Our Admissions Process

STEP 1: Contact our Admissions Team

You can register your interest in learning more about our school, by completing our online enquiry form. Upon receiving your enquiry, our admissions team will be in touch to provide further information and can arrange for you to come and visit the school.

Once you have submitted an enquiry, we will keep you updated with what's going on in school and we'd love to invite you to our community events and open days.

Alternatively, you can send us an email via admissions@wat.al or give us a call at +355 69 702 9919.

STEP 2: School Tour

Our Admissions Team will take you on a personal tour of our wonderful facilities here at WAT. During your visit, you will get a feel for the school, see our classrooms and specialist facilities and meet a member of our academic team.

STEP 3: Start your Application

When you are ready to submit an application to join WAT, you will need to submit your child's application via our online admissions portal. You can click to access the admissions portal below.

The admissions portal will remain open for the duration of your admissions journey and guide you through the whole process. You can log in to the portal to view your progress and submit documents at any time, you will also receive a notification when there is an update. However, please note that once you submit forms and sign documents, you will no longer be able to make edits.

If you have previously enquired to the school, please use the same email address to log in to the portal because this enables us to identify you and avoids duplicate applications for the same family.

To get started, it's worth noting that the following supporting documents will be required, you will be guided to securely upload these within the admissions portal:

• Student application form, including summary of student’s academic history.
• Enrolment Agreement Form
• Medical Questionnaire
• 2 photos of the child (3x4cm)
• Copies of the passports of the child and both parents (Please include the current visa page)
• School reports for the past two years. Reports must be complete and in the case of High School students must include transcripts of all semesters completed.
• For children who have not yet completed two years of schooling or for students who have attended a school that does not issue a report card, a confidential letter of recommendation completed by a teacher or Principal at the child’s current school may be requested
• Psychological-educational evaluations if available

Parents may also be requested to provide the contact details of a teacher / the principal at the previous school to allow us to obtain a reference from this school.

A review of your application and supporting documents is usually completed within one week.

STEP 4: Assessment & Interview

Students applying to join our Secondary School must participate in an interview and take an English language test in listening, writing, speaking and reading. The outcome of this test does not affect admission to the school, but helps us determine the student's level of English so we can deliver a programme that suits their needs. World Academy of Tirana provides English Language support for those students who need it. For admission into Grades 9 – 12, the school needs to determine the degree of potential success for a student working in English language-based classes.

Some assessments of other subjects including maths and science may be required, depending on the documentation submitted earlier in the process.

WAT is an inclusive school and admits students irrespective of gender, religion and nationality. We admit students with additional physical or learning needs on a case-by-case basis, depending on whether the school can accommodate their specific need. Each student’s safety, well-being, and impact on the instructional programme will be considered before a final decision on admissions.

STEP 5: Offer & Acceptance

If your application has met all conditions, and providing there is a place available in the appropriate year group, a formal offer of a place will be made.

You will receive this offer together with the contract for you to sign via the admissions portal.

The student will then receive a school account where all necessary information will be shared.

Where there are more applicants than available places, and all necessary conditions are met, admission shall be determined by the date of application and a waiting list will be formed.