Panaga School Mission Statement
Panaga School’s Mission and Vision is Together, Improving Learning. Student learning and progress on all levels is central to all that we do. This message is conveyed through an image of a whale silhouetted with animals, that represent the personal qualities. Our community is transient in nature, therefore the clear message of Together, Improving Learning helps all easily understand our mission.
Policy Purpose
To provide consistency of approach and a transparent process for admission to Panaga School.
Admission Policy
The children of Brunei Shell Joint Venture (BSJV) employees, Panaga School teachers and British Garrison personnel can enter school if all the relevant application criteria are met. The admission process must be completed before the first day of attendance.
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IBAS Criteria:
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Children meet age eligibility for the school.
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The school can meet any additional learning requirements the child may have.
Panaga School Teachers’ Criteria:
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Children meet age eligibility for the school.
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The school can meet any additional learning requirements the child may have.
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Teachers are not benefitting from duplication of benefits.
Term Contracts / Direct Hires’ Criteria:
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Children meet age eligibility for the school.
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The school can meet any additional learning requirements the child may have.
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There are places available within the year group for which the child is eligible. *
Third Party Contractors’ Criteria:
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Children meet age eligibility for the school.
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The school can meet any additional learning requirements the child may have.
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There are places available within the year group for which the child is eligible. *
British Garrison Personnel (Year 7 and 8 only)
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Children meet age eligibility for entry into Year 7 or Year 8
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The school can meet any additional learning requirements the child may have.
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There are places available within the year group for which the child is eligible. *
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*Class sizes at the school are limited and children of this category will be considered if there is available space. The usual terms and conditions of admission will still apply.
Age Eligibility Criteria
Enrolled year is based on the child’s age, although exceptional circumstances may apply. Panaga School Senior Leadership Team (SLT) will work collaboratively with families to determine if a child requires additional learning support or if a different year group is deemed academically and developmentally more appropriate. The final decision, however, will be made by the school.
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Note: Pre Nursery student Application for Admission is required prior to the 31st May of each year, in order to be guaranteed a place in the proceeding school year. After this date, if student numbers exceed staffing allocations, a student waiting list will be created.
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Entrance Assessments
Students are admitted to Panaga School on the basis of an interview with the relevant Deputy Principal or Senior Leader and performance in a Cognitive Ability Test (CAT). CAT testing occurs from Year 3 only. Nursery to Year 2 students have an orientation/assessment with the relevant Deputy Principal or Senior Leader within the Medaram and Rampayoh sections.
Students enrolled in one section of the School will automatically be admitted to the other sections of the School as long as they meet the entry requirements for those sections. The enrolment process must be completed prior to the first day of attendance. Entries may be accepted during the academic year and will be considered on a case by case basis.
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Curriculum
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The curriculum provision incorporates residential field trips and visits, which are integral to the education offered. Additional costs may be incurred by the parents for these trips. Children are expected to follow the curriculum in full. Where parents opt not to include their child in residential visits lasting more than one night, the school will not provide alternative educational provision.
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Inclusive Education
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Special Educational Needs (SEND)
Panaga School is an inclusive mainstream school and is able to provide additional learning support, both in and out of class, for students with mild to moderate learning needs.
We do not have a special education unit for children with more complex educational or health needs.
Parents are required to inform the school prior to admission of any special or learning support needs. This information should include: previous school reports, SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) reports, copies of previous Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and any reports from outside professionals (e.g. educational psychologist, speech and language therapist, occupational therapist). Failure to do so may jeopardise the potential placement at the school. Note: Failure to disclose any relevant information could result in the withdrawal of the child’s place if the school feels it cannot meet the child’s educational needs.
The school reserves the right to request parents to seek a specialist assessment, e.g. Speech and Language assessment, Educational Psychologist assessment, prior to enrolment and during their time at the school, to support the identification and support of special educational needs and/ or disabilities. Families are responsible for organising and funding specialist assessments and for any follow up treatment or therapy options suggested, e.g. Speech and Language Therapy. Failure to do so may jeopardise the potential placement at the school.
