Apply to Jerudong International School | Brunei

Required Documents

Before you start the application, we suggest you prepare digital copies of the documents listed:

Your Child's Information:

A passport style photo of your child
Copy of your child’s Passport Information Page
Copy of your child’s Brunei Identity Card (if you are living in Brunei already and your child is 12 years in age or older)
Copy of your child’s most recent school report
Copy of supporting documents e.g. Learning Support assessments
Health information - to complete the health questions (a health declaration will be required after the initial application, completed by a medical doctor)

Parent Information:

This will only need to be submitted once, so if you are applying for more than one child, this information will be used for all your children.

Copy of each parents Passport Information Page or a copy of each parents Brunei Identity Card (if you have one)
Application Fee: B$200 (paid by Credit Card or Bank Transfer)

Step 1: Click on 'Apply Online Now'

Complete child’s information
Complete parents information
Complete additional information
Read Terms and Conditions and Submit Application Form (an email will confirm successful completion of the process)
Pay the B$200 application fee via cash (at the school) or bank transfer. Overseas applicants can also pay by credit card. Our Accounts team will send you a receipt.

Our Admissions Team will contact you to arrange the assessments. We have different entrance assessments depending on the age of your child. The Head of Junior School and the Head of Senior School review the assessments and make the final decision.

Junior School Assessments

Nursery and Kindergarten

If you are based in Brunei then you and your child will be invited to a Stay and Play session where you can meet the Early Years Team. Following this, you would meet with one of the Early Years staff together with the Head of Junior School or the Assistant Head of Junior School to discuss with you what level your child is presently at using the UK Early Years Foundation goals as a baseline. The Head of Junior School would make the final decision as to whether JIS would be the best place for your child.

Reception, Years 1 and 2

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

You and your child would meet with the Assistant Head of Junior School who will ask your child to show what they can do - reading, writing and Maths in order to assess your child’s present ability levels. They will discuss this with you. The Assistant Head of Junior School would make the final decision as to whether JIS would be the best place for your child.

Year 3

Cognitive Ability Test (CAT)

Your child will need to sit a 1 hour online multiple choice Cognitive Ability Test (CAT). This test has practice questions at the start of each section. This online test is not a curriculum test. It is actually a series of short tests designed to assess four different areas;-

Verbal Reasoning Test – thinking with words
Quantitative (or Numerical) Reasoning Test – thinking with numbers
Non Verbal Reasoning Test – thinking with shapes
Spatial Ability Test – thinking with shape and space

The reason for these tests is that we receive applications from children who have been educated in many different countries / curriculum across the world. This gives us a consistent way of comparing students from many different backgrounds.

* Please note, if you do not live in Brunei, it may be possible to arrange for your child to take the online CAT at their present school. Please ask the Admissions Team for more information.

Interview

Your child would meet with the Head of Junior School who will spend some time reading, writing and checking Maths in order to assess your child’s present ability levels. The Head of Junior School will also meet with you as parents to discuss this. The Head of Junior School would make the final decision as to whether Jerudong International School would be the best place for your child to continue his / her studies

Years 4-6

Cognitive Ability Test (CAT)

Your child will need to sit a 2 hour (with breaks) online multiple choice Cognitive Ability Test (CAT). This test has practice questions at the start of each section. This online test is not a curriculum test. It is actually a series of short tests designed to assess four different areas;-

Verbal Reasoning Test – thinking with words
Quantitative (or Numerical) Reasoning Test – thinking with numbers
Non Verbal Reasoning Test – thinking with shapes
Spatial Ability Test – thinking with shape and space

The reason for these tests is that we receive applications from children who have been educated in many different countries / curriculum across the world. This gives us a consistent way of comparing students from many different backgrounds.

Progress Test in Maths (PTM)

In addition, your child will need to sit an online Progress Test in Maths (PTM). This takes about 1 hour but there is no time limit.

Progress Test in English (PTE)

In addition, your child will need to sit an online Progress Test in English (PTE). This takes about 1 hour but there is no time limit.

* Please note, it may be possible to arrange for your child to take the online CAT, Maths and English assessments at their present school. Please ask the Admissions Team for more information.

