22 Aug 2020

Dear Parents/Guardians,

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

Hyderi Islamic School is constantly looking to improve how we deliver our mission to:

‘create a happy, caring and enriching learning environment where children learn the formal tenets of Islam as well as nurture their spiritual growth and refine their moral characters so that they may grow to be (exemplary role models/reach their full potential/become practicing Muslim) and positive members of the community and society at large.’

New Registration Process

To improve our registration process for new students of Reception class (previously Class 1) and to make it fairer and more transparent we are introducing some changes. We will allow for a 3-month window (from Aug 22nd 2020 to Nov 20th 2020) for all parents/guardians of prospective students to register online for consideration for a place in the Reception Class starting in Jan 2021. Regardless of previous communications from the Madrassa you must now register online for a place for your child. The Madrassa no longer holds the waiting list system for Reception class (previously Class 1).

PLEASE NOTE: THE RECEPTION CLASS WILL RUN FROM JAN 2021 (Date TBC) TILL END OF TERM JULY 2021. THESE STUDENTS WILL THEN AUTOMATICALLY BE ENROLLED IN CLASS 1 FOR THE START OF THE NEW YEAR IN SEPT 2021.

Criteria for Selection

There are only 50 spaces available in the new year for this class and we want to ensure we give these places to students who are of the right age and can commit to the Madrassa schedule.

The main criteria for selection will be the age of the students. Admission to Reception will only be for students born between September 1, 2015 and August 31, 2016.

Further consideration may be given to the following criteria:

· Siblings of students currently attending the Madrassa

· Parents pledge to 95% student attendance to Madrassa (as per HIS attendance policy)

· Children of teachers/volunteers (committing 95% time to Madrassa)

The Process

Please follow this link to register your child or look for ‘New Registrations 2020’ on the HIS website: www.hischool.co.uk and click on ‘Admission for Reception Class’. Registration will close on Nov 20th 2020. The Registration Committee will make decisions based on the above criteria.

Class Term, Timing & Fees

The Reception Class will run for the months between January 2021 to July 2021. After which the class will graduate to Class 1 for the September 2021 term.

The timing for the classes will be between 09:30 am to 12:00 pm.

The fees will be £60 for this class for the term January 2021-July 2021.

Key Dates

Here are the key dates to the new registrations for 2021 Admissions in Reception:

20 Nov 2020 Deadline for New Registrations for admission in Infants Reception class
30 Nov 2020 Communication to parents/guardians of selected students to accept
07 Dec 2020 Reminder to accept space for new academic year 2021
15 Dec 2020 Admission closes/final places assigned
21 Dec 2020 Communication to all parents on result of admission
Jan 2021 TBC Open Day for Reception 2021
Jan 2021 TBC Start of New Year (start dates will be communicated to parents)

We look forward to reviewing your applications.

P.S. - If you are looking to register your child in a different age category/class. The registrations for Class 1 upwards will open in Sept 2020. Please keep a look out on our website.

With duas,

Shabniz Kaba – Principal

Hyderi Islamic School