STUDENT TRANSFER

Ministry of Education Requirement & Process for Transfer to Private School in Bahrain

Important Notes

  • Students transferring from Kindergarten to Kindergarten or from Kindergarten to Year 1 are excluded from the requirements below and can be registered as long as the Ministry of Education requirement for the class capacity of the school is met.
  • Parents should bring the original Transfer Approval letter to Admissions Department to the new School
  • Students that have not complied with the above regulations and have not completed the transfer process will not be accepted into School.

Student Transferring From Private School To Private School In Bahrain

  1. Parents/guardians must provide the following to the Ministry of Education:

  • Letter from parent/guardian detailing the reason for transfer; and/or reason for not attending school if the student has not been attending school.

  • Original and copy, stamped and certified most recent school report taking into account the following details:
Date of transfer
Required Report
Beginning of School year
End of year report of previous academic year
Beginning of Second year
End of First term report
During the school year (for personal reasons or emergency)
Student Punctuality Record along with previous terms report
  • Copy of CPR (front & back)
  • Offer letter from new school
  • ·No objection letter from previous school. All fees and outstanding payments must be completed in order to obtain Ministry approval.

       2. Private education department must ensure that the student has complied with the following:

  • Verify that the student has passed or failed the academic year. Students will not obtain transfer approval unless they have passed the second term examinations (if they have been taken)
  • Verify that the student reports have been stamped and signed by the Person/s recognized by the Private Education Department in the previous school.
  • Verify the Student capacity of the new school
  • The school must comply with the fee regulation (25) from 1998 regarding the Private Training & Education Organization

       3. Private Education Department must inform parents if application meets all necessary requirements. If all requirements have been met, parents will be asked to complete the transfer process from the previous school; completing all the pending payments. Private Education Department will then issue the Transfer Approval letter, to be collected by the parents.

Student Transferring From Government School To Private School

  1. Parents/guardians must provide the following:
  • Letter from parent/guardian detailing the reason for transfer; and/or reason for not attending school if the student has not been attending school.
  • Original and copy, stamped and certified most recent school report
  • Copy of CPR (front & back)
  • Offer letter from new school

       2. Private education department must ensure that the student has complied with the following:

  • Verify that the student has passed or failed the academic year. Students will not obtain transfer approval unless they have passed the second term examinations (if they have been taken)
  • Verify that the student reports have been stamped and signed by the Person/s recognized by the Private Education Department in the previous school.
  • Verify the Student capacity of the new school
  • The school must comply with the fee regulation (25) from 1998 regarding the Private Training & Education Organization

Private Education Department must inform parents if the student has complied with the all requirements. If so, the Transfer Approval letter will be issued.

Student Transferring From Outside Bahrain To Private School

Requirements

  • Original transcripts (Mark sheet) for the last grade studied.
  • Original graduation certificate.
  • Certified Legal translation if the educational documents are issued in languages other than English or Arabic.
  • A copy of a valid passport and identity card.

Attestation:

  • Stamp of The Ministry of Education of the issuing state or its representative. (This is sufficient for documents issued only from the GCC countries).
  • Stamp of both The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing state and Bahrain’s Embassy, or any entity acting on its behalf or vice versa. (This may be dispensed with an Apostille certification)

Note: Other requirements (such as a leaving certificate, a transfer letter, or other documents) will be requested when needed. 

Student Transferring From Private School To Government School

  1. Parents/guardians must provide the following:
  • Original and copy, stamped and certified most recent school report
  • CPR copy (front & back)
  • No objection letter from the Private school for the transfer of the student

       2. Private Education Department will issue the transfer letter to the parents; who must then send it to the Education