HOW TO APPLY
STEP 1 PREPARE REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
You must provide photocopies of the following materials as part of the application and bring the original copies to the in-person interview.
1. Identification
If the student holds a non-mainland Chinese passport
Valid Passport identification page (including ID picture)
Valid Chinese visa page
If the student is a resident of Hong Kong or Macau
Valid Passport identification page (including ID picture)
Valid Mainland Travel Permit (Home Return Permit)
Valid Hongkong/ Macau Permanent Identity Card
If the student is a resident of Taiwan
Valid Passport identification page (including ID picture)
Valid Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents (Taiwan Compatriot Permit)
2. Passport Style Photograph
Recent colored passport-style photo of the student (3.3cm * 4.8cm)
3. School Transcripts and Letter of Recommendation
NOTE: To submit your recommendations, please provide the teacher's email address in the designated section of your application checklist. The system will automatically send them a secure, personalized link to access and complete the online form (which includes the recommendation letter, school report/transcript, and student background information and request form).
For Grade 1 applicant
One teacher recommendation letter
The school recommendation form
For Grade 2 applicant
The original official transcript, semester reports, or report cards of the past one year
Two teacher recommendation letters
The school recommendation form
For Grade 3-6 applicant
The original official transcript, semester reports, or report cards of the past two years
Two teacher recommendation letters
The school recommendation form
For Grade 7 and 8 applicant
The original official transcript or semester reports of the past two years
Two teacher recommendation letters
Student background information and request form
For Grade 9-11 applicant
Official transcripts for the past two years, all transcripts? since Grade 9
Two teacher recommendation letters
Student background information and request form
4. Immunization Record
5. Other Awards or Certificates
6. Photocopy of the Parents’ Valid Identification Documents
7. Photocopy of the Parents’ Degree Credentials (Undergraduate and Above)
STEP 2 FINALIZE AND SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Fill out and submit the online application for considerations to enroll in THIS.
STEP 3 ADMISSION PROCESS
Admission Test
Once the application materials have been reviewed and approved, the THIS Admissions Office will notify students of the detailed admission test schedule as soon as possible. On the test day, students will first take an approximately 15-minute comprehensive potential assessment, followed by the admission test. Upon notification, students are required to attend the test at THIS at the designated time. Applicants for Grade 7 and above are required to take a mathematics test, and non-native Chinese speakers must take a Chinese placement test. Grade 1 applicants are required to participate in a behavioral observation session after passing the admission test. All admission test scores are valid for six months. If the application is postponed for more than six months, the student must retake the test.
Family Interview
Students who perform well in the entrance tests and behavioral observation (only applicable to first-grade students) will have the opportunity to be invited, along with their parents, to attend a family interview within about a week (with the exception of first-grade students).
STEP 4 ADMISSION RESULTS
The THIS Admissions Office will notify applicants of the admissions decision via email within two weeks after all application procedures are completed (including the family interview, if applicable). For Grade 1 applicants, results will be notified within two weeks after the behavioral observation session is completed.
IMPORTANT DATES
THIS applications are open all year round. However, there are 2 important dates for transfer students.
November 15th
Last day to enroll in the first semester.
March 15th
Last day to enroll in the second semester.
download application process and required documents checklist (pdf)
