NIVA accepts students who meet the following requirements:

1. Male and female students ages from 3 - 17 of any nationality, race, or religion.
2. Meet the basic chosen class level of academic preparedness including the ability to work and study in the English language.
3. Students who are willing to be admitted in Intensive English (IE) or Language Support (LS) programs if their English language skills require special attention. The duration may be one semester to two school years.
4. Able to pay the required fees of the school.

Note: Students who have had serious disciplinary problems in their previous school/s, such as smoking, drug or alcohol abuse, etc. will not be accepted. (Please refer to Student Behavioral Code).

Application
To apply at NIVA you should:

1. Complete the application form (Form Ad-1)   (Online Application | Download Application Form)
2. Submit copies of previous school records and transcripts
3. Submit a letter of recommendation from the previous school
4. Pay the 2000 Baht fee per child for placement testing

Registration
Upon being accepted, submit the following documents to enroll:]

1. Copy of  Home Registration (Thai only)
2. Copy of passports parents (Overseas)
3. Non-Immigrant Type "Ed" Visa of student (Overseas)
4. Completed Student Enrollment Agreement Form (Form Ad-6)
5. Completed Financial Agreement Form (Form Ad-6)
6. Six (6) 1.5-inch photographs of student
7. Two (2) 1.5-inch photographs of parents
8. Drawn map to your home or residence

Niva uses the Stanford English Language Proficiency Test (SELPT) and the Stanford Math Achievement Predictors (SMAP) to evaluate the English language and mathematics ability of the student. International and Thai students take the same tests. There are four levels of the SELPT:

1. Primary level for Kindergarten to Grade 2
2. Elementary level for Grades 3 - 5
3. Middle School Level for Grades 6 - 8
4. High School level for Grades 9 - 12

The SMAP has eight (8) levels, one for each entering grade level for K-8. The SMAP Level 8 post-test is used for entering Grade 9. Mathematics tests for entering Grades 10-12 are designed by the NIVA International School Mathematics Department.

Admission Placement
The Placement Test results will be available within five to seven working days. The criteria for the placement shall be as follows:

Kindergarten Students
 Kindergarten students are accepted without any placement test. The kindergarten students are required to sit for the SELPT when entering grade 1 but admittance is usually granted unless the applicant has a disability for which we cannot provide support.

Enrollment and Class Attendance

1. Pay the required fees by selecting an appropriate payment schedule. (Please refer to Fees Schedule)
2. Show the receipt and claim the textbooks from the Book Room. Textbooks will be available in July. Sometimes, the homeroom teacher may distribute some/all books on the first day of school in the class if the books were not available by the end of July.
3. Check to be sure that you have the correct school uniforms (Please refer to Student Behavioral Code) and the NIVA notebooks and writing paper which can be purchased from the Book Room.
4. Come to school on the first day of school, look for the classroom and homeroom teacher assignment notices posted at the entrance of the school and queue behind your grade level sign fo rthe flag raising ceremony.
5. If you are joining school when it is already in session, please see the Thai principal or the admission personnel who will guide you from there on.
6. Attend flag line and follow your homeroom teacher to your class or to the assembly hall for orientation. Your homeroom teacher will guide you from there on.

Registration Period for New Students
Period: First week of March to End of June
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Days: Monday to Friday except public holidays