Admission to Hutchesons'
Primary 1 entry
Your child must be aged 4 by the end of February prior to the session of your child's entry into Primary 1. The start of each session is in August each year. In the preceding October, following receipt of your application form, your child will be invited to attend an informal interview and assessment at the Primary School at Kingarth Street. The interviews begin in the middle of October and run until the middle of December with the oldest interviewed first. The second informal interview and assessment are on Friday 27 January 2012.
Primary 5 entry
The next assessment tests take place on Friday 27 January 2012. Please call the Admissions Registrar (see below) to find out more about entry to Primary 5 and to receive examples of past papers.
Secondary 1 entry
The next assessment tests take place on Friday 27 January 2012, for entry to S1 in August 2012. The examination consists of English, Mathematics and verbal reasoning tests to a standard appropriate to Primary 7, and and the day lasts from 9.30 am until 2.30 pm. We provide lunch, and senior pupils will give your child a tour of the school. We are happy to give you past papers so that you and your child know what to expect from the examination.
Primary and Secondary Intermediate Entry
Intermediate entry is possible if a vacancy for the appropriate year exists. Each application will be considered according to its own individual merit and circumstance. Children wishing to apply for intermediate entry will be tested in January and February on the following dates: P4 and P7 on 31 January, P2 and P6 on 1 February and P3 on 2 February. Those applying for places in Primary 6 and Primary 7 will also have a short interview on a separate date in January.
Offers of places
All offers of places are sent out in the middle of February following assessments/entrance examination at the end of January and all acceptances must be received by the end of March. If a child is a pupil at another independent school, it is important that you discuss with them the fact that you are interested in applying for a place at Hutchesons' before bringing your child to sit an assessment.
Questions and further information
Please do not hesitate to contact our Admissions Registrar, Mrs Margaret Norman, on 0141 433 4402 if you have any questions, require any further information or would like an individual tour of the school.
Information on fees and bursaries can be found here.
Financial assistance of up to %100 of fees is available annually by competitive entry to S1.
