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Welcome to Admissions

Thank you for considering JESS.

Year 12 2027/28

We are now accepting external applications for Year 12 2027/28. Please select the “Sixth Form” button below and follow the instructions to apply.

FS1 2028/29

This year group currently remains closed to Personal Debenture applications. We are now processing the change of FS1 age of entry for our current waitlist families and once this process is complete, we hope to be better informed on Personal Debenture applications for FS1 2028. Please check our website on 2nd November 2026 for a further update.

Year 7 2028/29

We are no longer accepting any Expression of Interest Forms for Year 7 2028-29. If we can reopen this year group to Personal Debenture applications, we will relist it as open on our website. The next update will be Monday 2nd November 2026.

All other year groups

All other year groups remain closed to Personal Debenture applications as we are currently oversubscribed in each year. If any opportunities do arise for any year levels, this will be communicated on our next website update on Monday 2nd November.

Corporate Debenture holders and Emirati Nationals

Applications for Corporate Debenture holders and Emirati Nationals for all year groups (except Years 10–13) remain open.

Sibling applications

Families of existing JESS students applying to FS1 or Year 7 are invited to contact JESS Admissions at admissions@jess.sch.ae

Sixth Form

Corporate Debenture

Emirati National

Open Entry

Owing to the high volume of applications we receive; we are unable to respond to applications other than from FS1 and Year 7 sibling applications, Corporate Debenture Holders, or Emirati Nationals.

How to Apply at JESS

Here is how to Apply to JESS

You can check the year group you should apply for in our school age and curriculum comparison:

SCHOOL AGE & CURRICULUM COMPARISON

Open Year Groups (1 October – 2 November, 2026).

We are currently accepting applications to join our waiting lists from:

Corporate Debenture holders (all year groups except Years 10 – 13)

Emirati applications (all year groups except for Years 10 – 13)

FS1 and Year 7 siblings only

Year 12 2027

Personal Debenture Applications

We will only reopen year groups to Personal Debenture applications if our waiting lists fall below a certain level. If we can reopen year groups to Personal Debenture applications, we will update the information above.

Please check back here at the beginning of each month and if you see the year group you require listed as open, you will be able to apply to join our waiting list.

Please Note

We do not accept any applications into Year 11 or Year 13 as they are part of a two-year exam programme.

All Year Groups (except Years 10 – 13) are OPEN to Corporate Debenture and Emirati Applications only.

FS1 and Year 7 are OPEN to Sibling Applications.

FS1 and Year 7 2027 are now CLOSED.

For all other year groups, you have to apply in the 2026/27 academic year IF the year group is OPEN as indicated above.