Information packets regarding admissions are available from the ASA office. You can also click here to download a document containing the application package.

We ask that all new students have their application forms filled out and presented to the front office prior to starting at the ASA. In addition we require that all new students provide prior school records, vaccination records and emergency contact information prior to starting at the ASA.

Criteria

Students may enroll in the ASA upon receiving approval of the Director and the Student Assessment Committee, which is contingent on meeting the social and academic requirements of the school. The order of priority for admission to ASA is as follows:

• Children of employees, grantees, or contractors of the United States Government;
• Children of teaching or administrative staff of the ASA;
• Children of U.S. citizenship to include the business community and the remainder of the non-governmental community;
• Children of the international community not permanently residing in Madagascar, with previous N. American/international educational experience and in need of such education;
• Children who have siblings already in the school and who meet other educational requirements.

The ASA provides an ESL program for students not proficient in the English language. Admittance into this program is determined by past academic performance in the student's own language, the capacity of the ESL program, and the total number of ESL students in the school at any given grade level/class. Students with no English language skills are not admitted after the eighth grade.

The American system of education supports students in developing academically, socially and emotionally. To best ensure student readiness to meet grade expectations and challenges the ASA requires students to attain the following ages by September 15th to enter each grade:

Early Childhood Program
Romper Room: 2
Pre-school: 3
Pre-Kindergarten: 4

Elementary School
Kindergarten: 5
1st Grade: 6
2nd Grade: 7
3rd Grade: 8
4th Grade: 9
5th Grade: 10

Middle School
6th Grade: 11
7th Grade: 12
8th Grade: 13

High School
9th Grade: 14
10th Grade: 15
11th Grade: 16
12th Grade: 17