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Thank you for considering the American School of Guatemala as an educational option. Whether you are a family living in Guatemala or if your family is considering a possible relocation, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the admission procedure prior to submitting an online application. If you want to learn more, please contact admissions@cag.edu.gt.

We offer a rolling admissions process and accept applications throughout the year and beginning in December of the current school year, we open up applications for the following school year. (The only exception to this timeline is for Pre-Kindergarten applications – see the note below).

We offer places to students where available and in accordance with our admissions policies. Please review our School Age Placement Guide to understand the grade for which your child will be considered before moving forward with the application.

Please note: There is a non-refundable fee of Q2,500 payable once you submit the online application. Please read the payment instructions before submitting the application.

Click here to learn more about the Pre-Kinder 2022-23 application process.

PK 22-23 APPLICATION PROCESS

Admission Criteria

A qualified student is one who is likely to find success in the School’s bilingual (English and Spanish) college preparatory program and would be a positive influence to the CAG educational community. This determination shall be made by the School through a variety of means, which will include a review of relevant school reports/ high school transcripts, other educational records, confidential recommendations and the assessment procedures if applicable. After thorough review of all admissions criteria, the Educational Admissions Committee will determine the assessment date if needed and afterward the final admissions decision will be communicated directly from the Admissions Office.

Note: Children applying for grades 6 – 12 must have grade level English and Spanish language proficiency and meet the academic requirements.

School Age Placement Guide

Table key: LS: Lower School; MS: Middle School; HS: High School

Division	Age	US	Guatemala	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
LS	4*	Pre-Kindergarten	Pre-Kinder	August 31, 2016	August 31, 2017	August 31, 2018
LS	5*	Kindergarten	Kinder	August 31, 2015	August 31, 2016	August 31, 2017
LS	6*	Grade 1	Preparatoria	August 31, 2014	August 31, 2015	August 31, 2016
LS	7	Grade 2	Primer grado	August 31, 2013	August 31, 2014	August 31, 2015
LS	8	Grade 3	Segundo grado	August 31, 2012	August 31, 2013	August 31, 2014
LS	9	Grade 4	Tercer grado	August 31, 2011	August 31, 2012	August 31, 2013
LS	10	Grade 5	Cuarto grado	August 31, 2010	August 31, 2011	August 31, 2012
MS	11	Grade 6	Quinto grado	August 31, 2009	August 31, 2010	August 31, 2011
MS	12	Grade 7	Sexto grado	August 31, 2008	August 31, 2009	August 31, 2010
MS	13	Grade 8	Primero grado	August 31, 2007	August 31, 2008	August 31, 2009
HS	14	Grade 9	Segundo básico	August 31, 2006	August 31, 2007	August 31, 2008
HS	15	Grade 10	Tercero básico	August 31, 2005	August 31, 2006	August 31, 2007
HS	16	Grade 11	Cuarto bachillerato	August 31, 2004	August 31, 2005	August 31, 2006
HS	17	Grade 12	Quinto bachillerato	August 31, 2003	August 31, 2004	August 31, 2005

Age levels

Those marked with an asterisk* must be the designated age by August 31 by the academic year of which the applicant is applying. Students applying for other grade levels are placed in grades that most nearly approach the chronological age for the student taking academic history into account.

Please Note

Students who enroll form schools with a different academic calendar must enroll in the current grade they are in our audit the recently completed grade.

Admission Policy

Under a centralized admissions office, the intention of the School is to enroll students who meet all of the essential entrance requirements. The School will maintain rolling admissions, allowing applicants to be considered for acceptance throughout the school year and offered seats based on space available and complying with current class size policy, per the priority scale.

The School will provide equal opportunity for admissions consideration to, and in the treatment of, all applicants during the admissions process. Visitation screening/assessment for Pre-Kinder and Kinder is required for admission purposes. Other grade levels may require an internal or external standardized assessment administrated by a professional to determine the student’s academic grade level skills or other relevant skills needed to establish admissibility.

Qualified applicants coming from local school or schools on a different academic calendar will only be considered if the parents are willing to have their child audit their completed grade level. In special cases, the School will consider admission for 12^th grade when a student has a history of academic and social excellence.

