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How to enrol

Enrolment

Enrolment for entry to the College for the 2024-25 academic year is now complete. Check back to this webpage from April for information on enrolment with the College.

Stage 1: Thursday 22 August to Friday 23 August at 5pm

STUDENT ACTION

Upload your results on Thursday 22 August (GCSE Results Day). The deadline to complete Stage 1 is Friday 23 August at 5pm. We will email your your enrolment link to you on Tuesday 20 August.

Please complete Stage 1 even if you believe your actual GCSE grades do not meet the relevant Admissions Score, or you are unqualified for one or more A level subjects. We cannot help if we have not received your information!

We do not use the Higher Admissions Score at Enrolment, so if you have applied for the Sciences, the Minimum Admissions Score of 58 applies.

You can check the status of your enrolment by logging into your Student Dashboard, using the details supplied for Enrolment.

HILLS ROAD ACTION

When we receive your GCSE grade evidence, we will check it to confirm you are qualified for your offered subjects. Grade checking takes place from Thursday 22 August to Tuesday 27 August, so please do not contact the College during this time if you have not received an email from us. 

  • If you are qualified
    You will be invited to complete Stage 2 Enrolment.
  • If you are unqualified for one or more of your offered A level subjects
    You will be invited to a meeting at the College on Tuesday 27 August to discuss your options with one of our A level specialists.

We do not use the Higher Admissions Score of 71 at Enrolment which affects Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science and Physics, the Minimum Admissions Score of 58 will now apply.

However, if you have applied for Further Maths and/or a Four A Level Programme, the Admissions Score of 78 still applies.

Stage 2: Closes on Tuesday 27 August at 5pm

HILLS ROAD ACTION

Once we have checked your GCSE grade evidence or invited you to a meeting to discuss your A level subject options, we will send an email asking you to complete Stage 2 Enrolment. You must complete this stage by Tuesday 27 August at 5pm. Failure to do so by the deadline means that your offer of a place will be given to another student.

STUDENT ACTION

You must complete Stage 2 as soon as you receive your email. 

Please refer to the Student Dashboard to check your Enrolment status:

If your Dashboard status shows that your Stage 1 Enrolment has been approved and you have not received an email asking you to complete Stage 2, please complete the form linked below. Please do not email or call Admissions. We will be monitoring the form and will resend your Stage 2 email as soon as possible.

Once you have completed Stage 2, you are fully enrolled as Year 12 student! Congratulations!

Grade evidence

For Stage 1 Enrolment, you must upload the grade evidence supplied by your school or awarding body showing the grade(s) you have received.

Examples of grade evidence include:

  • Certificates for qualifications you have already received
  • A Statement of Results from your school
  • Musical instrument or theory certificates if you are taking A level Music or Music Technology
  • A Statement of Comparability
  • A Statement of Recognition

Image guidance for uploading your evidence

You will need to upload a JPG, PNG or PDF of your evidence. Your image MUST include:

  • Your name
  • The subjects and grades you have been awarded
  • If you are supplying a certificate that has already been awarded, you must provide a scan of the complete document

If we cannot clearly see that the evidence shows your results, we will request a new image.

College ID photo guidance

You must follow our guidance on how to take a photograph for your college identification card. The photo must be passport-style, and you must not alter the image in any way or apply a filter.

The rules

  • Take a portrait photograph; your phone should be vertical, not horizontal
  • You must be facing the camera
  • Do not wear a hat, sunglasses or anything that covers your head or face, unless you require these for religious beliefs
  • Do not apply any filter or alter the image in any way
  • Make sure your background is plain
  • You can smile!

Key dates

22 Aug

Stage 1 opens

23 Aug

Stage 1 closes at 5 pm

27 Aug

Stage 2 closes at 5 pm

29 Aug

Course changes confirmed

Get prepared for Enrolment

We recommend you get everything ready before Thursday 22 August, so you can complete Stage 1 Enrolment as soon as you have received your GCSE grades. Here are a few ideas of what you could do now:

Read our guidance on how to scan or photograph any qualification certificates you may have received already if they are in paper format. If you only have a digital version, then make sure you know where they are saved.

Examples of existing certificates might be GCSE qualifications you have already received; musical instrument or theory certificates, or Statements of Comparability.

More information

There are several steps to completing Stage 1: please read on to understand the actions you need to take. Some are required and others are optional.

If you are qualified for your offered subjects, you will be emailed a link for Stage 2 Enrolment, which must be completed by 5 pm, Tuesday 27 August.

You may have lots of questions about Enrolment at Hills Road. Please keep scrolling to see if you can find the answers you need.

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