Admissions Process

For applications to Year 1 and 2 we ask for a copy of your child’s most recent school report, and a confidential reference will be sought from the child’s school. We will conduct an age appropriate assessment for your child during a working school day and they will also have the opportunity to meet and get to know their prospective class and teacher.

Admission to our Prep School Reception class is by an informal structured play session where your child will spend approximately an hour with us, and will be put at ease and made to feel very welcome by our staff.

Entry to our Senior School is through an assessment, which takes place at St Columba’s College, along with a face-to-face structured interview.

We will also require a confidential reference and your child’s most recent school report from their current school.

If you would like to familiarise your child with our generic admissions test please click here

We have also pulled together a handy information booklet, to provide you with more information about the Quest testing process, simply click on the link here to read more

St Columba’s College Current Year 11 Students
At St Columba’s College we believe strongly in the journey continuing through to age 18, so we do not ask for a formal application from our Form 5/Year 11 students. In mid-October, the Headmaster will write to all students in Form 5 who we feel will be suitable for A Level studies and will offer them a conditional place for the following September dependent on achieving the required grades. These students will be asked for their A Level and AAQ selection by early November, in order to confirm their place into our Sixth Form.