Admissions Process
Applying to VVIS is a four step process and the school is unable to admit your child until your file is complete. Steps 1 and 3 can be submitted at different times or concurrently.
Step 1: Opening an Application File
To begin the application process to secure a place or to be placed on the waiting list, the Admissions Office needs to receive the completed Application Form and the signed Financial Regulations. These forms should be downloaded, printed and faxed or sent to the school.
The relevant forms should be downloaded below:
Pre-registration Enquiry
Application Form
Financial Regulations
The Application File (Step 3 in the process) with all of the required forms needs to be completed within six weeks of the initial application. Students are accepted on a space-available basis throughout the current school year. Applications will not be accepted more than two years in advance of the expected date of entry.
An email will be sent to confirm receipt of the forms with an invoice for the appropriate registration fee included as an attachment. Students on the waiting list are also requested to complete the file within six weeks.
Step 2: Placement Testing
Students applying to Years 7 - 13 who do not have English as their mother tongue will be asked to complete an English Placement Test. The test will be electronically mailed to the student's current school for administration. Please ensure the school returns the completed test within two weeks of receipt.
Subject specific placement tests/screening might be required to place a student in the correct level of a course - i.e. mathematics, foreign language and science.
Step 3: Completing the Application File
A number of additional items need to be completed after the initial submission of your Application Form. These items should be submitted within six weeks of your initial submission:
- Copy of recent school records
- Health record
- Language Background Form
- Any previous academic/emotional/physical assessment reports
- A copy of your child's passport
- A passport size photo
- Payment of a non-refundable registration fee:
- €150 for an open place registration
- €95 for a waiting list registration
Payment should be made by wire transfer to:
Colegio Vale Verde
Bank: BCP Millennium, Portimao
Account No. 4522 1794 98505
IBAN No: PT 50-0033.0000.4522.1794.98505
All forms should be completed downloaded, printed and mailed to:
VVIS Admissions
Apt 125
8601-927Luz Lagos
Portugal
Or faxed to: +351 282697260
Or emailed as an attachment to: Shirley Lewis
Step 4: Acceptance
Once the Application File is completed, it will be sent to the head of the relevant division for the final decision regarding the acceptance/grade placement of your child. For previously wait-listed students the Admissions Office will call as soon as a space becomes available. An acceptance letter and welcome package will be emailed to you to welcome your family to our VVIS community. |
