Everything you need to know about Enrolment 2025

Enrolment takes place on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd August 2025.

Please note: Telephone enrolment is ONLY taking place on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd August 2025.

You can find your appointment in the Enrolment panel on your student portal. 

If you can't attend your specific appointment, but can attend in person, please email the Admissions Department to rearrange.

If you're struggling to login to your student portal:

• Make sure you're using the same email address you applied with
• Request a new password by clicking here

Please note: Resetting your password can only be done using the desktop version of the student portal (it won't work on a mobile device)

STEP 1 – PHOTOGRAPH

On arrival at Holy Cross main reception, you will sign in and have your photograph taken for your ID badge which you'll collect at the end of the process.

STEP 2 – ENROLMENT

You will spend time with a member of staff (your enroller) who will guide you through the enrolment process, and this will include a full discussion about your course choices and your exam results.

Please note: We will aim to consider any appropriate requests for subject changes at enrolment, but we cannot guarantee any subject changes from your conditional offer at this stage.

DURING ENROLMENT – UNIVERSITY OPTIONS

If you are considering University in the future, it is important that you are aware of and have researched specific entry requirements for courses you may be interested in.

If you are unsure at any point during your enrolment, please ask your enroller to arrange for you to speak to one of our Career Advisors.

Due to the number of courses on offer at universities and their related conditions, the college cannot be certain of all requirements and as such, students are encouraged to take some ownership of this. 

STEP 3 – ELIGIBILITY DOCUMENTS

You will be asked to provide your eligibility evidence (see What do I need to bring with me?) to complete your enrolment. 

You will collect your lanyard and ID badge, and receive information regarding applying for Our Pass, the Bursary (if appropriate) and your Induction at college. 

For most students, enrolment will take about an hour.

It is very important that you bring the following documents to your appointment. We may not be able to complete your enrolment if you cannot provide the necessary documentation.

1. YOUR EXAM RESULTS 

Please make sure that you bring a formal record of your results for ALL your exams including results for any exams taken in previous years (GCSEs, Vocational courses, etc.). 

We will also need to know your UCI and ULN numbers. These should be on your results slips, but please ensure you have them if they are not (the Exams Department at your school will be able to help with this).

A picture of your results on your phone will be accepted.

2. YOUR UK PASSPORT OR UK BIRTH CERTIFICATE

You will need to bring either your CURRENT UK passport or your UK birth certificate.

A picture on your phone of either of these will be accepted. 

If you don't have either of these documents, please see the I don’t have a UK birth certificate or UK passport – what do I need to bring? section below for a full list of documents we can accept and why we request this evidence.

3. CONTACT DETAILS – IF THEY HAVE CHANGED

If any contact details (such as address, phone or email) for either yourself or your parents/carers have changed since you applied, please have these with you.

These details are vital if we ever need to contact you or your parents/carers.

4. LEARNING SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION (if applicable)

If you have an EHCP/Form 8 or any other relevant SEND documentation, please bring these with you. Please refer to the I need to access Learning Support section for more information about Learning Support.

A picture on your phone which clearly shows your GCSE results and/or your current UK passport/UK birth certificate will be accepted. 

Holy Cross Sixth Form College receives funding to provide education to students under 19 from the government, via the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).

This funding is received by the college once it can demonstrate to the ESFA that individual students are eligible for the funding. 

We require one of the following documents to prove your eligibility to study with us, which you will need to show at enrolment:

• Current UK Passport
• UK Birth Certificate
• Home Office Share Code – to prove your immigration status, visit the following website to get a share code: Share Code (this is the preferred document for enrolment at Holy Cross)
• Passport endorsed to show right of abode in UK
• Home Office Documentation that outlines your status, for example, refugee status, humanitarian protection, discretionary leave or ELE/ELR in the UK.
• Residence Permit stating indefinite leave to enter or remain
• Asylum Seekers Registration Card

If you do not have either a current UK passport, or UK birth certificate, a Share Code is the preferred document for enrolment.

