Admissions and Registration Procedures

Grade Level Placement

Students are placed in their proper grade level based on age, previous schooling, and ability, as determined by Pinewood administration and teachers using a variety of evaluation techniques.

Admissions Timetable

Students can be accepted at any time throughout the school year, except for Grade 12, in which case students must attend the entire year in order to graduate.

Language Admissions Policy for Secondary Students

All secondary students who are new to Pinewood School will be admitted to grade level depending on English competency. Specific criteria for Admissions is as follows:

Grades 6, 7, 8, attend ESL levels 1, 2, and 3.
Students who are to enter Grade 9-10 should possess competence in English equivalent to the FCE (Lower) UCLES examination.
Those who apply for admission to Grade 11 should possess competence in English above FCE level

The Language placement tests will take place at Pinewood throughout the summer. All students to be tested must contact the school office with the day they wish to be tested and report to school as scheduled.

A non-refundable testing fee of 65 euros is required of all new students making an application. The fee must be paid before testing can take place. It should be noted that payment of the above fee does not mean automatic admission to the school.

Re-Registration of All Returning Students

All returning students must re-register for each new school year that they plan to attend Pinewood.

Procedure for Registration of Students for 2007-2008

To register a student at Pinewood Schools, the following procedure is required:

1. A Pinewood Registration/ Application form and the school's Health Form can be acquired from the school office, filled out in as much detail as possible and returned to the school office. A Parental Permission Form for field trips must also be signed.

2. The following documents must be brought to the school office for verification and photocopying (these will be returned immediately): a. Pre-Kindergarten: A valid passport, a Birth Certificate, and one passport size photograph. b. Kindergarten - Grade 9: A valid passport from a country other than Greece, a Birth Certificate, and one passport size photograph c. Grades 10-12, all passports, including Greek, are acceptable. d. Student's Residence Permit from the Greek Aliens' Bureau (if required and already issued) e. New students: grades and school reports for the student's school years immediately prior to enrolling in Pinewood. Students applying to Grades 9-12 must also furnish grades and/or reports for all secondary grades (Grade 7 and up) f. Students of Greek origin must provide school records for at least the past four years from the school they attended abroad, officially translated into Greek.

3. If bus transportation is desired (optional), the school secretary should be informed, and the preferred bus stop noted. Every attempt will be made to accommodate special requests for stops close to students' homes, but no guarantee regarding the proximity of bus stops can be made. In certain cases, Pinewood students in Grades 5-12 are able to ride the buses of Anatolia College if these are more convenient to their places of residence.

4. When the above matters have been attended to, the Registration / Application form should be taken to the Business Office where arrangement for payments can be made and an invoice given.

*Pinewood ESL: Beginning in 2005, Pinewood will offer an intensive ESL After School Program for students who need supplemental instruction in order to meet Grade Standards.

Change of Address and/or Phone Numbers

It is very important that the school be notified if families change residence, address, email address, or phone numbers (home, office, mobile) during the school year, as this information is particularly needed to make contact in case of emergencies or unexpected school closings. These changes should be communicated immediately either by calling the school secretary, or sending a note to the school office, or by email info@pinewood.gr
Early in the autumn, the school will be issuing to all parents a Pinewood Student and Parent Phone Directory 2007-2008, which will list by grade level the names of all students together with the names of the father and mother or guardian and the preferred telephone number at which they can be reached. Parents should note on the student application if they would prefer not to have their phone numbers listed.

E-mail Addresses

Parents having e-mail addresses will be asked to supply this information to the school as Pinewood is constantly seeking to widen its e-mail network to facilitate more immediate and effective communication. Send your email address to info@pinewood.gr and you will be added to our data base.

Living Arrangements for All Students

School policy requires that all students must live with their parents, or with a legal adult guardian. Secondary students are not allowed to live on their own in a house or apartment. Secondary students who need their own housing in order to attend Pinewood must reside in the Anatolia / Pinewood dormitory located on the school campus, regarding which information is available from the school office.

Withdrawals from the School

If a student must withdraw from the school for any reason during the course of the school year, the school office must be notified at least one week in advance of the withdrawal date in order to allow time to prepare the necessary grades and reports. No records will be released unless all required fees have been paid and all books and other materials belonging to the school have been returned, or, if lost, paid for. Refunds will be made according to the terms described below.

Expulsion from School

In cases of extreme misbehavior, a student may be expelled from school by the director, following consultation with the faculty. In such cases, the same procedure regarding records and payments will be followed as in the case of withdrawals as outlined above. No refunds of fees will be made.