Admissions

Overview & Guidelines

We appreciate your interest in Global Paradigm English School, a private international school offering a unique curriculum based on the British National Programme.

A thorough assessment takes place before selecting and admitting prospect pupils at Global Paradigm English School.

British education has achieved worldwide reputation for its quality and for being a tangible system designed to accommodate a lifetime journey of learning. Global Paradigm English School adopts a unique curriculum based on the British National Programme. This curriculum extents literacy, numeracy, scientific exploration as well as global skills projects and wellbeing.

Global Paradigm English School provides the pupils of key stage 4 with the privilege of choosing among all 3 examination boards: Cambridge, Edexcel, and Oxford (AQA). The variety of choice, expands their selection of subjects and increases their options.

Pupils with diverse backgrounds, talents, skills and who are highly motivated learners are what we’re looking for at Global Paradigm English School. They should demonstrate:

Age appropriate cognitive ability, aptitude and attentiveness to explore and learn.
A motive to pursue an extensive and rigorous curriculum focused on all core subjects.
Values personal integrity and ethics.
Creative, innovative and risk takers.
Willingness and deep understanding.
The capability of becoming beneficial citizens and future leaders for the benefit of society.

Admissions Guidelines:

Online applications for the new academic year are available on the school’s website starting November.
Pupils transferring from abroad have the privilege of applying throughout the academic year.
Once application is received, a date for assessment and interview will be scheduled.

How to Apply

Please click on the link Application Form and complete all fields.
Once application is received, a date for assessment and interview will be scheduled.
Parents are notified within 48 hours with their child’s assessment results. A non-refundable down payment should be submitted within a week of your child’s acceptance.

Required Documents:

Two recent passport size photos.
Original copy of birth certificate (Egyptian Applicants).
A copy of passport (Non-Egyptian Applicants).
Photocopy of both parents’ ID.
Two previous report cards and a behavioral record from current school, for applicants in years 1 to 12.
Official report cards and Cambridge certificates for applicants from Years 6 to 12.

In order to complete your child’s enrollment procedure, all the official documents required by the Egyptian Ministry of Education must be submitted to the pupils’ affairs office before the beginning of October.

It is the parents full responsibility to comply with submitting the pupil’s official documents. The school is not held responsible for the consequences of any delay or errors concerning this procedure.

We look forward to welcoming your child to Global Paradigm English School.

For any further inquiries, please contact the admissions office during school hours from 8 am to 3 pm.

Age Requirements

Please note that Global Paradigm English School registers each pupil with the Ministry of Education, but the school does not handle exemptions.

Year	Nursery	FS1	FS2	Y1	Y2	Y3	Y4	Y5	Y6	Y7	Y8	Y9	Y10	Y11	Y12
Age by October 1st	2Y 8M	3Y 6M	4Y 6M	5Y 6M	6Y 6M	7Y 6M	8Y 6M	9Y 6M	10Y 6M	11Y 6M	12Y 6M	13Y 6M	14Y 6M	15Y 6M	16Y 6M

Exemption Process

Global Paradigm English School is an international school following the British curriculum under the regulation of the Egyptian Ministry of Education; therefore, we are obligated to enforce ministry mandates. Please read below to learn more about the age and Arabic exemption requirements if any applies to your child.

Arabic Exemption Process

The Egyptian Ministry of Education requires that all Egyptian pupils and pupils of other Arab nationalities attend Arabic classes from Years 4 - 12. If you would like to apply for an exemption, register your request at this link. The exemption process may take several months to be processed, so it's essential to begin this process early.

Your child will be placed in an Arabic course until the results of the exemption are issued by the Egyptian authorities.

*If your child holds two passports, one from an Arab country and one from a non-Arab country, you will work directly with GPES pupils affairs office to receive your exemption. You do not need to register a request with the Egyptian Ministry of Education.

*Please note that GPES registers each pupil with the Ministry of Education, but the school does not handle any exceptional exemptions.

Age Exemption Process

The Egyptian Ministry of Education and GPES policy regulates placement into the year level by age and date of birth. If your child requires an exemption into a specific year level because their age is younger than required, please register your complaint with the Ministry at this link. An exemption may take several months to be processed, so it's essential to begin this process early.

Information for Foreign Pupils

Foreign pupils coming from abroad need to submit valid proof of residency, along with the above-mentioned required documents.

Internal Transfer Policy

Parents who wish to transfer their child/children within El Rabwa Group Schools, should follow the below procedures:

Parents are requested to fill out a withdrawal form from their current school directed to the school they wish to transfer to within the network.
Parents should fill new online application forms for the selected school.
There are no required assessments for any internal transfers until Year 5.
The admissions approval of the transfer process is going to be based on the pupil’s behavioral record and academic performance of the current school.
Transfer documents are handled internally through the pupils’ affairs office according to the legislation of the Egyptian Ministry of Education.
No additional fees are required for the above mentioned process.