Note: Failure to seek requested assessments could result in the withdrawal of the child’s place if the school feels it cannot meet the child’s educational needs.
The school will carefully consider the collated information and assessments, in conjunction with family input, in order to evaluate whether the school can meet the needs of the child.
In certain cases, the school may determine the needs of the child could be met but with additional adult support (if this is locally available). This is likely to incur additional fees
(BSJV employees may be eligible for financial support, and should enquire with HR and/or Shell Global Education). Full time 1-1 intensive support currently costs circa 1,800 Brunei Dollars per month. Parents would need to confirm their acceptance of the additional fees and receive confirmation that intensive support is locally available, before coming to Brunei.
In other cases, the school may not be able to meet the needs of students who require more specialist provision. In this case, the school would provide advice on where this provision may be found.
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English Language Support (EAL)
Panaga School provides support for English acquisition. During the application process, parents are asked to indicate their child’s level of English proficiency and this will be followed up in the admissions process to ensure they are able to access the curriculum.
Students who are new or emerging speakers of English will be assessed for their English Language proficiency by a member of the Additional Needs Team within the first few weeks of joining school using a standardised WIDA assessment. This assessment will support in planning the EAL support required, and whether this support will be provided in or out of the classroom setting.
Depending on the level of required support, some students will have their specialist EAL lessons during their timetabled MFL (French/Mandarin/Malay/Spanish/Nepali) lessons if this is appropriate for their level of English. Their progress is closely monitored, and they are integrated into the aforementioned mainstream lessons as soon as it is felt that they are ready to do so. The precise timing of this is determined by assessment and in communication between the Assistant Head (SENCO), Assistant Head (relevant Key Stage) and the MFL Lead.
In certain cases, the school may determine the needs of the child could be met but with more intensive language support (if this is locally available). This is likely to incur additional fees (BSJV employees may be eligible for financial support, and should enquire with HR and/or Shell Global Education) with full time 1-1 intensive support currently costing circa 1,800 Brunei Dollars per month.
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Probationary Period
All new students to Panaga School are granted provisional enrolment for a term while they are assessed. If there are any issues concerning the student the Parent/Guardian will be notified during or at the end of the term.
Medical
A completed Health History form must be submitted with the application form. Parents are required to divulge any medical condition or need for regular medication on this form. All students must register for a BRUHIMS number on arrival in Brunei.
In a medical emergency, the school’s Senior Leadership Team may authorise referral to Panaga Health, KB Hospital, RIPAS or JPMC for urgent treatment.
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Code of Conduct
The day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the Senior Leadership Team and in educational matters their decision is final. Parents are referred to Panaga school policies, as available at https://www.panagaschool.com/policies .
Publicity
Parents and children agree that basic personal details and images may, from time to time, be used for the purpose of publicity and to celebrate learning. Any image taken of children in school by parents or their guests should not be published on social networking sites without the permission of the parents of the children in the image.
Assessment Data
Parents agree that the school may collect and store data on pupil progress against assessments made internally and through external testing. Teacher assessment data is also stored through online systems including Google. Panaga School also uses apps such as Seesaw. All such data includes basic information relating to the children’s age, language and background to provide for effective analysis.
Student Pass
All non Bruneian students are required by the Brunei Government to have a Student Pass in order to study in Brunei. The forms are provided at the completion of the enrolment process and parents will need to apply or ask their company HR to assist. For Panaga Teachers, school HR will process the applications on your behalf. The Student Pass must be renewed every year.
Costs for activities outside the core curriculum, such as residential field trips and visits, in which you agree in advance that your child may participate, are not included in the school fees and will be charged for accordingly.
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BSJV employees are advised to refer to their contractual educational entitlement.
School Tuition Fees
All tuition fees for Panaga school are charged at JIS standard rate. Please refer to the full fees document here.​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Amendments to Terms and Conditions of Admission
These Terms and Conditions may be amended from time to time at the School’s sole discretion without any prior notice or consent and such amendments shall be deemed to be incorporated herein.
The decision of the school regarding admission is final.
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