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Your Oakwood journey begins here.

Apply now for the 2023-2024 school year!

Start an application by clicking the link below and creating an account. Once you submit an application, you will receive an email with access to your personalized admissions checklist. Be sure to complete all the steps on your checklist, and please reach out to our Admissions Team if you have any questions. We look forward to working with your family through these next steps!

The deadline to apply for the 2023-2024 school year was January 9, 2023. Applications received after this date will be considered on a rolling basis for available spaces after the priority round.

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Oakwood is currently full for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year in Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 6th Grade, 7th, and 8th Grade. We are maintaining an interest list in these grades for families who wish to be contacted if a spot becomes available. Join the interest list here!

Important Dates and Deadlines

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January 9, 2023 - Application for the 2023-2024 school year
January 27, 2023 - Financial Aid application deadline
January 28, 2023 - Oakwood admissions exam (applicants to grades 6-12)
February 1, 2023 - Academic records / teacher recommendations deadline*
February 11-16, 2023 - Student Admissions Interviews (via Zoom, applicants to grades 6-12)

Priority Round admissions notifications will be sent via email at 4:00pm on Friday, March 17, 2023.

Application Requirements

Preschool/Junior Kindergarten

Online admissions application ($75 fee)
Upload student photo
Meet age requirements (preschool students must be 3 years old, and JrK students must be 4 years old by November 30)
Child must be fully potty trained by entrance date
Teacher recommendation (for applicants who are currently enrolled in a preschool program)
Parent interview with the Admissions Director or Preschool and Junior Kindergarten Director

Kindergarten

Online admissions application ($100 fee)*
Upload student photo*
Meet age requirements (kindergarten students must be 5 years old by November 30)*
Teacher recommendation*
Assessment appointment with an Oakwood teacher
Parent interview with the Lower School Head & Principal

*Please note that applicants to Kindergarten must have these items submitted in order to schedule an assessment appointment and parent interview, so we encourage you to submit these items as soon as possible.

1st Grade

Online admissions application ($100 fee)*
Upload student photo*
Teacher recommendation*
One year of report cards plus current year as available*
Assessment appointment with an Oakwood teacher
Parent interview with the Lower School Head & Principal

*Please note that applicants to 1st Grade must have these items submitted in order to schedule an assessment appointment and parent interview, so we encourage you to submit these items as soon as possible.

2nd – 5th Grade

Online admissions application ($100 fee)*
Upload student photo*
Teacher recommendation*
Two years of report cards plus current year as available*
Student Questionnaire form completed (applicants to 4th and 5th Grade)*
Student Shadow Visit - one day visit in an Oakwood class
Parent interview with the Lower School Head & Principal

*Please note that applicants to 2nd-5th Grade must have these items submitted in order to schedule a shadow visit and parent interview, so we encourage you to submit these items as soon as possible.

6th – 8th Grade (Middle School)

Online admissions application ($100 fee)
Upload student photo
Student essays
One teacher recommendation (second teacher recommendation is optional)
Academic transcripts (two years plus current year grades as available)
Admissions exam hosted at Oakwood's campus on January 28, 2023
Students may submit the ISEE in lieu of Oakwood's entrance exam. Scores must be received by February 15, 2023.
Student Admissions Interview (via Zoom)

9th – 12th Grade (High School)

Online admissions application ($100 fee)
Upload student photo
Student essays
Two teacher recommendations
Academic transcripts (two years plus current year grades as available)
Admissions exam hosted at Oakwood's campus on January 28, 2023
Students may submit the ISEE in lieu of Oakwood's entrance exam. Scores must be received by February15, 2023.
Student Admissions Interview (via Zoom)

International Students

Oakwood School welcomes applications from students outside the United States, and appreciates the diversity that these students bring. In order to ensure the best possible program for these students and their families, Oakwood has partnered with Cambridge Network. The Cambridge Networks’s international student program prepares students for life abroad prior to arriving at Oakwood and continues to provide international students and their families with on-going support throughout the school year.

For information about attending Oakwood School as an international student, please visit the Cambridge Network website. To submit an application or for answers to more questions, please visit the Cambridge Network Student Inquiry webpage.