`Iolani’s ESL Program is open to students entering kindergarten and grades 6 – 8.  Approximately ten new ESL students are admitted each year on a FULL or INTEGRATED basis, depending on their level of English proficiency. 

Grade Level	Openings	Deadline to Apply
Kindergarten	3-4	October 30
6th Grade	3	December 1
7th Grade	3	December 1
8th Grade	1	December 1

Boys applying to kindergarten must turn 5 by June 30, 2009.  Girls must turn 5 by September 30, 2009.  All ESL testing is done at `Iolani School; requirements vary depending on grade level and English language proficiency.  Since `Iolani has no boarding facilities, at least one parent must live with the student on Oahu while he/she attends `Iolani.

Here are step-by-step instructions for completing the ESL application process.   If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Apply

Obtain an application by calling us at (808) 943-2222 and asking us to mail you an ESL application packet.  Online applications are not available to ESL candidates.

Complete the application and return it by the deadline above.  Include a copy of your child's birth certificate or passport, a photo (not required, but recommended), the completed parent questionnaire, and the $100 application fee to:

               'Iolani School
               Office of Admission
               563 Kamoku Street
               Honolulu, HI  96826

Test

Kindergarten candidates:

After we receive your completed application, we will schedule your son/daughter for testing.  Testing is done at `Iolani on three separate visits to campus:

• Individual aptitude test ~ scheduled during a weekday morning
• Group readiness session ~ scheduled on a Saturday morning in January or February
• Individual language screening ~ scheduled on a weekday in January

Off island candidates should contact our office at (808) 943-2222 so that we can arrange to have tests administered within a two-day period.

Candidates for Grades 6 – 8:

All candidates take the SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSION TEST (SSAT).  Register online at www.ssat.org and arrange to have the scores sent to us.  Our school code is 4144.  To make sure that we receive the scores in time for consideration, register your son/daughter for one of the following test dates:

• October 11, 2008
• November 8, 2008
• December 13, 2008
• January 10, 2009

In addition to the SSAT, all candidates take aptitude and language screening tests at `Iolani.   After we receive your completed application, we will schedule your son/daughter for testing.

Report Cards and School Records

Please make sure we receive the following school reports.  If the report is not written in English, please provide a translated copy along with the original document.

• By December 15
  • The final 2007-2008 report card (only for gr. 6 - 8 candidates)
  • The first quarter/trimester report card for 2008-2009
• By February 10
  • The first semester report card for 2008-2009.
  • If available, a copy of the most recent standardized test scores (i.e. HSA, ERB, ITBS, Terra Nova, SAT etc.)

Recommendation Forms for Teachers and Mentors

We require one Teacher Reference Report for kindergarten candidates, and two for candidates applying to grades 6 – 8.  We do not require the Mentor Reference Report, but we encourage students involved in extra-curricular activities to ask their coaches, music teachers or club leaders to submit them.

Download the forms below or use those mailed to you in your application packet.  Read the directions carefully.  Complete and sign the release statement on each form, and ask the teachers and mentors to return the completed forms directly to us between December 1 and January 31.

Provide the teachers and mentors with stamped envelopes addressed to:

               'Iolani School
               Office of Admission
               563 Kamoku Street
               Honolulu, HI  96826

  To download recommendation forms, click here:

          Teacher Reference Report for Kindergarten

          Teacher Reference Report for Grades 6-8

          Mentor Reference Report

Decision

If you meet all the deadlines, you can expect to receive a decision letter from us according to the following timetable:

Kindergarten:     Decision letters sent by April 25
                         Response date is May 10

Grades 6 – 8:    Decision letters sent by March 30
                        Response date is April 15