Every year we welcome prospective parents to our Open Day, this year it was held on the 21st March. If you wish to come and see the school please contact the admission office to arrange an appropriate time.
Places are limited to 35 (thirty five) Grade 0 pupils, and 50 (fifty) Grade 1 places will be taken up by the Grade 0 pupils already in the school. Affectively, therefore, we offer 35 (thirty five) Grade 0 places and 15 (fifteen) Grade 1 places annually.
Priority is always given to siblings and to daughters of ex-pupils. Please note that siblings are sisters of pupils currently attending Bishoplsea and don not include cousins. Also, we offer weekly boarding and boarder applicants are given special consideration.
Owing to the huge number of applications and the limited places available, it is impossible to interview all applicatants. As a result a certain number of prospective pupils are selected on a random basis and are offered interviews. Notification of interviews is forwarded in May of the year proceeding the year of entry. The interviews are normally held in June and those applicatants offered interviews are given a time limit in which they are required to inform us if they would like to accept the interview. Applicamts who are not able to interview at that time are also informed in writing. They are, however given the opportunity to inform us if they would still like their daughters to be considered for an interview, should any become available, which happens when applicants do not accept the interviews offered.
The interviews are to determine maturity and not ability. Please note that we do not want any prospective pupils to be able to read or write before they enter Grade 1.
Over the years there have been numerous debates on the selection process. Unfortunately there is no completely fair means of selecting a small number of pupils from a very large number of applicants. However, we are honoured that you have applied th Bishopslea and apologise in advance if we are unable to accommodate or interview your daughter.
Bishopslea is renowned for it’s boarding facilities which have been specifically designed to cater for young boarders. The boarding hostel, like the main classroom block is built around a quad and includes:
Day Boarding Fees
$8.00 per day (Monday – Thursday) all grades price includes lunch.
Grades 0 – 2
$4.50 per lunch (Monday – Thursday)
Grades 3 – 7
$5.50 per lunch (Monday – Thursday)
Full fee payment
Parents are given up to the second Wednesday of term to pay fees in full. Payments after this date will incur a $100 administration fee.
NMB Payment
The Parent will pay a deposit of 30% of the school fees value into the Bank and the Bank will provide a loan of up to a maximum of 70% of the value of school fees payable for each academic term. The Bank will pay 100% of school fees to Bishopslea. These amounts are due and payable in 3 equal instalments of principal and interest on a monthly basis, by the last business day of each month during the academic term. The loans will attract interest at a rate of 1.83% per month. – for more information please download the NMB Loan Facility Fees
Split payment through school scheme
Payment should be made in two payments – first payment at beginning of term and second payment at half term. Acknowledgement of Debt form to be completed and returned to school office at beginning of term. Split payments will be charged an additional $100 administration fee.
