Shifting from India to Dubai

Hello,
My daughters DOB is 4.04.2010. Shes in 3rd grade in india. Her academic year ends in March 2019.
If we enroll her in IB school in Dubai, where the academic year starts in September 2019, will she naturally move to Grade 4? or will she repeat her 3rd grade?
pls guide.

supriyaK Default Asked on January 3, 2019 in Admissions.
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Hi Supriya,

This depends on when you plan to enroll her in Dubai.    The likelihood is that she would not be permitted to join an IB curriculum school in April and would therefore need to join Grade 4 for one term in a CBSE school in either Dubai or India before transferring to the IB in Grade 4 in September.   The transfer certificate issued by her current school upon leaving will define the grade that she will join in Dubai.  Please be aware that some IB curriculum schools follow the UK 13 year structure, which would mean that she would join the equivalent of Grade 4, which would be Year 5.

WhichSchoolAdvisor Head of Department Answered on January 2, 2019.
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Hi Supriya,

This depends on when you plan to enroll her in Dubai.    The likelihood is that she would not be permitted to join an IB curriculum school in April and would therefore need to join Grade 4 for one term in a CBSE school in either Dubai or India before transferring to the IB in Grade 4 in September.   The transfer certificate issued by her current school upon leaving will define the grade that she will join in Dubai.  Please be aware that some IB curriculum schools follow the UK 13 year structure, which would mean that she would join the equivalent of Grade 4, which would be Year 5.

WhichSchoolAdvisor Head of Department Answered on January 2, 2019.
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