For Diane

Hi Diane,
when we first came here we had to send one child to BSB and the other to St Chris' as BSB were full.
BSB arranged the test within a week, she passed and started school the following week.
St Chris were very rude, insisted they had no places and berated us for coming to the Middle East expecting to get a school place. Funny, but that's what happened in Dubai. Eventually, but only after my husbands boss - a school governor - spoke to the head teacher, did the attitude change. Of course there was a place for our son, they were just waiting for us to contact them. He took the test one week and was admitted the next. The 2 other children who tested with him failed and would've had to re-test.
At the moment, there are places in BSB for all years apart from the early years. For some reason there have been a more then normal amount of applications. But from year 4, there are places left. I only know this because I was handing in application forms for a friend from my husbands work. He had tried ringing them, but was told they were very full etc. It's part of the screening process I'm afraid. While I was in the office, the sec eventually told me about the available places.
Testing happens pretty quick still after you hand in all the forms and your 50BD. If the children pass the test, they can start the following week if that is when you want them to start.
Incidently, after all the trouble to get my son in to St Chris', he's now at BSB. They tested him within a day of our application and offered him a place straightaway. He was only at St Chris' a few months and it was the worst experience of his life so far.

Good Luck

Brit Jackie 21 Jun 2009, 06:42 - Report