Start with the Common App definitions for school forms, then open each university’s requirements in your Common App account. The School Report is a document handled by a school counsellor or another authorised school official; it is separate from the student’s application answers, essay and teacher evaluations.
Check three things immediately: whether the university requires the School Report, which supporting documents it expects, and its deadline. If a Mid Year Report or Final Report is also required, note that these belong to later stages and should not be treated as duplicates of the first School Report.
For a Singapore student, the practical next step is to share the university list and deadlines with the school office early. Your school controls its own preparation timeline, while each university controls what it requires and when it must arrive. A Common App form being available does not mean every university uses every form.
Quick route: Official sources · What to check · Next steps
Which official source should I use?
| Question | Best official source | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| What is each report? | Common App key terms | School, Mid Year and Final Report definitions |
| When are forms due? | Common App school-form deadlines | Submission sequence and timing |
| Where are the forms? | Common App accessible forms | Official School, Mid Year, Final and international supplements |
| What does my university require? | The university’s Common App requirements and admissions website | College-specific documents, method and deadline |
What should students and parents check?
Start with the receiving university
Open the university’s requirements inside Common App and confirm the entry term. Requirements can differ across universities and application plans. Make a simple checklist showing the School Report, transcript, counsellor recommendation, teacher evaluations and any later reports as separate lines.
Know the report sequence
The School Report begins the school-document route and normally travels with the school profile and transcript information. The Mid Year Report is used when updated semester or trimester grades become available. The Final Report comes after a student has accepted an offer and records final results for the enrolling institution. Common App says submitting the Final Report closes the remaining school-report workflow, so it should not be sent early.
Give the school enough lead time
Singapore schools may have internal request forms, document-release rules or earlier cut-offs. Ask which staff member acts as counsellor, what information the school needs from the student, and how predicted or mid-year results are handled. A university deadline is not automatically the school’s request deadline.
Check completion without duplicating submissions
Use the Common App status display and the university’s applicant portal for confirmation. If a document still appears missing after reasonable processing time, ask the school official and the university which route to use. Do not upload unofficial replacements or ask several people to send the same report unless the university instructs you to do so.
What is the best next step?
Create one row per university with its School Report requirement, counsellor deadline, transcript rule, Mid Year Report status and Final Report status. Then send that list to the authorised school contact. This keeps the applicant’s job—requesting and monitoring—separate from the school official’s job of preparing and submitting official records.
Related eduKate source guides
- US university applications from Singapore
- Common App recommender information
- How to invite and assign Common App recommenders
Official sources reviewed: 27 October 2026.
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