英中教育 Anglo-Chinese Education Consultancy Procedures for Applying British High Schools  
 

 

 

 

 

Procedures for Applying British High Schools

 

1.  Detailed Introduction

We are able to introduce students about the school’s condition, academic results, environment and location, as well as fees, etc, so that the students can have a thoroughly understanding about how much the fees are and how much they should pay, and then make budget accordingly.


2.  To establish a plan for studying in UK

Our company can come up with professional suggestions and advices according to students/parents’ requirements, taking the students’ academic grades, studying ability, English language ability, age and gender into consideration, to establish a most suitable and clear plan for students to study in UK, and then select the suitable British high schools and additional English language course.

Establish plan, select school and arrange course sets are critical for students’ future development, they are also the most important steps for studying in UK. We can, without any doubt, provide you with most professional guard.


3.  Required application materials

The required application materials provided by students including: application form, graduation certificate, school transcripts, studying certificate, introduction of present school, two letters of recommendation from present teachers, personal statement (preferred in English, about 500 words), various awards certificates.


4.  Pay Registration Fee

Generally speaking, if a school is willing to accept student’s application, the school will ask the student to pay a non-refundable registration fee, the fees various between 50-200 GBP, the registration fee is subject to school’s regulation. Schools will only able to process with the application after receiving registration fees. The registration fee shall be paid directly to school by parents of students.


5.  Entry Test

Most of the schools will post the entrance test papers to our office, and we will invigilate students on behalf of schools, students are required to complete the papers within specified time. The test place can be specified according to different students from other cities. A few of schools required students to sit the examination at local British Council, students needed to pay additional examination fees to British Council.


6.  Conditional Offer of School

After assessing the application materials and the test results, most of the schools will issue a conditional offer, require students to pay a certain amount of fees as the deposit for securing a place within 2-4 four weeks from the issue date. Most boarding schools’ deposit is one term’s fee, other schools are vary from 500-2000 GBP. The deposit will be refunded without interest to students after they finishing studies in the school. (2 years for GCSE or A-Level, one year for Pre A-level course). This deposit shall be paid directly to school by parents of students.


7.  Unconditional Offer of School

Schools will then issue an unconditional offer or other visa documents to students after receiving the deposit, to support the students to apply for a student visa.


8.  English language course arrangement

After being accepted by a school for GCSE or A-Level or Pre A-level course, students can begin to arrange an additional English language course according to their English language ability and schedule. Most boarding schools have no language course, students need to apply for another English language school. It’s recommended that all of the students to apply for 3-6 months language course prior to the main course.


9.  Apply for visa

Students can apply for visa after receiving the unconditional offer from school, the visa application can only be submitted to the local UK Visa Application Center 3 months prior to the term commencement date. (Eg, if your term commences on 1st September 2009, then the earliest date for submitting visa application is 1st June 2009). Our company can assure you 100% success rate for visa application, we will provide you with most professional assistance.


10.  Make Preparation

Students can go to banks to change GBP with British student visa and school’s offer letter, so that they can have pocket money when they arrive in UK, students are also required to pay the first term’s fees (or first academic year’s) before the commencement date of the term.

Make preparation for necessary studying and living materials in UK.

Our company will help to arrange the taxi transfer from airport when students confirm with us about their departure date and flight details.


11. Consequent services

We are praised by students and parents for our consequent services for several years. We are able to provide the following consequent service for free:
·       Arrange taxi transfer or pick-up from airport
·       Arrange guardians for students (if required)
·       Keep in touch with school, guardian and parents
·       Feedback parents requirements or suggestion to school
·       Transfer students who finished GCSE course to another school for A-Level course
·       Transfer students who finished AS course to another school for A2 study