Wardlaw+Hartridge School Admission Procedures 2022-23

Sep 15, 2026

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Wardlaw+Hartridge School admission procedures outline key timelines, eligibility steps, and screening requirements for applicants across PreK(3) through Grade 11. Priority decisions follow a February 1 deadline, while later applications use rolling admission based on space availability. The process includes completing an online application with required forms, paying the applicable fee, providing confidential reports and teacher evaluations, and completing onsite ISEE testing or submitting SSAT for Grades 6–11. Visit day interviews and parent/guardian meetings support admission decisions, with scholarship and financial aid criteria tied to specified submission dates.

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Admission Procedures

Application timeline and decision communication

How to apply and required forms

Confidential reports and teacher evaluations

Admission screening and testing (ISEE/SSAT)

Visit day and interview process

Parent/guardian meeting

Scholarships and financial assistance criteria

ADMISSION PROCEDURES The Wardlaw+Hartridge School has a February 1 priority deadline. If all application materials, testing and supporting documents are submitted to us and the day visit has been completed by that time, an admission decision will be communicated to you by March 3. Applications received after February 1 will be considered on a rolling admission basis, with decisions determined by space availability. To apply for Admission to Wardlaw+Hartridge, please go to [WHschool.org](WHschool.org) to complete and submit the following: ONLINE APPLICATION FORM AND FEE The Application, Family Statement, Student Questionnaire and Essay (Grades 6-12 only) must be completed and submitted along with the non-refundable $75 application fee; International Student application fee is $200. 1. Confidential School Report and Records Release Form Enter the names of the applicant’s Principal, Head of School, Counselor or authorized officer to request these forms be completed. 2. Teacher Evaluation Forms Enter the names of the applicant’s teacher(s) to request these forms be completed. Students applying to PreK(3)– Grade 5 require only one teacher recommendation form; students applying to Grades 6 – 11 are required to submit an English and math teacher letter of recommendation. If your child has one teacher for both math and English, please have that teacher complete both recommendation forms. ADMISSION SCREENING PreK(3) -Grade 1: Applicants will be assessed on the day of their school visit and/or playdate. This admission screening is administered by the Admission Team. Grades 2-11: All applicants must take the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Examination) and submit the results to the Admission Office. Wardlaw+Hartridge will administer this exam onsite on Saturdays throughout the admission season. Please scan the QR Code to the right to learn specific testing dates. If these test dates are not convenient, please refer to [iseetest.org](iseetest.org) to find another date and testing location. All test dates have a sign-in time of 8:15 a. m. The Wardlaw+Hartridge School ISEE School Code is 311230. Students applying to Grades 6-11 may submit SSAT scores in lieu ofISEE scores. The Wardlaw+Hartridge School SSAT School Code is 8026. VISIT DAY AND INTERVIEW Once the admission application has been submitted, the Admission Office will reach out to schedule your required day visit. All Middle and Upper School applicants will be paired with a Student Ambassador to shadow during their visit and will have their interview on that day. All Lower School applicants will spend their visit in classrooms and complete their admission screening. PARENT/GUARDIAN MEETING Wardlaw+Hartridge requires parent(s)/guardian(s) of all applicants to meet with a member of the Admission Team. These meetings allow the Admission Committee to gain a better understanding of both the family and applicant. These meetings are typically scheduled in the morning, just after drop-off, or in the afternoon before pick-up on the day of the applicant’s visit. LEARN MORE ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS AND AFFORDABILITY Scan the QR Code to the left. To be considered for any of the scholarships, the following criteria must be met: 1. A submitted application for admission by Friday, December 16, 2022 2. Submit your ISEE/SSAT score report by Friday, January 6, 2023 3. All supporting admission documents must be received by January 31, 2023 REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE To learn about financial assistance, scan the QR Code to the right.

FAQs

What are the priority and decision dates for admission?

Applicants with complete materials submitted by February 1, and a completed day visit by then, receive an admission decision communicated by March 3. Applications after February 1 are considered on a rolling basis based on space availability.

What is required to apply for Wardlaw+Hartridge admission?

Complete the online application form and pay the non-refundable application fee. Include the Family Statement, Student Questionnaire, and the Essay for Grades 6–12 only, along with required confidential and teacher forms.

Which test do applicants take, and when is it administered?

PreK(3)–Grade 1 applicants are assessed during the school visit and/or playdate. Grades 2–11 must take the ISEE and submit results; the school administers the exam onsite on Saturdays during the admission season. Grades 6–11 may submit SSAT scores in lieu of ISEE scores.

What are the scholarship submission requirements?

Scholarship consideration requires an admission application submitted by Friday, December 16, 2022, submission of ISEE/SSAT score reports by Friday, January 6, 2023, and receipt of all supporting admission documents by January 31, 2023.

Sep 15, 2026

Uploaded by Margaret