Admissions to Khalifah Al Hamzah American School (KHAS) is conducted on a first come first served basis in a just manner. Admission is also based on the entrance test/exam for each grade level. If you would like to apply to Khalifah Al Hamzah American School (KHAS), please visit the school, and fill in an application form at the school’s reception desk, which is open from Monady to Thursday from 07:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.        

Admission procedures for new admissions

• Complete the application form online or at the relevant phase reception in the school.
• Submit a copy of your child’s passport copy, copy of each parent’s Emirates ID & most recent school report or (To Whom IT May Concern) letter from your child’s current school.
• Upon receipt of the application form your son/daughter will be invited for an entrance exam and interview. Pre KG to KG2 children will be invited to school with their parents for a formal interview.
• Grades 1 to 8 students will be invited for computerized examination & interviews.

Admissions to Pre-KG  – Grade 8

• The Registration Department, along with the Senior Leadership Team, will test and evaluate applications made throughout the year on a case by case basis.
• Admissions will be based upon availability in the year group school/term reports and entrance results. All other registration and administrative requirements remain the same as other year groups and as listed above.

The following documentation will be required to secure a place for your child and must be received within one week of an offer of placement.

 Admission Documents

To facilitate the admission of your child with the Sharjah Private Education Council we require that you produce the following documents at the time of admission to accompany the completed application form.

• Copy of the student's most recent report card or ‘Continuity Study Letter’ from the student’s current school.
• Copy of the student's, father’s & mother’s passport with valid residence visa (for expats).
• Original student's Emirates ID card & copy of it.
• Copy of each parent’s Emirates ID.
• Copy of student's birth certificate.
• Copy of Family Register (for UAE applicants only).
• Copy of student's vaccination certificate.
• 1 recent coloured photograph.
• Attested original transfer certificate to be provided at the end of the academic year.
• Attested original end of year school report to be provided at the end of the academic year.
• A non-refundable admission Fee of Dhs 500 is required to be paid at the time of registration.

If the transfer certificate is issued in: 

The UAE: 

It should carry the stamp of the school as well as the Educational Zone of the emirate certificate is issued by. The school will retain its final year report. 

GCC countries 

GCC citizens: 

• The transfer certificate & the report should carry the stamp of the school and be stamped by the Ministry of Education. We will retain the original school report. 

Non- GCC citizens: 

• The transfer certificate & the report should be stamped by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the UAE in that country. We will retain the original school report. 

For any other country: 

The transfer certificate should be stamped by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the UAE in that country. We will retain the final year report. In all cases, the school certificates and other documentation should be in either Arabic or English. If another language is used, it must be legally translated and authenticated as with other documentation. 

Please Note: It is the responsibility of the parent to provide the documents listed above, including the copies of the resident visa. By completing and signing the registration form, the parent accepts this responsibility. The school will not be held responsible if the ministry refuses to register a child for any reason including missing documentation listed above.