Secondary School Student FAQs

The CAT programme caters for students qualifying in the 85th to the 94th percentile and above. The CTYI programme caters for students qualifying in the 95th percentile and above. 

Secondary school students must sit a Talent Search Assessment in order to qualify for eligibility on CTYI programmes. Alternatively you may submit a full Education Psychologist Report, which will be assessed internally by the Director. 

No, eligibility can only be determined through the Talent Search Assessment or by submitting a full Educational Psychologist’s report. 

Results are distributed approximately six weeks after the test date. Test papers are sent to Johns Hopkins University in the US to be corrected.

Confirmation is confirmed by post and email one week beforehand and this includes SCAT information and a sample test paper.

The test takes approximately one hour. Parents may stay in the building or leave and come back to collect their child.

Course confirmations are distributed in mid- to late March.

The residential places for the 2026 Summer programme are full. Applications for Residential places open in November and fill very quickly.

Residential places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

We are not in a position to keep a waiting list due to the high level of demand and rarity of Residential cancellations. 

Courses are allocated on a first come, first served basis. We only allocate courses based on the preferences indicated on the application form. If there are no spaces available in the indicated course preferences on the application form, you will be issued a refund.