Secondary School
ADMISSIONS INFORMATION
Grade Equivalencies
The Secondary School is comprised of the Middle School / Collège and Upper School / Lycée and corresponds to the following grade level designations:
| American system | french system | british system | |
| Ages 11-12 | 6th Grade | 6ème | Year 7 |
| Ages 12-13 | 7th Grade | 5ème | Year 8 |
| Ages 13-14 | 8th Grade | 4ème | Year 9 |
| Ages 14-15 | 9th Grade | 3ème | Year 10 |
| Ages 15-16 | 10th Grade | 2nde | Year 11 |
| Ages 16-17 | 11th Grade | 1ère | Year 12 |
| Ages 17-18 | 12th Grade | Tle | Year 13 |
Openings
International Program
- 6th Grade: About 15 new students join the 6th grade class each year.
- 9th Grade: About 25 new students join the 9th grade class each year.
- In all other grades, openings are based on attrition with new enrollment of 0 to 5.
French Accredited Program
The number of openings varies year to year by grade level, but we are usually able to accommodate new students at each grade level with new enrollment of 1 to 10 students.
As an international school, we do expect some amount of mobility in our population, but we are not able to guarantee the number of places that will be available in any given grade.
Testing
We have made a few changes to our testing requirements this year and we will not be requiring OLSAT testing for our local applicants. We will, however, still require ISEE testing from all candidates applying to our Secondary International Program. We will be administering the ISEE at Awty to our applicants on December 3 with limited spots. Please visit www.iseetest.org to register.
Although ISEE testing is our preferred option, we will also accept SSAT testing (with character skills assessment).
ISEE: Register online at www.iseetest.org – Awty International School test site code: 447771.
SSAT: Register online at ssat.org – also check www.ssat.org/testing/home/guide-to-the-ssat-at-home
International Applicants
We understand that applying from outside of the United States can be complicated. While we recommend visiting Awty and Houston during the application process, we will work with you to facilitate your application should you run into any obstacles meeting the application requirements.
