We’redelightedtowelcomeyoutotheUWCSEAapplicationprocess Thisguideisdesignedtohelpyoufindthe informationyouneedtocompletethestepsforyourchild(ren)’sapplication.Pleasetakeamomenttoread throughtheimportantinformationbelow,beforegettingstarted
1. UnderstandtheCollege’scommitmenttoprotectingyourDataandPrivacy
Itisimportanttoremindallapplicantsthattheprotectionofpersonaldataisparamounttoour operationsatUWCSEA Thepersonalinformationwecollectduringthisapplicationprocessisprotected underSingapore’sPersonalDataProtectionAct(PDPA)andtheCollegeisalsoGDPRcompliant.Youcan readmoreaboutourcommitmenttoprivacyanddataprotectioninourCollegeDataProtectionPolicy
2. Checkkeyopenandclosedatesforapplications ApplicationsopeninearlySeptembereachyear,forplacementsinthenextacademicyearwhichbegins thefollowingAugust.Applicationscanalsobesubmittedforstudentswhowishtojoinmid-waythrough anacademicyearwhichisJanuaryeachyear.Forexample:applicationsopenon1September2024for studentswhowouldliketojointheCollegeineitherAugust2025,orJanuary2026
Theexactdateforwhenapplicationswillopenisalwayspublishedonourwebsite,sowerecommend thatyoucheckourAdmissionspageandmarktheopendateonyourcalendar
Closingdatesforeachroundofoffersisalsopublishedandyoucanseetheoffertimelinehereonour websitehere.
3. ReviewUWCSEAAdmissionsInformationandPolicies Throughouttheapplicationprocessyouwillbeaskedtoprovideinformationanddocumentationto meetthecertainpolicyandlegalrequirementsassetbytheCollegeandtheSingaporeAuthorities This processcantakesometime,sowerecommendthatyoureadthroughthelistofkeypoliciesbelowto understandwhatinformationyouwillneedtogathertosupportyourchild(ren)’sapplication
IfyouhavequestionsabouttheabovepoliciesyoucanconnectwithusatourOpenDayinformation sessionslistedHEREorbyfillingoutanenquiryformonlineHERE
IMPORTANT:PleasenotethatitisarequirementthatallapplicationsaresubmittedinEnglish,this includescopiesofschoolreports*,certificatesandtestimonialsuploadedtosupportyourchild(ren)’s application WheretheoriginaldocumentisnotinEnglish,pleaseensurethatyoualsoprovidea translatedcopythathasbeenverified/certifiedbyanotary. Youwillneedthefollowing:
1 Schoolreports(lasttwoyears)*
2 Birthcertificate,or,ifborninSingapore,theirRegistration ofBirth
3 Handwrittenstudentstatement(Grade6andabove)
(pleasescanthehandwrittennote)
4 Passport JPEG,PNG
5 ImmigrationPasses(ifapplicable) JPEG,PNG
6 Arecent,profilephotoofyourchild JPEG,PNG
7 Court-orderorcustodydocuments(ifapplicable)
8 Specialistreportsrelatingtoyourchild’slearning,suchas anassessmentcompletedbyaneducationalpsychologist, occupationaltherapistorspeechandlanguagetherapist
*Schoolreportsshouldincludethelasttwo(2)fullyearsofreports.Thisincludesthemostrecentterm completed(atthetimeofsubmittingyourchild’sapplication) Pleaseupdateyourapplicationwithany additionalreportsshouldtheybecomeavailable.
5. AddressanyotherquestionsyoumayhaveaboutUWCSEA
Applyingforaschoolforyourchild(ren)isasignificantstepandweknowthatthereisagreatdealof informationforparentsandguardianstoconsider.IfyoustillhavequestionsaboutourCollege,our learningprogrammeoranyotheraspectoftheUWCSEAexperience,youcanfindoutmorethroughany ofthefollowingchannels.
● FilloutourEnquiryformandscheduleaVirtualMeetingonourwebsite
● Registertoattendourinformationevents,includingOpenDays,andcampustoursonour website.
