Admissions

Welcome

We appreciate your interest in the American School of Ulaanbaatar and welcome you to our web site. We value each applicant, and, through the course of the admissions process, we attempt to get to know each candidate as best as we can.

Above all, we want to be available to you. Please contact us if you need more information about a topic that interests you or if you need additional materials. I can be reached at headofschool@asu.edu.mn and the Administrative Assistant, Ms Amraa, at secretary@asu.edu.mn or call (976-11) 348888.

There are several steps in the admissions process, including a school visit, an interview, recommendations and an examination. No one factor is more important than another. Please take a moment to review Admissions Process and Admissions Calendar for basic information.

Please remember that the entrance exam is only one part of the application. When we are making admissions decisions, we carefully examine the complete file on each applicant.

We realize everyone has something to contribute and honestly wish that we could accept everyone who applies. But generally, there are more qualified applicants than we have space for, and we are committed to maintaining our small size, with a maximum of two sections for each grade with no more than 24 students per section.
No specific type of student is sought; each individual is considered for who he or she is, as well as for who he or she might become. We are also interested in the diversity of the class. We seek students with different abilities and skills—academic, musical, artistic and athletic. We want children from different backgrounds, cultures and view points.

We hope you will have fun exploring us online. Lots of other opportunities to get acquainted with the American School of Ulaanbaatar are ahead. I look forward to working with you and your family.

Sincerely,
Kristina Nefstead Head of School

Admissions Policy and Entrance Requirements
The American School of Ulaanbaatar (ASU) is a private international school that offers a comprehensive elementary and secondary program. Upon inquiring about admission to American School of Ulaanbaatar, families are given the admission package to provide them a quick overview of the programs, mission statement and application requirements. Once the application and required documents are submitted according to the admission checklist, the applicant will be scheduled for a test.

Non discrimination Policy
ASU doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender, physical abilities or religious affiliation in the administration of our admissions and education policies.

Testing information
Applicants must score a minimum on the placement test in order to be admitted.

  • K- Gr. 2 Grade Level Subject tests
  • Gr.3 – Gr. 12)ESL test for Non –native speakers and Grade Level Subject tests

Age requirements
To be admitted to the Kindergarten program, the child must be 5 years of age prior to September 1 of that school year. To be admitted to the First Grade program, the child must be 6 years of age prior to September 1 of that school year.

Class Size
Class size will be limited to the following:

  • Primary School (Kindergarten)20 per class
  • Primary School (1st Grade to 5th Grade)24 per class
  • Middle School (6th Grade to 8th Grade)24 per class
  • High School(9th Grade to 12th Grade)24 per class

Class placement
Children who enter the American School of Ulaanbaatar from schools with different academic years i.e. January to November will generally be placed in the grade they are currently attending, if entrance is at the start of the ASU school year. If entrance is midway through the ASU school year, children will generally be placed in the grade they have just completed. The Principal and appropriate teachers will make the final decisions on grade placement.

The application requirements for Kindergarten through 12th Grade are as follows:

  • Pay Registration fee
  • Official transcripts from the current school year and previous two years (For Mongolians, it is required to submit an applicant’s personal profile from local Schools)
  • Original birth certificate or copy of birth certificate and copy of passport
  • Three (3) photos (3 x 4)

Wait List
Children may be wait-listed if there is no space in the grade level, providing they meet the criteria required for admission. Generally, priority will be given to the students whose completed application was received first by the school and then the next consideration will be the date of the payment was made.

Registration
The registration process for the School Year of 2009/2010 will take place during the following two periods of time:

  • From May 30th to June 30,and
  • August 3th to August 25th(Please note that August 25th is the deadline for the regystration)

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS (click for Application form)

For further information, please call:

TEL: 976-11-348888

FAX:976-11-348888

EMAIL:

Amarjargal D.: secretary@asu.edu.mn