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 Finalsite Enrollment
   Here you will provide applicant information, teacher recommendations, school transcripts, and testing. Students applying for financial aid may contact the Admissions Office to request a waiver of the $55 school application fee.
    
2. On-Campus Interview

   A member of our Admissions Committee will interview applicants and their parent(s). Interviews are offered during the school day and on five 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 on Saturday morning, October 24, and December 5, 2026. Parents are invited to attend a student Q&A information presentation on these testing mornings.

• Delbarton accepts a small number of students every year to 8th, 10th, and 11th grades, if space is available.
• The transfer admissions process is separate from the process for 7th and 9th grades.
• Delbarton does not accept applicants into the 12th grade or mid-year applicants to any grade. 
• Delbarton does not accept students who are looking to reclass once they have entered high school.
• Finally, please note that financial aid is often limited for transfer applicants.

If you are interested in applying to transfer to 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 the "Apply Now" button to access our application through SchoolAdmin.
   All transfer families may contact our Admissions Office to receive a Waiver Code, so you do not have to pay the $55 school application fee.
    
3. Students should complete Parts I and II of the online application, including the family questionnaire, and upload copies of their high school transcripts and standardized test scores.
    
4. 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.
    
5. 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 Admissions Committee.
    
6. 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 provided by our current students.
    
7. 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.