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To begin the formal admissions process, create an online account and submit an application. From there, you will have access to a personalized, grade-specific checklist of requirements. The application for the 2022-2023 school year will be available on August 1, 2021

Remember to save your login details so you may return and track which components have been received and check your progress. 

Notre Dame requires current standardized testing for all applicants.

9th Grade
The High School Placement Test (HSPT) for applicants to 9th Grade will be held on October 16, 2021 and October 23, 2021.

Students applying for 9th Grade can take the Independent School Entrance Exam on Sunday, October 24, 2021. 

Entrance exams for 6th grade applicants will take place on campus on October 24, 2021 and January 22, 2022. Registration is limited to maintain social distancing requirements.

Applicants for all grades may submit the results of the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), or the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT). Both tests are administered locally at locations throughout the region. The Academy's ISSE Code is 395000.

This information provides parents an opportunity to tell us more about their daughter beyond what is evident from other application materials. Students are neither admitted nor denied solely based on this component; however, the Admissions Committee finds it incredibly valuable as we seek to understand each applicant from the perspective of those who know her best. You may access the Parent Statement from your account in your application checklist. 

Print the "Request for Release of Records" form on your admissions checklist and submit it to your daughter's current school. If she has been at her school for fewer than three years, please submit records from her previous school as well. 

Prospective students are invited to participate in a shadow day visit, which will allow them to observe Notre Dame classes.

Applicants will participate in a brief admissions interview as part of their visit. This conversation will help our admissions team get to know your daughter better and help us connect her interests and talents with the opportunities available to her at Notre Dame. 

Applicants visiting the Upper School will participate in a full day visit. 

Applicants visiting the Middle School will participate in a half day visit. 

Learn more and schedule your visit by contacting Kara Brown '08, Director of Upper School Admissions, at 610.971.0498 ext.2 or email ksbrown@ndapa.org.

Confidential math and English teacher recommendations are required and available on the admissions checklist.

Parents interested in applying for need-based financial aid should do so as soon as possible following their Application for Admission. Learn more and apply for financial aid here.