How to Apply | JK–8

The application process takes place during the fall, one year before the student wishes to enter. Applications for the 2020-2021 school year are open. We will be accepting applications for JK, K, and grade 7. All other grades will be wait list applications. Applications will close at noon on December 1. We thank you for your interest in Grace. 

Junior Kindergarten applicants must be four years old, Kindergarten applicants must be five years old, and First Grade applicants must be six years old by September 1 of the year in which they will be entering the school.

List of 3 frequently asked questions.

  • JK, K & Grade 1

    1. Once your application has been submitted, you will be able to select a tour convenient to your schedule. 

    • After you have selected your tour, please call Colleen Vasey in the Admissions Office at 212-475-5609 to arrange interviews
    • The $100 application fee is waived for prospective students applying for financial aid. 
    • There is no standardized testing required for applicants to JK, K, & 1.
    2. The applicant's current school should send the ISAAGNY School Report Form directly to Grace Church School.
     

  • Grades 2-4

    1. Once your application has been submitted, you will be able to select a tour convenient to your schedule.
    • After you have selected your tour, please call Colleen Vasey in the Admissions Office at 212-475-5609 to arrange interviews
    • The $100 application fee is waived for prospective students applying for financial aid.
    • There is no standardized testing required for applicants to Grades 2, 3, & 4. 
    2. The applicant's current school should send the ISAAGNY School Report Form directly to Grace Church School.

    3. Invite a teacher recommendation through the online application portal. Schools should not send transcripts or recommendations before mid-November, at the earliest, to give faculty time to know your child. Forms are available on the online application portal.
     

  • Grades 5-8

    1. Once your application has been submitted, you will be able to select a tour convenient to your schedule. 
    • After you have selected your tour, please call Colleen Vasey in the Admissions Office at 212-475-5609 to arrange interviews
    • The $100 application fee is waived for prospective students applying for financial aid. 
    2. The applicant's current school should send the ISAAGNY School Report Form directly to Grace Church School.

    3. Submit two teacher recommendations from your current math and English teachers, as well as a recommendation from the Head of School, guidance counselor or division head, through the online application portal. Schools should not send transcripts or recommendations before mid-November, at the earliest, to give faculty time to know your child. Forms are available on the online application portal.

    4. Arrange for your child to take either the ISEE or SSAT test.

    5. Submit a copy of a graded essay with the teacher's comments visible. The essay should not be a creative writing paper; it may be selected by the student from a current English or history class. This essay should be uploaded via the online application portal.

    6. Students, please pick four from the five prompts found at your admissions portal. Each response should not be longer than approximately 250 words.
     
     

Admissions Policies

Siblings, legacies, staff/faculty of Grace Church School, and Grace Church members of at least 3 years standing receive preference at the Junior Kindergarten entry level only.

Parents will be notified of admissions decisions for the next academic year from February to early March according to the dates specified by the Independent School Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY). Please note that these notification and reply dates apply to application files that are completed by Friday, January 10, 2020.

Grace Church School does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in its admissions policies or educational programs.
If you plan to apply for the academic year 2021-2022 to Junior Kindergarten - Grade 8, and would like to chat with Admissions Director Margery Hellmold, sign up here. Only a few seats remain for the spring admissions chats.

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ISAAGNY Notification and Reply Dates

Grade 
Notification 
Reply
JK
Thu 2/27/20
Thu 3/5/20
K
Fri 2/7/20
Fri 2/14/20
1-8
Tue 2/4/20
Tue 2/25/20
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