Grades 1 – 7 Admissions Procedures

Application Requirements

A complete applicant file includes the following:

• completed Application Form (front and back with signature)
• completed Transcript Release Form with signature (grades 2-7 only)
• $75 Application Fee made payable to Schools of the Sacred Heart (fee waiver is available)
• completed Confidential Student Evaluation Form from current teacher
• admissions testing (times set by the Admissions Office)
• a copy of the most recent report card
• school tour for parents
• student visit*
• family interview*

The completed application (including transcript release form for grades 2-7) and fee should be sent together to the Admissions Office to begin the admission process. Applications received by January 9, 2008 will receive priority consideration.

Admissions Testing

• Testing for grades 1-4 will be arranged by the Admissions Office from December through January.
• Testing for grades 5-7 will take place on Saturday, February 2, 2008. A test registration form will be included with your application acknowledgement.
• Many independent schools share test results. If you wish your daughter’s results to be sent to any other schools or if she will be testing at another school, please notify the Admissions Office.
• As an alternative to our admissions testing, we also accept ISEE entrance exam results. Our ISEE school code is 054101. Should you choose to take the ISEE exam, please have your daughter take the exam no later than February 2, 2008.

School Tour

Please call the Admissions Office at 415.563.2900 to arrange a required school tour for parents. Grades K-3 tours are two hours long; grades 4-7 tours are approximately 1½ hours and include a discussion period with the Head of School.

Confidential Student Evaluation Form

Sign the Confidential Student Evaluation Form and deliver to your daughter’s current teacher. The completed form should be returned in a sealed envelope directly from her current school to the Admissions Office no earlier than mid-December and no later than January 18, 2008.

Records Release

Grades 2-7: Sign the Records Release Form and deliver to your daughter’s school office. The school should send the requested records to the Admissions Office in a sealed envelope. Final deadline for receipt of complete applicant file (items 1-7 above) is February 4, 2008.

*Student Visits and Family Interviews

Dependent on available class space and review of applicant files, student visits and family interviews will be scheduled starting in late February, 2008. Grade 1 applicants visit for a half day until noon; applicants to grades 2-7 visit for a full day.