Grades 5–11

List of 6 items.

• Complete the Online Application

  Apply Online
  
  The online application, the $125 application fee, and a copy of your daughter's birth certificate must be submitted by December 15, 2025. The full application (including questionnaires, testing, teacher evaluation, school records, and student interview) must be scheduled or completed by January 30, 2026.
  
  *Application fee waivers are available for those who qualify. Please contact Kristen Laws at klaws@hockaday.org for information.

• Schedule a Student Interview

  Once the application has been submitted, please schedule the required student interview in the parent portal.
  
  Applicants to Grades 9-11 may opt to do a virtual interview or an in-person interview.
  
  *We offer optional student visits for Middle and Upper School applicants. Once you have submitted your daughter's application, you may schedule the optional student visit in the parent portal. She will have the opportunity to visit classes, have lunch on campus and complete her interview.

• Schedule ISEE Testing

  All applicants will be required to take the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE). Students may test at any authorized test location (online or in-person) as listed on the (ISEE) website. Once your daughter's application has been submitted, please select the testing date in the parent portal if you prefer she test in-person at Hockaday on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
  
  The test registration code for the ISEE will populate in the parent portal. You will use this code to register online for the ISEE at https://iseeonline.erblearn.org. 
  
  *Testing fee assistance available for those who qualify. Please contact Kristen Laws at klaws@hockaday.org.

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• Submit the Transcript Release Form to Current School

  Once you have submitted your daughter's application, please locate the Transcript Release Form in the parent portal checklist and click on 'Edit this Request.' You will have the opportunity to enter the email address of the school administrator who is responsible for grades, transcripts, or progress reports at your daughter's current school. This will allow the school to upload your daughter's transcripts directly to the student application file. This checklist item will be marked complete once the transcripts have been received by Hockaday. The deadline for the receipt of your child's school records (Fall 2025, 2024-2025, 2023-2024), if available, is January 30, 2026.

• Academic Evaluation(s) Due January 30, 2026

  After you have submitted the online application, please visit the checklist in the parent portal. Enter email addresses for your daughters' current Math teacher and English teacher and the confidential evaluation forms will be sent to the teachers automatically. You may also request one (optional) Academic Recommendation from the Principal, Head of School, or Advisor. You may confirm receipt of these forms in the parent portal.

• Admission Decision

  Admission decision notifications will be emailed on March 13, 2026, to all applicants who have completed their applications by January 30, 2026.