Our four-step process is easy, starting with completing an enquiry with the BSA.
Step 1: Enquire
Enquire
Submit an initial enquiry form to connect with our Admissions team and tell us a bit about your child. If you are enquiring for more than one child, you can use the same enquiry form.
We review every application individually to ensure a good fit. If successful, you will receive a formal offer.
Once accepted, our staff and Parents’ Organisation step in to guide you through the enrolment, orientation activities and welcome experience for your child and family.
For families planning their relocation timeline, contact the Admissions team for tailored information.
We accept applications throughout the academic year, accommodating corporate relocation timelines and international move dates.
Curriculum Continuity
You do not need to come from the British education system British Education to thrive here; our clear academic milestones and global qualifications (GCSEs and A Levels) are universally understood by top employers and premier universities worldwide, making your child’s education completely transferable if your family moves in the future.
Age Assessment
The BSA follows the British academic calendar, which runs from 1 September to 31 August. Year group placement is determined by a child’s chronological age on 31 August.
Age at August 31
British Year Group
Dutch Equivalent
USA Equivalent
Indian Equivalent
IB Equivalent
3
Nursery
Preschool
Preschool
Nursery
Primary Years
4
Reception
Groep 1
Preschool
Kindergarten
Primary Years
5
Year 1
Groep 2
Kindergarten
Standard 1
Primary Years
6
Year 2
Groep 3
Grade 1
Standard 2
Primary Years
7
Year 3
Groep 4
Grade 2
Standard 3
Primary Years
8
Year 4
Groep 5
Grade 3
Standard 4
Primary Years
9
Year 5
Groep 6
Grade 4
Standard 5
Primary Years
10
Year 6
Groep 7
Grade 5
Standard 6
Primary Years
11
Year 7
Groep 8
Grade 6
Standard 7
Middle Years
12
Year 8
Groep 9
Grade 7
Standard 8
Middle Years
13
Year 9
Groep 10
Grade 8
Standard 9
Middle Years
14
Year 10
Groep 11
Grade 9
Standard 10
Middle Years
15
Year 11
Groep 12
Grade 10
Standard 11
Middle Years
16
Year 12
Groep 13
Grade 11
Standard 12
Diploma
17
Year 13
Groep 14
Grade 12
Pre University
Diploma
Note: We do not accept applications to join Year 11 or Year 13 as these are both two year courses that commence in Year 10 and Year 12.
Ready to Shape a Boundless Future?
By choosing the BSA, you are investing in a future of British academic excellence, a warm global community where your child will find instant belonging and a boundless outlook that opens doors anywhere in the world.
