Objectives:

1. To ensure that the school gets maximum admissions possible without making a compromise.
2. To have a fair and transparent policy for all parents.
3. To make the admission process easy for parents and students.

Applicable to:

This policy applies to all parents seeking admission for their children at Fountainhead School.

Value (s) guiding policy:*

1. a) Value Term: Fairness, Excellence
2. b) Why:

• Every student should get a fair chance to get admission in school.
• Always implement practices that continue to produce valued outcomes.

Rationale:

Fountainhead School aims to provide high-quality educational experience through a fair and transparent admission system and avoid unfair discrimination on grounds of disability, gender, religion or belief. The policy ensures proper admission procedure with respect to each application received for admission. It also seeks to set selection criteria which is transparent, fair and consistent.

Policy Guidelines:

Eligibility Criteria  

EY & PY

• Age Criteria – The age criteria are as follows and there is absolutely no relaxation in these dates for Grade 2. Beyond Grade 2 (Annexure 1), only if the child has completed the previous grade and if the child does exceptionally well in her previous classes as well as in the assessment tests, then only he/she will be admitted to the next class.

Selection Criteria

Primary Years

The admission for Grade 1 to Grade 6 will be confirmed only after the assessment tests. These assessment tests are a tool for both the school and the parent to get a genuine assessment where the child stands and if there are any particular areas of weaknesses that need to be focused upon.
Important Points

• Please fill up all the details carefully. The name of child and parents should be as per submitted document only.
• In case of any change, it should be supported by appropriate legal documents.
• The school will not entertain requests for change in names after the admission is confirmed.
• The parents must fill in the admission forms themselves.
• Neither collection of admission form nor its submission is a guarantee of admission to the school.
• Admission form fees are non refundable.
• For admissions to Junior KG, we have done away with 80:20 ratio for students of Fountainhead preschool and students from other preschools. We have allocated all the remaining JK seats to FP students (after confirming admission of Cat A & B) and current Nursery admission. This policy has been revised based on the feedback given by many FP parents. However, maintaining gender ratio will be given priority on an overall basis. Hence,based on that , Category C admission seats will be bifurcated as per male /female ratio.
• While the school already follows a fair and ethical process, to make the process more robust and watertight, a  parent committee will oversee and audit the entire admission process to certify that the school conducts admissions as per policy defined and that there is no foul play or scope of influence/ external pressure.
• The school will not ask for any donation for granting admissions. The fee structure is transparent & all of it needs to be accordingly communicated.
• The admission process does not ask for any religious/caste/political/social affiliations & is agnostic to this. Parents too must be aware of that same applies to them. We do not want any interference in this matter.
• Any recommendation or any influence brought from any outside source to secure admission will lead to immediate cancellation of admission.

Rejected Application / Re-admission

• For already issued forms: If fees is not submitted within the new given deadline, the form will stand cancelled. The parent is welcome to come back and fill up the form as per availability of seats and follow the same procedure as any other parent. However, they will be given lower priority than an altogether new parent, if there’s an issue of seat availability.