Year 1 to 6 Application Form

You will require soft copies of the following documents for each child (pdf format), to upload within the application form.

• Birth Certificate
• Passport Copy
• Recent Passport Style Photograph
• Most recent End of Year Academic Report
• Most recent Term/Mid-Year Academic Report
• A CAT 4 assessment within the last 12 months (if available)
• Emirates Identity Card (if available)
• UAE Visa (if available)
• Reports from outside agencies (Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Educational Psychologist, etc., if applicable)
  
  

Points to note

• If your child is currently in Foundation Stage 2 and you are looking for a place in Year 1 commencing August/September 2025 please complete this application form.
• Please select your preferred campus, either Academic City or Oud Metha on the Application Form.
• When there are two parents/guardians, the email address MUST be a different email address for each parent/guardian.
• You can add multiple applicants if you are applying for siblings in Years 1-6. Click on “add new applicant” button after completing the information for each applicant. Only press submit when you have finished adding all applicant details. If you are applying for siblings in Foundation Stage, please complete the Foundation Stage application form.
• On successful submission of the online Application Form, an email will be sent to the primary contact acknowledging receipt of the application. Our Admissions team will then be in touch with you to provide details of the Next Steps in our application process relevant to your application.
• If you are applying for a place in Year 4 - Year 6 and you have completed a CAT 4 assessment within the last 12 months, please submit this in support of your application. Those applicants that submit a CAT 4 will not be required to attend a Taster Session.
  • Local Applicants - If you have not completed a CAT 4 assessment within the last 12 months, you will be required to attend a Taster Session.
  • Overseas - If you have not completed a CAT 4 assessment within the last 12 months, we would request contact details for a member of staff in your current school whom we can liaise with directly to request a reference and work samples.
• If there are no places available once the application process has been completed and your application has been approved, you will be placed on our Waitlist, which we review on a daily basis.
• Successful applicants will receive an offer letter and terms of acceptance by email. To secure the place, we must be in receipt of all required documentation, accompanied by a non-refundable acceptance fee payment within 7 days of the offer date.
• Your acceptance fee (AED 3500 for Oud Metha and AED 4000 for Academic City) will be deducted from your first term fees. 
• On submission of an online application, you are declaring that ALL information provided is correct. Failure to disclose important information may result in your application being withdrawn.
• Admission is at the discretion of the school.

If you have any issues completing the online form, please contact admissions@dessc.sch.ae or telephone +971 (0) 4 360 4866 for assistance.