Application Process

After completing the inquiry form, you will have the option to continue to the Admission Portal to complete the remaining steps of the admission application. Alternatively, you may use the email notification you receive upon completing the form to return to the Admission Portal and complete the application at your convenience.

The admission process includes:

• Common Application Questions
• Essay requirement for rising 6th - 12th Grade
• Teacher Recommendation Forms
• Transcript Request Forms

Due to COVID, we are unable to offer an in-person shadow day.  However, we are offering a virtual shadow hour.  This would entail your child having a link to an advisory period as well as a favorite subject classroom experience.  The advisory is a great, informal, way to meet their peers and the classroom experience is equally important so your child can see how the students interact with their teachers.  Please reach out to the admissions office to schedule a virtual shadow hour.  This is not an admissions requirement, it is optional. 

We believe the best way to choose a school for you child/ren is to see it first hand — and we want to meet you! Therefore, a campus visit/tour is a required step in the admission process.

After completing your initial inquiry, you will be contacted by our admissions team to schedule a visit/tour. The best time to tour the school and visit classrooms is Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 2:30pm. However, the Admissions Office is open 8:00am until 4:00pm and can accommodate most schedules.

We recommend a Shadow Day for any rising 3rd through 12th grader interested in Wakefield School. This is an opportunity for your child/ren to experience Wakefield for a portion of the regular school day. They are assigned a "shadow buddy" who will show them around, introduce them to students and teachers, and give them a feel for what learning at Wakefield is like.

Before participating in a Shadow Day, the Admissions Application needs to be completed. Teacher recommendations and testing can be completed after their Shadow Day.

Application Deadlines for 2022 - 23 School Year

February 1, 2022:  Completed application deadline for March 1st admittance.  Please note that the entire application must be completed in order for the file to go to the admissions committee for review. 

February 1, 2022:  Indexed Tuition Application (FAST) must be completed along with the required tax documentation in order for the financial information to be reviewed by the financial aid committee.  The Indexed Tuition will be rolled into the acceptance contract on March 1st. 

March 1, 2022:  Admissions decision will be emailed out to parents 

March 15, 2022:  Parent response for accepted candidates and deposits due to guarantee a seat for your child. 

Post March 1, 2021: Rolling Admissions (applications are assessed post March 1st as they are completed and admissions decisions are made immediately upon assessment). Parent's signatures and deposit to the enrollment contract are due two weeks after admittance is granted.  In circumstances where admissions is agreed upon in August or after school starts, we ask that the signatures and deposits are completed immediately upon receipt.

Candidates' applications are reviewed for admittance after the start of school year as long as there is capacity in the grade. 

Waitlist:  Students may be put on a waiting list for a particular grade if enrollment for that grade is at capacity.  Students remain on the waiting list until spots become available throughout the summer and/or throughout the beginning of the new school year.