Admissions Procedure
The FIS Admissions Procedure is shown below.
To view our admission policy please click here.
Interested applicants are required to submit a completed FIS Application Packet when applying for admission. Applications may be made at any time during the year. Please note that only complete Application Packets will be processed. All inquires can be directed to the Admissions Department via admissions@the-fis.de or call +49 (0)9131-94039-0.
Application Packet
A complete Application Packet consists of (Acrobat Reader Needed):
1. a. Application for Admission
2. Copies of school reports, from the last three school years, if applicable. These must be in English or German. For German Middle School applicants, a copy of the Übertrittszeugnis is mandatory. Please submit copies only as these will not be returned.
3. Copies of work samples for all applicants with the exception of Kindergarten and Grade One. Please submit copies only as these will not be returned. This includes:
- Recent math test(s) and assignments
- Recent sample of creative writing (can be in native language, with the exception of High School applications, which must be in English).
4. Registration fee of 300.00€ which must be submitted with the application packet. This can be paid in cash or by bank transfer. Bank transfers must indicate the name of the student, the grade they are applying to and the applicable school year (i.e. Jane Doe, Grade X, SY 20XX-20XX). This fee is non-refundable except when the student cannot be accepted by the school.
Bank details for payments from within Germany: Stadtsparkasse Erlangen: Konto: 60003133 BLZ: 763 500 00
Bank details for payments from abroad: Stadtsparkasse Erlangen: IBAN DE43763500000060003133; SWIFT (BIC) BYLADEM1ERH
Placement / Admissions Testing
Personal interviews may be scheduled with each family and student before a decision on acceptance into the FIS is made. The decision on acceptance is a FIS management decision.
All students applying for Grade One must undergo our Grade One Readiness Assessment before placement in Grade One can be confirmed (this typically takes place in May or June).
Admission and/or placement assessments may be required to confirm acceptance and/or grade placement.
Please note that for our Kindergarten 3, Kindergarten 4, Kindergarten 5 and Grade 1 classes, your child must be the appropriate age for that class by September 30th of that school year.
Any non native English speaking student applying for a place in Grades 9, 10 or 11 will need to send current scores from a TOEFL or IELTS English Language Assessment with their application. Testing locations and dates can be found on the websites: http://www.ets.org/toefl and http://www.ielts.org
Confirmation of Admission
Before the end of June you will be informed that:
• Admission has been granted
• Admission has been denied
• Admission has been granted, but due to class size restrictions, your child has been placed in a waiting pool.
Mid-year entry is possible on a space available basis. Families wishing to enroll their children mid-year should follow the process as outlined above, and will be contacted directly once a decision on admission has been made.
In general, any student coming from a Southern Hemisphere school, joining the FIS the beginning of spring term or later shall finish the remaining school year at the same Grade level they just finished.
Trial / Probationary Period
The FIS reserves the right to have trial periods for students before granting full acceptance into the program. All students admitted into the High School are accepted on a six month probationary period whereby the FIS has the right to revoke admission should a student not be meeting the academic and behavioral requirements of the school.
