact families should a child’s waiting pool status change. Unfortunately, not all applicants in the waiting pool are successful in securing a place in the College.

Eligibility Requirements

In compliance with Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (SHMEC) policy, Wellington can only accept applications from families who meet the criteria in one of the four categories outlined below. 

*Please note that identification document requirements are subject to change without advance notice.  

• Type A. Working parent is a foreign national with a Shanghai work permit  

• Type B. Working parent is a PRC national working in Shanghai and the child is born overseas (B1) or the child is born in Hong Kong SAR, China; or Macau SAR, China; or Taiwan, Province of China (B2)  

• Type C. Working parent holds a passport from Hong Kong SAR, China; or Macau SAR, China' or Taiwan, Province of China  

• Type D. SHMEC waiver letter holders
  
  Before completing your application form, please make sure that you have all the required documents.