Applying to Harbor Day

List of 4 items.

• STEP 1: SCHEDULE A TOUR

  Tours are available by appointment during school hours. To schedule a tour, please call (949) 640-1410.

   

• STEP 2: SUBMIT AN APPLICATION

  An online application for the 2020-2021 school year may be submitted as of September 9, 2019 (the year prior to admission). No applications will be processed earlier than one year prior to the entrance year. We request that all applications for grades kindergarten through eight be submitted by January 17, 2020. There is a non-refundable application fee of $100.00 payable online at the time the application is submitted.

• STEP 3: TESTING AND ASSESSING

  KINDERGARTEN PROCESS
  Kindergarten applicants must be five years old on or before September 1 of the year the child is enrolled. A Kindergarten screening is required for all applicants. The screening fee is $150.00. Children will be assigned screening dates by the school, and will be notified of the screening date by January 24, 2020. The screening for Harbor Day School siblings takes place on February 7, 2020. All other applicants will be screened on February 8, 14, or 15, 2020. Parent requests for a specific screening date will be considered. The required Teacher Recommendation Form must be submitted by the applicant’s current teacher by January 31, 2020.
  
  

  GRADES ONE THROUGH FOUR PROCESS
  First through fourth grade applicants are required to take an admission test offered at Harbor Day School on Saturday, March 6, 2020. The test fee is $150.00. The test will include reading, math, and writing assessments. All applicants will be notified of their admission status in mid-March. When testing is complete, a copy of the applicant's most recent report card and a Teacher Recommendation Form may be requested. If an opening occurs, the entire list of qualified candidates will be reviewed, and a select group of candidates may be requested to spend a half-day at Harbor Day School.

  
  GRADES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT PROCESS
  Fifth through eighth grade applicants are required to submit their previous year and most recent report card with their application. Fifth through eighth grade applicants are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) by February 8, 2020, and must register online at www.iseetest.org. Please list Harbor Day School as a score recipient. Our school code number is 054016. The ISEE will be offered at Harbor Day School on Saturday, February 8, 2020, but you may register to take the ISEE at another test site. The test will include verbal and quantitative aptitude measures, as well as reading, math, and writing assessments.
  
  For sixth grade applicants, a Teacher Recommendation form completed by the applicant’s current English and math teachers must be received by January 31, 2020. Sixth grade applicants must also schedule a half-day classroom visit between January 8 and February 7, 2020. For fifth, seventh and eighth grade applicants, if an opening occurs, the entire list of qualified candidates will be reviewed, and a select group of candidates may be requested to spend a half-day at Harbor Day School and submit the required teacher recommendation forms. 

• STEP 4: RECEIVE NOTIFICATION

  Decision letters are mailed in early March for Kindergarten. Admission status letters are mailed in mid-March for grades one through four, and in early March for grades five through eight.