Admissions Criteria

If you would like to explore provision for children under 3 years old, please contact the Admissions Team for further discussion by email at admissions.beijing@dulwich.org or by phone at +86 10 6454 9002.

Students applying for entry in the Early Years must submit current and prior school records (if any) or a Confidential Early Years Teacher Comment Report from their current teacher if the student has had previous education. Students entering Nursery and Reception must be toilet trained. All applicants who meet the entry requirements will be invited to meet with our key academic staff in Early Years in a group setting.

Applicants who meet the entry requirements will be invited to meet with key academic staff in DUCKS in a one-to-one setting to Applicants who meet the entry requirements will be invited to meet with key academic staff in DUCKS in a group setting.

Students applying for entry into Years 3 to 6 must submit last two years’ school reports. A Confidential Teacher Comment Report from the class teacher or Principal may also be required. Students all undertake entrance assessments to ensure they can access the curriculum. The assessment consists of verbal, quantitative and non-verbal assessments. Applicants will also complete a writing assignment as well as an interview with key academic staff in Junior School.

Students applying for entry into Years 7 to 13 must submit last two years’ school reports. A Confidential Teacher Comment Report from the class teacher or Principal may also be required. Students will undertake entrance assessments to ensure they can access the curriculum. The assessment consists of computerized test including verbal, quantitative and non-verbal sections. Candidates will also complete a writing assignment. Candidates whose first language is not English will also take an English as an Additional Language assessment. All Senior School candidates will be interviewed by key and relevant academic staff as part of the admission process.

Entry into Year 11

Applications for enrolment into Year 11 are considered on a case-by-case basis and are typically not considered for Term 2 and 3, as current students will be on study leave for mock and final exams for a large portion of this period.

Entry into Year 13

The College will very rarely consider entry into Year 13. To be considered, students must be applying from a nearly identical IB programme and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Once all application materials have been submitted, as well as the completion of the necessary assessment and interview, the Admission Committee will review the student's application and inform parents of the admission decision. As DCB is a selective school, not all students who apply will be offered a place. We select students who appear to be most likely to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.

Overseas applicants may coordinate with their current school for arrangement of the entrance assessment, or our admissions department can arrange remote online testing and interview.