Application Procedure

A student’s candidacy for admission will be considered only after he completes, in any given order, the following 3 Steps:

1. Online Application
   Click on the Apply Now button to access our application via SchoolAdmin.
   (Here you will provide applicant information, teacher recommendations, and school transcripts and testing. Students applying for financial aid may contact the Admissions Office to receive a waiver fee so they do not have to pay the $55 school application fee.)
    
2. On-Campus Interview

   Applicants and their parent(s) will be interviewed by a member of our Admission Committee. (Interviews are offered on 5 Saturday mornings in October and November)
       

3. Entrance Exam 
   Applicants take an on-campus standardized test in Reading, Language, and Mathematics along with a Writing Sample.
   (Exams are offered Saturday morning October 26 and December 7, 2024. Parents are invited to attend a student Q&A information presentation that same morning.)

• Delbarton normally accepts a small number of students every year to 8th, 10th and 11th grades.
• The process is independent of the process for the 7th and 9th grades.
• Delbarton does not accept into the 12th grade or mid-year applicants to any grade. 
• Finally, please note that financial aid is often limited for transfer applicants.

If you are interested in applying to transfer into Delbarton School for the 8th, 10th or 11th grades, please note the following:

1. Students apply during the academic year (September to June) prior to the September in which they wish to enroll.
    
2. Click on the Apply Now button to access our application via SchoolAdmin.
   All transfer families may contact our Admissions Office to receive a Waiver Code as they you do not have to pay the $55 school application fee.
    
3. Students should complete Part I and the family questionnaire of the online application and upload copies of their high school transcripts and high school standardized test scores.
   NOTE: Our office will request official transcripts and letters of recommendation only when we know there will be transfer openings AND that the applicant is determined to be a strong fit for an available opening.
    
4. On a space-available basis between February and June, selected transfer applicants may be invited to continue the application process by spending a day at Delbarton attending classes and interviewing with a member of our Admission Committee.
    
5. All transfer applicants and their families are encouraged to attend our Fall Open House and/or one of our two Entrance Exam programs in the fall. They will NOT take the exam but, instead, remain in the Fine Arts Center auditorium with their parents to listen to a 90-minute session about Delbarton.
    
6. All transfer admission decisions are made by June.

*You are invited to contact Connie Curnow in the Admission Office admissions@delbarton.org if you have any questions or require any assistance during the application process.