● Browseinformationabouttheapplicationprocessforyourchild(ren)onourAdmissionspages Additionally,a eryoucreateanapplicationandsaveit,youwillbeassignedadedicatedAdmissions Officerwhocanhelpyouwithyourapplicationandansweranyquestionsyoumayhavealongtheway YoucanalsoaccessFAQswithintheApplicationsystem(loginrequired)andraiseasupportticketifyou areencounteringanyunexpectederrors.
6. Tipsforfillingouttheapplicationform 1. ItisarequirementthatallapplicationsarecompletedinEnglish.
2. Theapplicationformcanbecompletedfromstarttofinishinunderonehour,howeveryoumay notbereadytocompletealltherequiredsectionsinonesession Sopleaseremembertosave yourentriesasyougoandbeforeyoulogoutofthesystem.Thisensuresthatwhenyoureturn toyourapplication,yourpreviousentrieswillstillbevisible Youmayeditexistingentriesatany timethroughouttheprocess.
3. Finally,youarenotrequiredtocompletetheapplicationsectionsinchronologicalorder.You mayworkthrougheachsectionintheorderofyourchoosingandatyourownpace,untilyou havecompletedallrequiredsections.
4 Nowthatyouarereadytobegin,werecommendthatyouhaveacomputer(preferred)ortablet withastableinternetconnection,forthebestuserexperience.
MakinganApplication 1. Readandacknowledgethefourconsiderationsbeforeapplying VisttheUWCSEAMakeanApplicationpagetoreadandacknowledgefourimportantconsiderations beforeyouapply
Onceyouhavereadandacknowledgedtheseconsiderationsyoumay clicktheAPPLYNOWbuttonto beginyourapplication.Pleasesaveorbookmarkthislinkforeaseoffutureaccess.
2. Logintothe applicationsystem IfyouhavepreviouslycreatedanaccountforourCollegeApplicationSystem(orhaveanexistingCIMS loginasacurrentparent),youmayloginwiththesecredentials Ifyoudonothaveanexistingaccount youwillneedtocreateoneinthenextstep.
3. Createanaccount
Tocreateanaccountpleaseclickon<createanewaccount>.
A. Clickon<CreateanewAccount>
C. Enterapasswordofyourchoice
D. Clickonthecheckboxtoacknowledgetheconditions
Yourloginaccountwillbebasedonyouremailaddressandapasswordyouchoose.
Foryourownsecuritywerecommendapasswordofatleast12charactersconsistingofamixtureof letters/characters(inupperandlowercase)andnumbers.Specialcharactersmayalsobeused.
4. Login A eryouhavecreatedyouraccount,youwillreceiveanemailwithanactivationlink.Pleaseclickthe linktoactivateyouraccount.Thenyoumay useyournewcredentialstologinandbeginyourchild’s application
ToreturntothispageyoucansimplyclicktheUWCSEAlogothroughoutyouractivesession.Toendan activesessionpleasesaveyourprogressandthenclick<logout>.
IfyouhavealreadystartedanapplicationyouwillfinditonthispageunderExistingApplicationsand anyapplicationsthatyoumayhavesubmittedinpreviousyearswillbeshownunderPrevious applications
Clickon<NewApplication>. 7. Saveyourprogress
Werecommendthatyousaveyourprogressasyouprogressthroughtheapplicationprocesstoprevent lossofinformation.Youmaylogoutatanytimeandprovidedyouhavesavedyourinformation,itwill bewaitingforyouwhenyounextlogin
Clickthe<Edit>buttonnexttothein-progressapplicationyouhadcreatedandyoucancontinue workingontheapplication.
9. ReapplyingtoUWCSEA Ifyouhadsubmittedanapplicationinapreviousapplicationcycle,youcanlookforyourprevious applicationunderthesecondtabandclickon<Reapply> .
Itisimportanttoupdateyourapplicationdetails(E.g.passport,immigrationdetails,contactsand address,newschoolreports,updatedstudentstatementforapplicantstoGrade6andaboveetc) beforeyoureapply.
