ASP tries to accommodate every applicant, however it should be noted that acceptance is not automatic, and there are cases when we cannot meet the specific needs of a student.
Admissions decisions are made based on the application forms provided in Step One and the required student transcripts. However in some instances students may be required to take tests. The most common is an English test for non-native English speakers entering grade 5 or above.
Parents of students accepted to the school and placed in a class are informed by mail and contracts are sent for enrollment in the Spring. Please be sure that the Admissions Office has your accurate mailing address.
Criteria for Acceptance to ASP
1. Academic Criteria
ASP is a university preparatory school that challenges students to meet the highest standards and expects each student to strive to meet his/her maximum potential. Based on previous school records and reports, applicants must demonstrate their motivation to achieve academically and to cope successfully with our demands.
The admission process for students with specialized learning needs, is guided by ASP’s inclusion statement and the availability of personnel and facility resources. It is essential that we are able to support and enable students to reach their fullest potential. With that goal in mind, an admissions panel evaluates the student’s ability to engage meaningfully and thrive throughout their time at ASP.
2. Behavioral Criteria
ASP is a learning community bound together by adherence to the principles of respect, responsibility and honesty. As such, we accept only those students whose past record demonstrates a clear commitment to these principles.
3. Learning Differences
ASP offers a range of academic support services to children with mild and moderate levels of need, by providing learning accommodations and program modifications. The distinction between mild and moderate is commonly defined by the services provided. Mild levels of student learning needs are met predominantly by co-teaching, flexible in-class support and small-group support. Moderate levels of need are serviced through individualized intervention, co-teaching and/or curricular modifications.
4. Linguistic Criteria
Students entering ASP must be prepared to work in an English-speaking environment. Based on their academic record, students may be accepted to enter through the level of grade four with virtually no experience with English, but thereafter students must demonstrate increasingly advanced linguistic ability in English to be accepted. When judged appropriate, non-native speakers of English will be enrolled in our English as an Additional Language (EAL) program to help them develop their English skills prior to integrating fully into their grade level classes.
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF PARIS DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF SEX, RACE, NATIONALITY OR RELIGION IN THE ADMISSION OF ITS STUDENTS.
Waiting Lists
In the case of a child being accepted to ASP but with no space available in the class, the child is placed on a waiting pool. Accepted students are placed on a waiting pool strictly in chronological order by date of completed application. Priority is given to children with one or more siblings accepted into other classes.
The American School of Paris has a rolling admissions policy and will accept applications from new students throughout the year. Once the necessary paperwork outlined in Step 1 below is completed and received by the Admissions Office, the application will be reviewed by the relevant Division Director and the Admissions Director. You will be notified within one month of the admissions decision.