Application Process

ENTRY TO ETON AT AGE 13

A boy must be registered at any time up to 30th June in UK School Year 5 (the UK academic year in which he reaches the age of 10 years). There is no advantage to registering early; all registered boys after the deadline will sit the initial assessment.

REGISTRATION

Autumn term of UK School Year 6 All boys sit the ISEB Common Pre-Tests in October or November, either at their current school, or at an agreed venue. We will also request a Head Teacher’s report covering a boy’s academic strengths, interests and character. Results will be published in mid-December. Successful boys will be invited to Stage 2.

STAGE 2

These are strict deadlines unless a boy is specifically applying for either the King’s Scholarship or a Music Award, which eligible boys can apply for in UK School Year 8. These are both highly competitive entry routes.

The registration is completed online at https://application.etoncollege.com/. As part of the registration, you will need to upload a copy of the boy’s unabridged birth certificate (showing parental details) and pay the non-refundable registration fee. Please note we cannot process incomplete applications and reserve the right to discard them after a month.

ASSESSMENT FOR A CONDITIONAL PLACE

STAGE 1

Spring or Summer terms of UK School Year 6 Boys are split into groups, depending on their age, and will be invited for Stage 2 either in the Spring or Summer term of Year 6.

Boys will have an individual interview and will sit an online predictive test of academic ability and potential. Results will be published usually 4-6 weeks after a boy’s assessment.

Post Assessment

The following outcomes will be communicated after Stage 2 - Offer of a conditional place: confirmed by passing the King’s Scholarship, Common Entrance or Eton Entrance examinations in UK School Year 8. Waiting list: boys will be reassessed in the Summer term of UK School Year 7, having another interview and sitting the online test again.

ENTRY TO ETON AT AGE 16

Admission to Eton at age 16 is possible for a small number of candidates either through the Orwell Award or Sixth Form Entry. Entry for these routes opens in the summer before a boy starts UK School Year 11 via an application form on the Eton College website. All applications received will be considered and we will then shortlist boys to come to Eton for an assessment in the November or December of UK School Year 11. Orwell Award (funded places): These awards are for boys who have spent Years 9, 10 and 11 in a UK state school. Boys who are receiving substantial financial No place offered: boys still have the option to apply for the King’s Scholarship, Music Award or a place in the Sixth Form at a later date. Parents and boys with a conditional place will meet a selection of House Masters with a view to finding a suitable boarding house

during UK School Year 7.

assistance at a UK independent school that does not have a Sixth Form may also apply. This award offers recipients a funded place, subject to means testing. We are particularly interested in boys who are on pupil premium, will be the first in their families to go to university, boys with a need to board or are in/ on the edge of care. Sixth Form Entry (fee-paying places): Boys who are studying at a UK independent school, state school or overseas school may apply for this entry, for which there is no financial assistance available.