Senior Admissions Dates
Admission to the Senior School is by an online 60-minute reasoning assessment via CEM taken at St Columba’s and a face to face structured interview.
A confidential reference will be sought from the child’s school, and we also ask for the most recent school report.
There is a CEM familiarisation tool which you may find useful here https://plus.cem.org/cemselectfam/. We don’t encourage applicants to study for the assessment so instead offer this as a familiarisation tool to help make you feel more at ease.
We do not provide past papers of the interview tasks, however you will be sent the English and Maths materials approximately 1 hour before the interview to read and review.
Please note your application is confirmed with a non-transferable application fee of £125
11+ Admissions Timetable for entry in September 2024 (External Applicants)
Applications welcome from girls and boys
| Item | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Application deadline (incl. scholarships & bursaries) | Friday 17 November 2023 | 12 noon |
| 11+ assessments (online reasoning test taken at St Columba’s) (Applicants choose their preferred date and time) | Saturday 2 December 2023 Saturday 13 January 2024 | 9.00am10.30am 9.00am10.30am |
| 11+ interviews | Wednesday 17 January 2024 – in person | 5pm-7pm |
| Music Scholarship Auditions | Tuesday 28 November 2023 | 9am-4pm |
| Offers posted | Thursday 8 February 2024* | |
| Acceptance deadline | Friday 1 March 2024* |
13+ Admissions Timetable and Process for entry in September 2024
Applications welcome from girls and boys
| Item | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Application deadline (incl. scholarships & bursaries) | Friday 17 November 2023 | 12 noon |
| 13+ assessments (online reasoning test taken at St Columba’s) (Applicants choose their preferred date and time) | Saturday 2 December 2023 Saturday 13 January 2024 | 9.00am10.30am 9.00am10.30am |
| 13+ interviews | Thursday 18 January 2024 – in person | 8.45am-3.30pm |
| Music Scholarship Auditions | Tuesday 28 November 2023 | 9am-4pm |
| Offers posted | Thursday 8 February 2024* | |
| Acceptance deadline | Thursday 22 February 2024* |
* Subject to confirmation from HMC schools
