ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW/EXAM INFORMATION

Pre-Kindergarten

Application Deadline: February 24, 2023

Interview Dates: March 20-24, 2024

August Interview Date: TBD

Students will participate in a group interview. Applicants are interviewed for approximately 60 minutes. The Pre-Kindergarten interviews are age appropriate.
Please prepare your children before the interview that they will be going into the classroom without you. This is important that your child can be observed working independently and responding to the teachers in the classroom. The activities will be enjoyable for your child during the interview.
Parents are asked to wait for their children in a room next to the interview. You will also be given a short survey to complete regarding your child’s development.

Pre-Kindergarten Applicants will be interviewed for:

Personal/Social/Emotional Development
Self-Help skills
Fine Motor skills
Gross Motor skills
Cognitive skills
Oral Language skills

Kindergarten

Application Deadline: July 31, 2023

Interview Date: TBD

Kindergarten Applicants will be interviewed for:

Personal/Social/Emotional development
Self-help skills
Fine motor skills
Large motor skills
Cognitive skills
Oral language skills

Grade 1

Application Deadline: July 31, 2023

Interview Date: TBD

Once the Bilkent Laboratory & International School (BLIS) application form has been received and all application fees have been paid, students are invited to admissions interviews. Interviews are scheduled to occur in August of each calendar year. August date is typically reserved for overseas applicants. Interviews are used to establish an overall understanding of student competency and determine eligibility for BLIS academic programs. The interviews consist of various assessments and activities that are developmentally appropriate for students dependent on their age and experiences. BLIS is a fully authorized Turkish Ministry of Education (MEB) and International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) school. BLIS is also certified by Cambridge Primary. All students (both international & national) follow the BLIS curriculum framework.

Grade 1 Applicants will be interviewed for:

Pre-Literacy Component -Letters- Colours (Harf-Ses-Renk tanıma)
Listening to a simple text, retelling and answering comprehension questions basedon story elements (Okunan hikayeyi dinleme, hikaye unsurlarına göre özetleme ve cevaplama)
Drawing a picture (Resim çizme)
Number recognition 1-20 (rakam tanıma 1-20)
Item Counting (Rakam sayma)
Gross/Fine Motor Skills (Büyük/Küçük Motor Becerileri)
Shapes (Şekiller)
Emerging writing and reading language skills (in English)

Elementary School (Grades 2-3-4)

Application Deadline: March 24, 2023

Exam Date: April 14, 2023

August Exam Date: TBD

Once the Bilkent Laboratory & International School (BLIS) application form has been received and all application fees have been paid, students are invited to admissions exams. Entrance exams are scheduled to occur in April and August of each calendar year. The entrance exams scheduled for April are for both international and national applicants, whereas August exams are typically reserved for applicants who have arrived in Ankara after April from outside of Turkey. Entrance exams are used to establish an overall understanding of student competency and determine eligibility for BLIS academic programs. The exams consist of various assessments and activities that are developmentally appropriate for students dependent on their age and experiences. BLIS is a fully authorized Turkish Ministry of Education (MEB) and International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) school. BLIS is also certified by Cambridge Primary.

2023-2024 Elementary Admissions Assessment Information Booklet Grades 2-3-4

Middle School (Grades 5-8)

Application Deadline: April 28, 2023

Exam Date: May 13, 2023

August Exam Date: TBD

Once the BLIS on-line application form has been completed and received, students applying to grades 5-8 are tested for entry on two formal entrance examination dates in April and August. The April date is open for all applicants, whereas the August date is typically reserved for overseas applicant. These examinations are used for establishing entrance to the school and for grade placement purposes. In addition to these entrance exams, all applicants are required to submit academic records of their two most recent school years and, where appropriate, previous school staff is consulted in order to establish as clear a picture as possible of the applicant. The entrance procedures are designed to establish, to the best of our ability, those candidates who will be able to successfully access the curriculum that we offer and proceed through the academic program with success. It is the school’s suitability for the individual applicant, rather than the applicant’s suitability for the school, which is paramount importance throughout the decision making process. Applications are considered by the Admission Committee and recommendations made.

2023-2024 Middle School Admissions Assessment Information Booklet Grades (5-8)

High School (Grades 9-11)

Application Deadline: April 28, 2023

Exam Date: May 13, 2023

August Exam Date: TBD

Once the BLIS on-line inquiry form has been completed and received, students applying to grades 9 to 11 are tested for entry on one formal entrance examination date in April. These examinations are used for establishing entrance to the school and for grade placement purposes. The school will inform parents of the test results and any further placement procedures by email and/or phone call. A date will be published by which you must confirm intent and the final registration procedures must be completed.

2023-2024 High School Admissions Assessment Information Booklet Grades (9-11)