Lower School (12–16 yrs)

Form 1:

Entrance testing for Form 1 takes place every March. Applications are welcome at any time; however, applicants should make sure they submit their application by February 28th of the year preceding their proposed entry into the school.

Students are tested in Standard 6 and Standard 7 for admission into the following year or the year thereafter.

Form 2 & Form 3:

Applications are welcome at any time, however, entrance testing will take place on a rolling basis – as and when places become available.

Form 4:

Applications are welcome at any time, however, entrance testing will take place on a rolling basis – as and when places become available.

The JC (Junior Certificate) Top Achiever’s Bursary is awarded to top-performing Batswana students who sit the Botswana Junior Certificate exam. For more information, or to apply for the bursary, please call us on +267 391 2953.

HOW TO APPLY

1. Click here to apply.
2. Completed applications should include the following:
   1. Birth Certificate or comparable document
   2. Recent, passport-sized photographs of the student
   3. Proof of Payment of Registration Fee of  P500
   4. Copies of the student’s latest reports
3. Applicants will be notified of the date of the Entrance Test.
4. Once the student’s applications and entrance test have been evaluated, the applicant will be notified of the result.

IGCSE

The IGCSE Programme

At the end of the students’ Form Five year, Maru-a-Pula School offers the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) administered by Cambridge International Examinations. IGCSE is designed as a two-year curriculum programme leading to a certificate that is internationally recognised as equivalent in standard to the British GCSE and the international GCE O-Level examinations.

IGCSE provides a wide and balanced curriculum specifically tailored to international needs. As a prestigious qualification recognised worldwide for its high standards, IGCSE provides a foundation for the North American Advanced Placement Test (AP), the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE AS or A2-Levels.

Students typically select nine subjects from the following:

For applications, please visit our admissions page.