Applying to Oakwood

• 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 Lower School Head & Principal

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Online application
• Student essays
• One teacher recommendation (second teacher recommendation is optional)
• Academic transcripts (two years plus current year grades as available)
• Entrance exam hosted at Oakwood's campus on January 29, 2022
  Students may submit the ISEE in lieu of Oakwood's entrance exam. Scores must be received by Feb. 15, 2022.
• Student Admissions Interview

• Online application
• Student essays
• Two teacher recommendations
• Academic transcripts (two years plus current year grades as available)
• Entrance exam hosted at Oakwood's campus on January 29, 2022 
  Students may submit the ISEE in lieu of Oakwood's entrance exam. Scores must be received by Feb. 15, 2022.
• Student Admissions Interview

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.