Student Admission Procedure

In the 2026-2027 academic year, our school has Preschool (ages 4 and 5), Primary School (grades 1, 2, 3 and 4), Middle School (grades 5, 6, 7 and 8) and Anatolian High School (preparatory year and grades 9, 10, 11 and 12).

Children are admitted to TED Üsküdar College Private Kindergarten based on the results of the “Student Assessment” carried out by the Psychological Counselling and Guidance Unit.

Students are admitted to TED Üsküdar College Private Primary School based on the results of the “Student Assessment” carried out by the Psychological Counselling and Guidance Unit.

Students are admitted to TED Üsküdar College Private Middle School based on the TED Schools Entrance Exam (TOGS) and the results of the “Student Assessment” carried out by the Psychological Counselling and Guidance Unit.

Students are admitted to TED Üsküdar College Private High School based on the TED Schools Entrance Exam (TOGS) and/or the central exam results (LGS), together with the results of the “Student Assessment” carried out by the Psychological Counselling and Guidance Unit.

TOGS exams are prepared by the Measurement and Evaluation Unit of TED Headquarters. They cover the Ministry of National Education learning outcomes in Turkish, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and English taught up to the exam date in the student's current school year.

Applicants wishing to transfer into grades 9 and 10 of TED Üsküdar College Anatolian High School must, in addition to the conditions above, pass a written and oral English proficiency exam. Our school does not accept transfer students from other schools into grades 11 and 12.

Students applying to our school from abroad must first obtain an equivalence certificate. The equivalence certificate is issued abroad by the Education Attachés at Turkish embassies, and in Türkiye by the provincial or district directorates of the Ministry of National Education.

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