Admissions
What You Need to Apply to WISS
The WISS application is completed through Open Apply — a secure, easy-to-use online platform.
You will create an account, complete the application form, and upload your documents directly.
1. Personal Documents
- Completed Online Application
- Copy of student birth certificate
- Copy of student & parent passports
- Copy of student & parent Shanghai issued residence permit, diplomatic visa, or letter from your employer affirming that a visa will be procured
- ID Photos (Head & Shoulder Passport Style photos) for each member of the family
- Completed Medical Form and Immunization Records
2. Academic Records
- Latest school reports — current and previous two academic years (certified translations required for reports not in English)
- For Pre-Kindergarten to Kindergarten: school reports from the current year, if available
- For Grades 1 to 10: school reports from the current and previous two years
- For Grades 11 and 12: all school reports beginning from Grade 9, including the current year
- Teacher Recommendation Letter
3. Supporting Documents
- Lower Elementary Parent Questionnaire for Pre-Nursery to Kindergarten applicants
- Confidential Principal/Teacher Recommendation Form
- Standardized Test Scores, if available
- Relevant educational or medical evaluations, IEPs, or other reports for students with learning needs, if applicable
- Completed Transportation Request Form, if applicable