10. Protectingyourdata Tosafeguardtheinformationyouhavesubmittedinthisapplication,pleaseobservethefollowing precautions:
● Donotshareyourlogininformationwithanyone
● ifyourwebbrowserhasafunctiontosaveyourlogincredentials,youshouldensureyourcomputer issecuredbyacodeorpasswordknownonlytoyou
● regularlyscanyourcomputertoensureitismalwareandvirusfree
● ifyouneedtostepawayfromyourcomputerwerecommendthatyousaveyourprogressandlog outofyouronlinesession
11. GettingHelp A. ForgottenPasswordorResettingPassword
Ontheloginscreenyouwillfindalink<ForgotPassword> Clickthistorequestanewpasswordfor youraccount.
B. AskingQuestions
ThefollowinglinkallowsyoutosubmitquestionstoourAdmissionsDepartmentviaourenquiry form
Alternativelywhenyouhaveansweredourpreliminaryquestionsandinitiatedanewapplication, youwillseeontheHomePagethatanAdmissionsOfficer(AO)willbeassignedtoyou(seeimage
below).Thename,phonenumberandemailofyourassignedAOwillbeshownandyoucan contactthemdirectlyforanyfurtherquestionsaboutyourchild(ren)’sapplication.
C. ReportingIssues Ifyouencounteranunexplainederrorwhiletryingtocreateanapplication,youcaninformtheAO assignedtoassistyouorclickonthe<ReportanIssue>linkinthefooterofthepagetoreportan issue.
12. UnderstandingtheFlow 13. PreliminaryQuestions A. NoticeforSingaporeans UnderSingaporelaw,childrenwhoholdSingaporecitizenshiparerequiredtoattendalocalschool unlessanexemptionhasbeengrantedbytheMinistryofEducation.Inlightoftheseregulations, theCollegeonlyacceptsapplicationsfromSingaporeCitizensinlimitedcircumstances.Fulldetails ofourpoliciescanbefoundhere
IfyourchildisaSingaporeCitizen(aloneorinconjunctionwithanothernationality)andiseligible toapplytotheCollegeunderourprevailingpolicies,pleasesubmitarequestforpre-submission approval.Theformforthisrequestwillappeara eryouhavecompletedthepreliminaryquestions pageandclickedonSubmit.
B. Assigningthedesignatedgradefortheapplicant
BasedontheDateofBirthoftheapplicant,thesystemwillcalculatetheageofthechildat1Sepin theyearofAdmissiontoautomaticallydeterminethecorrectgradeforplacement.More informationonthiscanbefoundhere Thelinkalsoexplainstheprocessforappealifyouwishto requestadifferentgradeplacement.
14. UploadingPassportImages Aspartoftheapplicationprocess,pleasenotepassportcopiesneedtobescannedandsavedasan image(ineither.jpg,or.jpeg,or.pngfileformat).
Dependingonyourdeviceyoucaneitherdraganddroptheselectedimageintothewidget(aspictured below);orselectafilefromyourcomputertoupload.
Oronsomecomputersyoucandraganddroptheimageofthepassportontothewidgetthatuploads theimage(seetheimagewitharedborder).
Dependingonthequalityoftheimage,theapplicationsystemmaybeabletoextracttheinformation fromthepassport(orimmigrationdocument)anddisplayitintherelevantfields.Inthesecasesplease besuretochecktheinformationdisplayedinthefieldstoensurethesystemhasreadthedocument correctly.
15. MakingPayment Therearetwo(2)modesofpaymentavailableforapplicationfees
1. PayNow
2 CreditCard(Visa,MasterCard,Amex)
PayNowisapplicableifyouhaveaSGDbankaccountinSingaporewithoneofthefollowingbanks:
● Citibank(Singapore)Ltd,
● StandardCharteredBank(Singapore)Ltd,
● HongkongandShanghaiBankingCorporation(Singapore)Ltd,
● MayBank(Singapore)Ltd,
● UnitedOverseasBankLtd,
● DevelopmentBankofSingapore/PostOfficeSavingsBankLtd,
● OverseasChineseBankingCorporationLtd.
Forthosemakingadual-campusapplication,pleasenotethattheapplicationfeewillbecollected twice-eachforadifferentcampus(DoverandEast).
