2011 Cheongshim International Academy Middle School Admissions
Applicant Type
Number
Remark
General
91
Socially under-privileged
7
Foreigner
2
In addition to 100
Child of Patriot/Veteran
(3)
no more than 3%
of the target number
Special Admissions
(2)
no more than 2%
of the target number
Total (in addition to 100)
100(5)
* Nationwide recruitment
A.
Requirements
(1) The applicant should be an elementary school graduate or graduates in February 2011.
(2) or The applicant passed the middle school admissions equivalency test.
(3) or The applicant is recognized by minister of education, science and technology that s/he is at
the equivalent level as elementary school graduates
B.
Eligibilities for different application types
Types and numbers
Eligibility
General
(91)
- Applicant who excels in academic performance with good attitudes and is recommended by headmaster
Socially under-privileged(7)
* One of the following:
- Lowest welfare recipient (or child)
- Second lowest welfare recipient (or child)
- Child of multi-cultural family : One or both of parents must be a foreigner. (Applicant's nationality must be Korean)
- Locally under-privileged : Student who has lived in Gapyeong-kun with parents since Feb 28 2010 (or since earlier) with good academic records of the elementary school
Foreigner(2)
Parents and the applicant hold foreign nationality and the applicant should be considered qualified to study at Cheongshim.
In addition
to 100
Child of patriot/veteran(3)
Applicant who is considered to be an educational beneficiary according to veteran/patriot treatment law
Special admission(2)
Applicant applied to special admissions case of Gyenggi-do education office (2 year or longer stay in a foreign country with parents and 2 year or longer study at a foreign school)
※ A student can apply if one of the requirements above is satisfied.
(Duplicated applications for different types are not allowed)
※ If the target numbers of socially under-privileged applicants and foreigners are not fulfilled, recruitment from general applicants can be done.
A.
1st Step (Document submission)
(1) Applicant should come to CSIA to write a cover letter and a study plan.
(2) Documents to be deliberated are a student record book, a cover letter, a study plan and a recommendation letter.
(3) First screening is conducted based on the documents submitted. (Three times the number of the target recruitments are selected for this stage).
(4) There could be disadvantages against those who included certificate or competition award information in the application documents.
Item
Contents
Cover Letter
Applicant who excels in academic performance with good attitudes and is recommended by headmaster
Study Plan
Self-driven learning plan
Community service and field trip experiences
Book-reading activities
B.
2nd step (Interview)
Interviews are conducted based on the information obtained from cover letters, study plans and
recommendation letters.
A.
Documents
(1) A copy of an application form sealed by applicant's school headmaster
(2) A copy of a student record book with headmaster seal, a copy of a transcript of equivalency diploma with seal of the organization head (equivalency diploma holder only), a transcript and a graduation certificate of a foreign school (foreign school graduate or graduate-to-be only)
(3) A copy of a recommendation letter of homeroom teacher (Form is provided by CSIA)
(4) A copy of a recommendation letter of headmaster (Form is provided by CSIA)
B.
Documents for each type
- Translation & notarization are required if the document is written in other foreign language than English.
- Submitted documents and fees are not returnable.
C.
Important notifications
(1) Certificates or competition awards do not count.
(2) Duplicated applications for both CSIA and other international middle school is not allowed.
(Can be disqualified by both schools if found)
(3) The applicant must fill out an online application form, print it out and get headmaster seal for submission. (4) A homeroom teacher's recommendation letter should be submitted with seals of the teacher and headmaster.
Applicant Type target
Documents
Socially under-privileged
Lowest welfare recipient (or child)
- A copy of welfare eligibility document
- A copy of resident registration
Second lowest welfare recipient (or child)
- A copy of second lowest welfare eligibility document
- A copy of resident registration and a copy of a family registration
- A copy of payment reduction document of second lowest welfare recipient
( issued by head of National Health Insurance Cooperation)
Child of multi-cultural family
- A copy of family registration (marriage status included)
- A copy of nationality acquisition document or a copy of a passport
(if nationality not acquired)
- A copy of foreigner registration (father or mother)
Locally
under-privileged
- Copies of resident registration (both full version and summary version)
Foreigner
- Copies of foreigner registration document (both parents and applicant)
Child of veteran/patriot
- A copy of educational beneficiary document issued by Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
Special admission
- Copies of immigration records (exit/entry) of parents and applicant
- Copies of transcript (entire grades), enrollment registration, diploma certificate
- Copies of overseas stay document of parents and applicant (or registration of foreigner living overseas issued by diplomatic office)
- Copies of resident registration (both full and summary versions) for applicant
※
Applicant or the applicant's school can get disadvantages if false or exaggerated information is provided for admissions.
(5)A cover letter should be written by the applicant based on the facts and the evidential documents can be requested by the admissions committee.
(6) Those who passed the middle school admission equivalency test should obtain a recommendation letter from a teacher of elementary, middle or high school.
(7) Those who passed the middle school admission equivalency test must fill out and print out an online application form before they obtain a seal from their district education office. A recommendation letter must be submitted with signature or seal on.
(8) Those who passed the equivalency test can submit evidential documents such as community service or field trip records.
(9) All the documents can be provided in original forms or copies with headmaster seal. And all the submitted documents are not returnable. (Additional documents regarding school record books are not accepted).
A.
1st step
Recommendation letter
School Record Book
Cover Letter
Learning Plan
Total
Self-driven study plan
Community services and field trips
Book reading
40
40
20
20
10
20
160
B.
2nd step
Second step candidates are selected based on document records and interview results.
1st step(160) + 2nd step(40) = Total(200)
C.
If students scored the same, following students are selected.:
① Those with higher interview scores
② Those with higher document scores
Documents include a school record book, a recommendation letter,
a cover letter, a self-driven study plan, book reading records, and community service & field trips.
Dates
Remarks
Location
Online application
Sep 13, 2010 ~
17:00 Sep 24, 2010
Apply online
Document submission
Sep 27, 2010 ~
18:00 Sep 30, 2010
Mail must arrive
by 18:00 Sep 30.
CSIA
Write cover letter &
study plan
Oct 3, 2010
Applicant must come to CSIA to write a cover letter and a study plan. (Specific location will be notified)
※
Time-line for writing a cover letter and a study plan can change according to the competition rate.
Openings created by failure to enroll can be filled according to the admission scores.
(A parent of those who failed to enroll have to submit an enrollment giving-up form).
Admission can be cancelled if one of the following applies:
(1) The applicant has an infectious disease.
(2) The applicant provided false information about himself/herself when submitting documents.
(3) The applicant cannot finish the CSIA curriculum courses.
The applicant currently goes to a middle school in Korea.
The applicant goes to a school overseas since s/he was admitted and is going to graduate in 2011.
CSIA admissions committee makes a decision on whether a foreign applicant is capable of fulfilling courses provided by CSIA based on submitted documents and interview results.
Matters not mentioned in the admissions guideline will be decided by the CSIA admissions committee.
All new students must live in the dormitory and get a medical check before enrollment.
The special admissions policy for special purpose high schools was abolished and it was changed to self-driven study applications for 2011 enrollment.
