Trinity International School

Placement test and interview.

Applicants whose age is six or more are required to take a placement test. TRIS uses the Iowa Test of Basic Skills or ITBS as a placement test to determine the applicant’s proficiency in the English language in the following areas: general language skills, reading comprehension and oral reading, and mathematics. For all applicants, TRIS requires applicants to sit for an interview with the Headmaster.

No deadline.

Small class size (20 and 25 students per class for Kindergarten and Grade 1-12 respectively) with teaching assistants.

TRIS has one computer lab with 27 computers. All TRIS students have mandatory typing, computer, and fundamental programming courses.

The school offers wide range of activities and clubs.

Physical education.

The school has qualified native English speaking teachers.

The ESL (English as Second Language) program is designed to increase fluency in students with limited English ability. A student’s score on the admission English language assessment test, together with classroom observation, determines initial placement in the ESL program. Students are kept in ESL until ESL support services are no longer required. To be exited from ESL, the student needs to demonstrate the language and skills necessary to work independently in the mainstream classroom. All ESL students are required to attend summer school. An exit exam is offered near the end of Summer School in order to determine placement for the following year.