Senior Admissions Dates
Admission to the Senior School is by an online 60-minute reasoning assessment via CEM taken at St Columba’s and a face to face structured interview.
A confidential reference will be sought from the child’s school, and we also ask for the most recent school report.
There is a CEM familiarisation tool which you may find useful here https://plus.cem.org/cemselectfam/. We don’t encourage applicants to study for the assessment so instead offer this as a familiarisation tool to help make you feel more at ease.
Please note your application is confirmed with a non-transferable application fee of £125
11+ Admissions Timetable for entry in September 2024 (External Applicants)
Applications welcome from girls and boys
Item | Date | Time |
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Application deadline (incl. scholarships & bursaries) | Friday 17 November 2023 | 12 noon |
11+ assessments (online reasoning test taken at St Columba’s) (Applicants choose their preferred date and time) | Saturday 2 December 2023 Saturday 13 January 2024 | 9.00am10.30am 9.00am10.30am |
11+ interviews | Wednesday 17 January 2024 – in person | 5pm-7pm |
Music Scholarship Auditions | Tuesday 28 November 2023 | 9am-4pm |
Offers posted | Thursday 8 February 2024* | |
Acceptance deadline | Friday 1 March 2024* |
13+ Admissions Timetable and Process for entry in September 2024
Applications welcome from girls and boys
Item | Date | Time |
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Application deadline (incl. scholarships & bursaries) | Friday 17 November 2023 | 12 noon |
13+ assessments (online reasoning test taken at St Columba’s) (Applicants choose their preferred date and time) | Saturday 2 December 2023 Saturday 13 January 2024 | 9.00am10.30am 9.00am10.30am |
13+ interviews | Thursday 18 January 2024 – in person | 8.45am-3.30pm |
Music Scholarship Auditions | Tuesday 28 November 2023 | 9am-4pm |
Offers posted | Thursday 8 February 2024* | |
Acceptance deadline | Thursday 22 February 2024* |
* Subject to confirmation from HMC schools