How to Apply

To apply for admission to The Philadelphia School for the 2010-2011 academic year, please follow the steps listed below.

Step 1
Learn more about our school by scheduling a personal tour; call the Admission Office at 215-545-5323.

Step 2
Complete and return an Application for Admission along with the required application fee of $60 per child (checks should be made payable to The Philadelphia School). To download an application, please click here. To submit your application electronically, please use this link. Admission deadlines are December 1, 2010 for Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. It is recommended that applications for grades 2-6 be submitted by January 1, 2011.

Step 3
Once we receive your application, we will contact you to set up a Parent/Guardian Visit. Your visit will last approximately 30 minutes and will be scheduled Monday through Friday in the morning.

Step 4
Obtain your child's school records (if applicable) by completing the Request for Records Form and sending it to your child's current school. Please make sure that his/her school has fulfilled your request.

Step 5
Give a Confidential Recommendation Form(s) for the appropriate grade level to your child's current teacher and ask him/her to complete and return the form to The Philadelphia School. If your child has not yet attended school, this step does not apply. If your child is applying to grades 2 through 7, please have two teachers complete Confidential Recommendation Forms.

Preschool-1st Grade Recommendation Form
2nd-5th Grade Recommendation Form
6th-8th Grade Recommendation Form

Step 6
After we have received your application and paperwork, we will call you to schedule a play day (for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade applicants) or a student visit (for grades 2 – 7 applicants).

Play Days (preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade)
November 20, 2010
December 11, 2010
January 8, 2011

8:45 am - 10:30 am for preschool applicants
11:00 am - 12:45 pm for kindergarten applicants

Student visits (grades 2-7): By appointment, beginning in January 2011

Please feel free to call or email the Office of Admission if you have questions at any time during the admission process. We truly look forward to meeting you and your child.

Frances Hoover fhoover@tpschool
Associate Director of Admission
215-545-5323, ext. 278