Orientation Day
Orientation Day
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When & Where
When & Where
Friday, 15 August 2025
Upper School Orientation (Grades 9 & 10): 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
High School Orientation (Grades 11 & 12): 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Lower School Orientation (Flopsy Bunnies to Grade 4): 12:00 NOON to 1:00 PM
Middle School Orientation (Grades 5 to 8): 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Boarding Students
Students in Boarding are welcome to come along and drop off their luggage in the Boarding House from 8 am on this day. There will be a few registration and settling in procedures to finish at the Boarding House - and these can be completed at any time on the day, around your school orientation sessions. Please attend the relevant divisional orientations at the correct times above.
Where: In person, on the school campus
School Address: ACS Cobham International School, Portsmouth Road, Cobham KT11 1BL
Getting here: Best way to get here is by car, or walk/bike if you live in the local area. Uber works well in this location. Nearest private taxi services are: Esher Station Cars, and Boynton Cars. Nearest train stations: Esher, Oxshott & Cobham & Stoke D'Abernon
Parking: There is plenty of bike & car parking available on campus.
If you are unable to attend
We strongly recommend that you attend the orientation day, as it is a great opportunity to familiarise yourself with the school facilities & protocols, meet the divisional teams, other new students; and for your child, it can facilitate a great confident start in their new school environment.
Please contact the Admissions team to let them know if you are unable to attend, and we will make every effort to offer you an alternative in person orientation date in the first few weeks of school. Likewise, for parents of Boarding students, kindly get in touch to let us know if you are not planning to attend the orientation day.
Updated Campus Map
Updated Campus Map
What to expect at the orientation
What to expect at the orientation
An Overview
All School Divisions have their orientations at varying times on the same day.
Starting times, locations, and schedules will be different for each group - please find relevant details for your Division/s included in the links below.
A Central Resource & Information Hub will be set up in the Main School Dining Hall; and all groups will have time allocated to visit this area. This is where the various school teams from Transport, Catering, ParentPay, Sports (PE kit samples), Performing Arts, Admissions, Student Services, Home Language Enrichment, PSO, and others will be available to answer any general schoolwide questions you may have.
All families will also be required to pick up their car stickers & parent lanyards from the marked T-Block office anytime during the day.
Refreshments will be available in the Dining Hall all day, and lunch for families who are here around lunchtime.
The updated campus map will help you locate all the locations. There will also be signs to help you on the day.
Divisional Details
Lower School families (up to Grade 4)
On arrival, please head to the 'Heywood House Greens' (right next to Visitors' car park) from where you will be directed to your child's classroom. After a visit to your child's classroom , you are requested to go to the Central Resource & Information Hub in the Dining Hall.
Please remember to pass by the T-Block at some point, to pick up your lanyards and car stickers.
12:00 NOON to 1:00 PM
More details are provided in the link below
Middle School families (Grades 5 to 8)
On arrival, please head to the 'Fountain Area / Glass corridor' for 'Registration'. You will have a welcome presentation, followed by a tour of the campus with students and Divisional leaders, and finally, a visit to the Central Resource & Information Hub in the Dining Hall.
Please remember to pass by the T-Block at some point, to pick up your lanyards and car stickers.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The full schedule is provided in the link below
Upper & High School families (Grades 9 to 12)
On arrival, please head to the 'Fountain Area / Glass corridor' for 'Registration'. You will have a welcome presentation, followed by a tour of the campus, IT onboarding sessions, and finally a visit to the Central Resource & Information Hub in the Dining Hall. Optional Placement testing may also be provided where necessary.
Please remember to pass by the T-Block at some point, to pick up your lanyards and car stickers.
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM for Upper School &
10:30 AM to 1:00 PM for High School
The full schedules are provided in the link below
Boarding families
Please feel free to drop off your luggage in the Boarding House anytime starting 8 AM. There are two parts to your orientation on this day - please attend your scheduled Divisional orientation at the relevant times above, and complete registration and settling in at the Boarding House before or after that.
Boarding students are expected stay on at the Boarding House at the end of the day. Parents usually depart by 4 pm. Students have a full weekend of icebreaker activities planned, to help them settle in, before school starts on the Monday.
After the Orientation
After the Orientation
At the end of the orientation day, you would have met with your Divisional Principal & Assistant Principal, as well as some teachers and students. You will have received a tour of the campus, so hopefully students will have a good idea of where to go as they arrive on Day 1 of school. No problem if not, as there will be plenty of staff at the drop-off points in the first few days of school, and they will help direct the students appropriately. And, hopefully, you will have all your questions answered.
Your child would have also received their weekly schedule.
If you have any urgent unanswered questions after the orientation day, please email any of our divisional offices or reach out to anyone in the school / parent community.
You would have also collected your car stickers and parent lanyards. Please remember to always wear your parent lanyard when you visit the campus - this is an important part of the school safeguarding policy.
Roll on weekend, and the first day of school is on Monday, 18 August!
School Address
ACS Cobham International School,
Portsmouth Road,
Cobham
KT11 1BL
Handy Contacts
School Switchboard: 01932 867 251
Cobham Admissions: cobadmissions@acs-schools.com
PSO Contact - Parent School Organisation (PTA): Pooja Mittal, 07793293774
WhatsApp Support Group for new families (run by parents): Invite link here
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