Admission Policy

• No pupil will be refused admission to the Union Schools on grounds of race or religious belief.
• No pupil will be refused admission to the Union Schools on the grounds of financial circumstances provided they live in the feeder area or the community zoned for the school as the school cannot burden the parents or its feeder community with financial responsibility of pupils not living in its feeder area.
• Pupils living in our hostels are deemed to form part of our feeder area no matter where their parents or guardians might reside.
• School fees are payable without exemption if Union Schools are chosen in preference to a school nearer the pupil's home.
• An admission fee of R1000.00 will be payable on application to the Union Schools. If the application is not successful the full amount will be refunded. If the pupil is accepted the full amount will be deducted from the first school fees paid to the Union Schools.
• Every effort will be made to ensure that the ratio of boys and girls in each standard remains approximately equal.
• Where selection becomes necessary because the number of applicants exceeds the number of available places, selection shall be based upon the following criteria:
  • preference will be given to siblings, except where this is not in the best interests of the child;
  • preference will be given to applicants who reside in the hostel or to whom the Union Schools are the nearest schools, provided that applications are submitted before the closing date for applications;
  • preference will be given to applicants who have a record of success in identified areas;
  • preference will be given to applicants with a record of involvement or who demonstrate an interest in one or more of the cultural or sporting activities which form part of the Union Schools' extra-curricular programme;
  • the capacity of the school to provide an acceptable quality of education to the applicant (where applicants have special needs);
  • the age of the pupil (the grade number plus 6 will be the general cut-off point);
  • whether or not the applicant is a child of a past pupil of Union High.

Union Schools reserves the right to:

Refuse admission to applicants who have a previous record of significant behavioral problems.

Admit any pupil on merit according to its bursary policy.