Primary School

List of 3 items.

• Admission Procedures for Kindergarten

  1.  Schedule your parent tour by clicking here.

  
  2. There are two ways to apply to Kent Place School. You may submit the Application for Admission along with the $75 application fee online by January 10, 2022, by clicking the 'Apply Online' button on our website, or you may submit the SSAT Standard Application Online (SAO). Please complete only ONE of these application processes. Please note:  Decision Notifications for all Round One applicants will be sent in early March.  In order to be considered in the Round One applicant pool, your application must be submitted by the January 10 deadline.  Round Two applicants will be considered only if space permits.  All families applying for financial aid must submit their financial aid application to TADS by February 1, 2022.
  
  3. Call or email Kim Clary, Director of Primary School Admission at (908) 273-0900, ext. 269 or claryk@kentplace.org to schedule your parent interview and your child’s virtual visit and academic readiness assessment.
  
  4. Ask the child’s current teacher to complete the Kindergarten Teacher Evaluation Form. The form should be completed no sooner than December 1 and submitted to the Admission Office no later than February 1. The Kindergarten Teacher Evaluation Form can be sent directly to the teacher using the e-mail link found in your child's checklist tab in the online application.

• Admission Procedures for Grade 1

  1.  Schedule your parent tour by clicking here.
  
  2. There are two ways to apply to Kent Place School. You may submit the Application for Admission along with the $75 application fee online by January 10, 2022, by clicking the 'Apply Online' button on our website, or you may submit the SSAT Standard Application Online (SAO). Please complete only ONE of these application processes. Please note: Decision Notifications for all Round One applicants will be sent in early March.  In order to be considered in the Round One applicant pool, your application must be submitted by the January 10 deadline.  Round Two applicants will be considered only if space permits.  All families applying for financial aid must submit their financial aid application to TADS by February 1, 2022.
  
  3. Call or email Kim Clary, Director of Primary School Admission at (908) 273-0900, ext. 269 or claryk@kentplace.org to schedule your parent interview and your child's virtual visit and academic readiness assessment.
  
  4. Ask the child’s current teacher to complete the Grade 1 Teacher Evaluation Form. The form should be completed no sooner than December 1 and submitted to the Admission Office no later than February 1. The Grade 1 Teacher Evaluation Form can be sent directly to the teacher using the e-mail link found in your child's checklist tab in the online application.
  
  5. Upload an official Transcript using the button in your child's checklist tab in the online application. The Transcript should include current year grades, final grades from the previous year, results of any standardized testing, and attendance record. The Transcript must be uploaded by February 1.

• Admission Procedures for Grades 2-5

  1.  Schedule your parent tour by clicking here.
  
  2. There are two ways to apply to Kent Place School. You may submit the Application for Admission along with the $75 application fee online by January 10, 2022, by clicking the 'Apply Online' button on our website, or you may submit the SSAT Standard Application Online (SAO). Please complete only ONE of these application processes. Please note: Decision Notifications for all Round One applicants will be sent in early March.  In order to be considered in the Round One applicant pool, your application must be submitted by the January 10 deadline.  Round Two applicants will be considered only if space permits.  All families applying for financial aid must submit their financial aid application to TADS by February 1, 2022.
  
  3. Call or email Kim Clary, Director of Primary School Admission at (908) 273-0900, ext. 269 or claryk@kentplace.org to schedule your parent interview, your child's virtual visit and to learn more about how to register for the at-home ISEE testing.
  
  4. Ask two teachers to complete the Grades 2-5 Teacher Recommendation Form (at least one should be from the child’s current teacher). Forms should be completed by teachers no sooner than December 1 and submitted to the Admission Office no later than February 1. The Grades 2-5 Teacher Recommendation Form can be sent directly to the teachers using the e-mail link found in your child's checklist tab in the online application.
  
  5. Upload an official Transcript using the button in your child's checklist tab in the online application. The Transcript should include current year grades, final grades from the previous two years, results of any standardized testing, and attendance record. The Transcript must be uploaded by February 1.