To avoid delaying your enrolment, please make sure the Share Code you provide is working and in-date, before attending enrolment. 

Any questions on eligibility documents? Please contact us here.

REMEMBER: WITHOUT SUITABLE EVIDENCE, THE COLLEGE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONFIRM OR COMPLETE YOUR ENROLMENT.

If you can't attend enrolment in person for any reason, please contact the Admissions Department as soon as possible and no later than Friday 11^th July. Information on how to complete a telephone enrolment will be emailed to you. 

If you have already informed us that you wish to telephone enrol, information will be sent to you before the end of the Summer term.

Please note: Telephone enrolment is ONLY taking place on Thursday 21st August and Friday 22nd August.

If you cannot contact the college yourself on either of these dates to telephone enrol, a representative can do this for you.

Details of what they need to do will be in the information emailed to you.

It is vital that you contact us if you are unable to attend your appointment.

If you do not turn up for your appointment and you haven't contacted us, we will assume that you have chosen not to enrol with us.

We are unable to change your subjects before enrolment.

Don’t worry! You will have the opportunity to change your subjects during your enrolment appointment. 

Preparing to change courses

If you're planning to change your chosen courses, we recommend that you take some time to research the new subjects you're thinking of studying.

There's two ways you can do this:

• Visiting our website and having a look at the resources available for each subject, or
• Logging on to your student portal where you will find more detailed information for all the subjects we offer. Click on the dropdown box at the bottom of the 'Your Chosen Courses' panel.

If you have indicated that you have a specific learning need and will need support during your time at college (including special exam considerations), then you must see the Learning Support Team at enrolment. 

Please ask your enroller to take you to the Learning Support Team if this is relevant to you.

• Please bring any relevant information with you e.g. exam evidence (Form 8), EHCP, Annual review documentation, previous support plan etc. if these have not been submitted already at transition stage.  

Please note: If you do not make yourself known to the Learning Support Team at enrolment or immediately when you start at college, any support you need could be delayed.

Any questions? Contact our Learning Support Department here.

Step 1: After you have completed your enrolment, you will be able to register to access the college’s IT systems. To do this, log on to your student portal and follow the instructions in the ‘Welcome to Holy Cross College’ panel.  

Step 2: Your timetable will be available from Monday 1st September. You will receive an email and text to confirm when your timetable has been released, with instructions on how to access it. You must complete Step 1 and register to access the college's IT systems before you can access your timetable.

If you have any issues with registering to access the college IT systems, or accessing your timetable, please contact the IT Department.

Induction – Thursday 4th September 

• This is a critically important part of your transition to Holy Cross and we expect you to attend. Further information about Induction will be provided during Step 3 of enrolment.

Start of Term – Lessons start for ALL students on Monday 8th September

If you are unable to attend either of these dates, please email Student Services giving details of your name and college PIN number (four digits on your college ID badge) and the reason why you can't attend.

If you received a Reserve Offer and you're still interested in studying at Holy Cross, you can contact the College on 0161 241 1680 on the following dates and times to see whether space has become available:

Thursday 21st August 2025: 12.30pm – 3.30pm 

Friday 22nd August 2025: 9.00am – 12.00pm and 1.00pm – 3.00pm 

Please email the Admissions Team (admissions@holycross.ac.uk) on GCSE results day (Thursday 21st August) with a copy of your results attached and confirming the course(s) you wish to study.

Showing this intent to study at Holy Cross is really important and shows your commitment.

The enrolment process will continue in the following week (from Tuesday 26th August) and we will contact students on our Waiting List if places become available.

If space exists on any courses, students interested in those subjects would be contacted, but no contact would be made if no space was available.

Please contact the Admissions Team if your question hasn't been answered above.

Please note: Response times to enquiries will be longer after Friday 11th July (the end of Summer term), your patience is appreciated at this time.

0161 762 4510 | admissions@holycross.ac.uk