[vc_row type=”vc_default” full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1540838765046{margin-top: -70px !important;background-color: #0f84bf !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Admissions Policy” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1542025100361{margin-top: -25px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Statement of Aim<\/b><\/p>\n
MEF International School welcomes international students to its community. The admissions policy outlines the guidelines it will follow in admissions. The school welcomes students from different ethnic groups, backgrounds and beliefs. The school will enrol students for which it has the means to support emotionally, socially, physically and cognitively.<\/span><\/p>\n Rationale<\/b><\/p>\n Guidelines<\/b><\/p>\n Students with Special Learning Needs<\/b><\/p>\n MEF IS will only admit a student, for whom it has the resources, expertise and facilities to provide an education which conforms to acceptable practice resulting in meaningful and appropriate progress in cognitive, physical, social and emotional needs. No single enrollment should be at the detriment to the whole class.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n MEF IS seeks to accommodate a variety of abilities and needs; however, the school does not automatically provide registration for students with identified learning disabilities where specialist staffing or support is required. Students with mild learning difficulties can be catered for in a standard classroom with the assistance of the Student Support Team (SST).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The programmes cater to student needs through English Language Learners Programme (ELL), Learning Support, and Counselling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Definitions:<\/b><\/p>\n Identified Learning Disability \u2013<\/b> A student who has been professionally assessed and diagnosed with a disability (social, emotional, academic) requiring specific treatment and schooling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Learning Difficulty \u2013<\/b> A student who is finding learning difficult, requiring a wider range of methodologies to obtain success. When a student with a learning disability is applying for admission, it is essential that the parents provide all medical, psychological, and\/or educational reports and the Individual Education Plan in English.<\/span><\/p>\n Students with Health Needs<\/b> \u2013<\/b> MEF IS will only admit a student for whom it has the medical resources, expertise, facilities and ability to provide a safe environment. All admissions involving a student with health needs, will be on a case-by-case basis, requiring additional documentation and pre-consultations with the MEF IS medical unit. All admitted students with health needs will have their situation monitored and reviewed on a regular basis.<\/span><\/p>\n English Language Learner Integration<\/b> \u2013<\/b> Students for whom English is not the primary language need to be provided with the necessary support to develop and function successfully in the English Language in both the social and academic domains. Entering students will be assessed prior to placement into the ELL programme and will be provided with English language support at their language level (Category System) and for a period of time deemed necessary by the school.<\/span><\/p>\n ELL students placed into:<\/b><\/p>\n Class Sizes:<\/b><\/p>\n Early Childhood Centre Enrolments:<\/b><\/p>\n Students may enter Preschool or Pre-Kindergarten on a half or full day basis. Half day students go home at 13:00 daily. Tuition fees are aligned for both half and full day attendance. This status can be changed by speaking with the Admissions Officer on approval from the Principal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Student Placement – Academic Year 2023-2024<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n Children entering the EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten) and\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n GRADE 1 in PRIMARY SCHOOL will be placed according to their year of birth:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n New student placements for Grade 2 through Grade 9 will be made on the basis of the child’s previous educational records and the assessment of the School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Entry into Grades 10-11-12 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The initial placement is tentative and the school may reassess placement after the child’s abilities have been thoroughly observed in class or through additional testing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Important Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n Appendix: IB Diploma Entrance Requirements<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The IB Diploma Programme is a route of study for all MEF International School<\/span> and MEF Lisesi students who meet the specific entrance requirements particular to the IB Diploma at MEF Schools of Turkey.<\/span> These entrance requirements are further articulated in school procedures.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Overview of IB Entry Requirements<\/b><\/p>\n Entrance into the Grade 9 IGCSE programme (for Turkish students only) and IB Diploma Programme is based on the following three conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Entrance examinations determine whether students may enter the Grade 9 IGCSE programme (for Turkish students) and the IBDP.<\/span><\/p>\n Grade 9 IGCSE Entrance Exams:<\/b><\/p>\n Grade 9 IGCSE Entrance requirements for <\/b>English as a First Language and Extended Mathematics:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Option #1:<\/span> Students must achieve the following results for the average of their two exam grades (exams 1 and 3) from grade 8. (Results determined in April)<\/span><\/p>\n Math – 85% or above<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0English – 85% or above\u00a0 (ELL students do not have option 1)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Option #2:<\/span> If the student does not earn an 85% average on their grade 8 exams, then the following average grade must be achieved on the externally assessed Cambridge Checkpoint Exams in April. (Results released in August of 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n Math – 4.50 or above<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0English – 4.00 or above\u00a0 (ELL students do not have option 2)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Option #3:<\/span> If the student does not qualify for options 1 and 2, but wishes to pursue English First Language or Extended Mathematics, then the following scores must be awarded on an internal IGCSE English and\/or Maths Entrance Exam in August. (Exam given in August of 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n Math – 85% or above<\/span><\/p>\n English – 75% or above\u00a0 (ELL students have option 3)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n IB DP Entrance Exams for students of MEF International School\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n At the end of Grade 10 students sit for summative exams to all subjects. These exams are taken in consideration as entrance examination for IB DP as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n Option #1:<\/span> Students must achieve the following results in exam 4 (mock exam):<\/span><\/p>\n MFL, Economics – 75% or above<\/span><\/p>\n English First Language – 75% or above <\/span> English Second Language – 85% or above<\/span><\/p>\n Extended Mathematics – 75% or above\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span> Core Mathematics – 85% or above<\/span><\/p>\n Extended Sciences – 75% or above \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span> Core Sciences – 85% or above<\/span><\/p>\n Option #2:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Students earn C or above on IGCSE Extended Exams (or Predicted Grades if exams won\u2019t take place) in English, Mathematics,\u00a0 Sciences and Modern Foreign Languages at the end of Gr. 10. The Core students do not have option 2.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Option #3:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Students score 75% on an IBDP Entrance Exams in English, Mathematics, and Sciences in August.<\/span><\/p>\n IB DP Entrance Exams for students of MEF National School and external students<\/b><\/p>\n\n
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