Qualified students will be considered for enrollment based on the following priority scale:

Priority

Siblings of enrolled students who meet the admission criteria above
Alumni children who meet the admission criteria above
International children who meet the admission criteria above
Other children who meet the admission criteria above

Note: Children applying for grades 6 – 12 must have grade level English and Spanish language proficiency and meet the academic requirements.

In the event enrollment at a grade level is at its capacity, the Admissions Office will maintain a wait pool. The wait pool is intended for the applying year only; all applicants that are interested in the following academic school year must re-apply. During times of large intake groups, qualified students will be considered for enrollment based on the priority scale.

NOTE: The school year begins in early August and ends in late May. Students who apply to begin in August from local Guatemalan schools or other countries with a different school calendar, such as Korea or Japan, generally continue in the grade in which they are currently enrolled. If these same applicants wish to begin in the middle of a school year, placement will be based on the grade they have most recently completed at their previous school.

Application Process

To begin the process, review the overview of the steps to complete the application form process and admission requirements for Early Childhood and Elementary/Middle/High School; then click on the link to complete the online application form.

General Steps to Follow

General Steps to Follow

Step 1 - Online Application Form

Click on the Online Application Link below.
Online Application
Create an account or log in if you had previously created a PowerSchool Enrollment Account.
Type in your child's Name, Last Name and Date of Birth to create the Application Form.
Complete the Online Application Form. Some fields are labeled as *requested. However, we encourage you to complete as much information as possible.
Submit the Online Application Form.

Step 2 - Recommendations

On the 'Next Steps' page, you will find the School Recs access.
Create an account or log in if you had previously created a School Recs Account.
Type in your child's Name, Last Name and Date of Birth. Then click on 'Add Family Member'.

Teacher Recommendation Form

Select the Teacher Recommendation Form according to the grade level your child is applying to.
- Grade PK-1 Recommendation Form
- Grade 2-5 Recommendation Form
- Grade 6-12 Recommendation Form.

Family Reference Form

Select the Family References Forms available. (Family members are NOT eligible as references)
- If you are a current family, you do not need to request for family references.
- If you are a new family applying at CAG, Select the two Family Reference Forms available. Family members are NOT eligible as references. References can be work-related or friends that are connected to CAG.
- If you are a new family applying at CAG for more than one child, and you already requested the family references, you do not need to repeat this process.

Click on Continue, and then on each of the forms previously selected to send the request.
Complete the information of your child's/family recommender. The picture of your child is not needed. If the person that will complete the Family Reference form doesn't belong to an organization, please type N/A.
Submit the form(s). Please note that once the electronic form is sent to an email, it cannot be forwarded to another person. Make sure the email you add is the person who will fill out the form.
Once you have sent all the requests you needed, click on "Return to Recommendation Center". You will see what forms have been successfully responded in this section. The Recommendation Center access is always available at the top right corner of the School Recs. window.
The people you sent the request to will receive an email with a link to accept or reject the request. They will also find a field to reply to your request. Then, they need to click on 'Next' to find the instructions to answer the recommendation questions.
You will receive a confirmation email as soon as a recommender accepts/rejects the request, and another one when the recommender submits the recommendation form.
The information provided by the recommenders is confidential. Once they submit the Family Reference Form or the Teacher Recommendation, the information will be delivered to CAG's application system.

Step 3 - Application Fee

On the 'Next Steps' page, you will find the Application Fee online payment link.
The application fee is only valid for the school year for which the application is submitted. This fee is required prior to an evaluation by the school. This fee is non-refundable and stands until replaced with the subsequent Schedule of Fees and is therefore subject to change.

Step 4 - Testing and Revision

Once all the components of the application have been submitted and received (reference and recommendation forms) the Admissions Office will schedule the admission test/assessment and will communicate the dates.
After all steps are completed, the Educational Admissions Committee will review the completed file and make the final admissions decision.
The Admissions Office will communicate the decision directly to the parents.

Tuition and Fees

Application Fee:

Application “non-refundable” Payment of Q2,500.

You need to complete an Online Application Form in order to submit the application fee. The online payment link is available on the 'Next Steps' webpage that you will find after submitting the Online Application Form.

Tuition and Fees:

To find more information about CAG's enrollment fee, tuition and other fees, click here.

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