Admissions Decision
Admission decisions are based on the availability of openings in the grade to which the student is applying for, and the general criteria stated in the section 'Admissions Policy.' Once an application is complete and the readiness assessment, or test results have been reviewed by the Admissions Committee, parents are then informed of the student's status based on one of the following four categories:
Eligibility for Admission Testing or Readiness Assessment: The applicant seems to be an eligible candidate for admission. Once the completed admissions application has been received, an appointment will be scheduled for the student to take the entrance tests for Grades 1-7 applicants, or a readiness assessment for Pre-K or Kindergarten. Upon successfully passing the test, or readiness assessment, and upon the Admissions Committee reviewing the student’s academic records and any standardized testing results from his/her previous school, the student will be officially accepted to the grade level if space exists, or to the wait pool, if no space is currently available. When a place becomes available, the parents will be notified and then sent a letter of acceptance and an enrollment contract.
Denied: The applicant does not meet RVIS eligibility and requirements for admission...
1) on the basis of the academic and/or behavioral records or readiness assessment,
2) when the applicant's mastery of the English language is not proficient for the grade he / she is applying for, or
3) when RVIS lacks a program to meet the needs of the applicant.
Wait Pool: If the desired grade is full, but your child has qualified for admission at RVIS, then we may offer a place in our wait pool. There will be no rankings of applicants within the wait pool. When an opening occurs, such as when an enrolled child withdraws from the school, the Admissions Committee will review all applicants in the wait pool for that grade and select the student with the needs of the existing class in mind. The selected student will then be offered admission. Special consideration will be given to applicants of families who own property and reside in Riffa Views Signature Estates, applicants of employees who work at Arcapita, as well as students who have brothers or sisters presently enrolled at RVIS.
The Admissions Committee will decide whether or not to offer a place. Sometimes an offer will be linked to conditions we feel must be met if your child is to flourish in our school. Occasionally a place will be offered in a grade other than that for which the parent applied. This will be because we feel that your child’s needs will be better met in that grade. Sometimes applicants are advised to re-apply at a later date. Students will not be admitted to the program if their past record of school achievement and/or current capabilities as determined by the admissions process indicates that the student's needs cannot be met in the context of the RVIS program.
Deferred: Deferrals are given when, in the judgment of the Admissions Committee, the applicant needs additional time to improve his/her academic or behavioral record. Deferrals are also given if the applicant does not pass our entrance testing and wishes to retest at a later time, or in the following year.