Interview

The final stage of the Assessment process is an interview with the Head of Junior School. He will decide if an offer of a place at JIS is to be made.

Middle Years and IGCSE Assessments (Years 7-11)

1. Cognitive Ability Test (CAT)

Your child will need to sit a 2 hour (with breaks) online multiple choice Cognitive Ability Test (CAT). This test has practice questions at the start of each section. This online test is not a curriculum test. It is actually a series of short tests designed to assess four different areas -

Verbal Reasoning Test – thinking with words
Quantitative (or Numerical) Reasoning Test – thinking with numbers
Non Verbal Reasoning Test – thinking with shapes
Spatial Ability Test – thinking with shape and space

The reason for these tests is that we receive applications from children who have been educated in many different countries / curriculum across the world. This gives us a consistent way of comparing students from many different backgrounds.

2. Progress Test in Maths (PTM)

In addition, your child will need to sit an online Progress Test in Maths (PTM). This curriculum test takes about 1 hour but there is no time limit.

3. Progress Test in English (PTE)

In addition, your child will need to sit an online Progress Test in English (PTE). This curriculum test takes about 1 hour but there is no time limit.

*Please note, it may be possible for your child to take the CAT, PTM and PTE at their present school. Please ask the Admissions Team for more information.

4. Bahasa Melayu Test (Bruneian students)

Bruneian students are also required to take a written Bahasa Melayu (Malay Language) test. This test is used as a class placement test if your child is offered a place in JIS. It is NOT part of the entry assessment into JIS.

3. Assessment with Specialist Teacher

It is occasionally necessary for a child to have a further assessment with the Head of English as an Additional Language (EAL) or the Head of Learning Support. This assessment would take place at JIS and usually will be during a school term time.

5. Interview

The final stage of the Assessment process is an interview with the Head of Senior School / Vice Principal or one of the senior academic staff. The Vice Principal will decide if an offer of a place at JIS is to be made.

IB Diploma and A Level (Years 12 & 13 Assessments)

1. Grades gained in the IGCSEs in Year 11

Usually a minimum of 5 x Grade Bs is required at IGCSE to join the A' Level or IB Diploma programme. At least a Grade B should be held in the subject to be studied at A' Level or the IB – please refer to individual subject requirements in the Booklet. For students coming from an MYP or non UK academic background, we may require students to take subject assessments so that JIS academic staff can assess what academic foundation a student has in a subject.

2.Cognitive Ability Test (CAT)

Your child will need to sit a 2 hour (with breaks) online multiple choice Cognitive Ability Test (CAT). This test has practice questions at the start of each section. This online test is not a curriculum test. It is actually a series of short tests designed to assess four different areas.

Verbal Reasoning Test – thinking with words
Quantitative (or Numerical) Reasoning Test – thinking with numbers
Non Verbal Reasoning Test – thinking with shapes
Spatial Ability Test – thinking with shape and space

The reason for this test is that we receive applications from children who have been educated in many different countries / curriculum across the world. This gives us a consistent way of comparing students from many different backgrounds.

3. Written English Paper (90 minutes)

For non first language English speakers. This test is to determine if the level of English will enable a student to cope with the academically demanding courses (A Level or IB Diploma) and also to see which English IB / IELTS group a student should be placed in.

* Please note, it may be possible to arrange for your child to take the online CAT and written English paper at their present school. Please ask the Admissions Team for more information.

4. Interview

The final stage is an interview with the Vice Principal (Head of Senior School) or a member of the senior academic staff to discuss subject choices and choice of course further.

Apply to JIS

Getting Ready to Apply

Required Documents

Step 1: Click on 'Apply Online Now'

Step 2: Assessment Process

Junior School Assessments

Nursery and Kindergarten

Nursery and Kindergarten

Reception, Years 1 and 2

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

Year 3

Cognitive Ability Test (CAT)

Interview

Years 4-6

Cognitive Ability Test (CAT)

Progress Test in Maths (PTM)

Progress Test in English (PTE)

Interview

Middle Years and IGCSE Assessments (Years 7-11)

IB Diploma and A Level (Years 12 & 13 Assessments)

Step 3: Admissions Decision

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