When a grade level is full or at capacity for learner support resources should the applicant require additional support, completed applications will go into our wait pool. When a place becomes available, the Admissions Committee will review all applications in the wait pool to identify the applicant who best meets our diversity objectives. The waitpool is not chronological (as waitlists are) and less priority is conferred based on when an application was submitted. Placement in the wait pool is determined by a combination of priority and other factors:
Priority A: Children of foreign national faculty who do not speak Mandarin and/or are unable to attend local schools.
Priority B: Children of foreign nationals who do not speak Mandarin and/or are unable to attend local schools.
Priority C: Siblings of above mentioned children.
Priority D: Children of Chinese citizenship permitted by the Hangzhou Education Commission to attend HIS due to living outside of China or other special reason, whose best language is not Mandarin and they are unable to attend local schools
Priority E: Children whose best language is Mandarin and are eligible to attend HIS as well as local schools.
Other factors considered in determining admission:
- English level of student
- Intended start date
- Demographics of class/grade level
All relevant factors are considered together when assessing admission from the wait pool.
