For more than a century, St. Albans School has been a place where boys come to learn and grow academically, physically, and spiritually. We offer a distinctive educational experience for young men in grades 4–12, with opportunities for coordinate education beginning in grade 7 and continuing through grade 12. Our students strive to reach exceptional academic goals and exhibit first-rate athletic and artistic achievement. As an Episcopal school, we place equal emphasis on moral and spiritual education. Our students value lives anchored by spiritual understanding, and they look to serve the communities beyond where they live. We seek to admit young men who will add to the vitality and diversity of the school.
We are committed to a need-blind admissions policy, which ensures that a St. Albans education is accessible to qualified boys regardless of their families' ability to pay. Our strong financial aid program enables us to meet the full demonstrated need of every admitted student’s family.
St. Albans School admits students of any race, color, creed, ethnicity, cultural background, economic circumstance, human capacity, or sexual orientation and grants them access to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. St. Albans does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, cultural background, economic circumstance, human capacity, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs.
Application Checklist
Family tours are offered on Tuesdays for fourth grade applicants and Wednesdays for fifth grade applicants, from mid-October to early February. Tours begin promptly at 8:15 a.m. and conclude at 10:00 a.m. During these visits, applicants to grade 4 will have the opportunity to learn more about the academic, athletic, and artistic programs St. Albans offers and participate in a group interview with faculty and members of the Admissions Office. Applicants to grade 5 will also receive a tour and will be interviewed individually. Separately, all applicant parents will tour the School with a member of the Admissions Office and attend a Q&A session. To schedule a Lower School family tour.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online through our application vendor, Ravenna. Hard-copy applications will also be accepted. All applications must be submitted, along with the $80 application fee ($120 for international applicants), by January 8th of current year. If the application fee poses a financial challenge, please contact the Admissions Office for a reduced fee. To create an admissions account or log in to an existing account.
By early January, parents should submit, preferrably through their Ravenna account, a Transcript Request form for academic records from the current year (first and second quarter) and previous school year to their son’s head of school or registrar. Also by early January, parents should submit, again through their Ravenna account, the two Teacher Recommendation forms to two homeroom teachers who have taught the applicant during the current and past year. Families are strongly encouraged to request that teachers use the online tool for submitting recommendation forms, as this ensures accuracy and timeliness of submission. If preferred, teachers may mail or fax a paper recommendation to the Admissions Office. An applicant’s transcript and teacher recommendations must be received by the Admissions Office no later than January 15th of current year.
For applicants to grades 4 and 5, testing will take place at St. Albans on Saturday, January 11th of current year. Written instructions and confirmation of this date will be sent to all applicants in early January. Additional outside testing results, such as the WISC, may be submitted by parents as supplemental information to our admissions test.
All application files are presented to the Admissions Committee in early February, and decision letters will be available in each applicant's Ravenna account on March 6th of current year. An applicant will be advised one of the following: that he is being offered a spot, that he has been placed on a waiting list, or that we are unable to offer him a spot. If an applicant accepts an offer of admission, his parents must return the signed Reservation Contract by March 20. Applicants receiving financial aid should make a deposit commensurate to their percentage of aid. The School will make every effort to make financial aid awards simultaneously with offers of admission.
Application Checklist
Family tours are offered on Wednesdays for sixth grade applicants and Thursdays for seventh and eighth grade applicants, from mid-October to early February. Tours begin promptly at 8:15 a.m. and conclude at 10:00 a.m. During these visits, applicants will have the opportunity to learn more about the academic, athletic, and artistic programs St. Albans offers. Applicants will be individually interviewed at the conclusion of their tour. Separately, all applicant parents will tour the School with a member of the Admissions Office. To schedule a Lower School family tour and interview, please click here.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online through our application vendor, Ravenna. Hard-copy applications will also be accepted. All applications must be submitted, along with the $80 application fee ($120 for international applicants), by January 8th of current year. If the application fee poses a financial challenge, please contact the Admissions Office for a reduced fee. To create an admissions account or log in to an existing account
For students applying to grades 6 through 8, a typed personal statement, composed solely by the applicant, is due January 15th of current year. The applicant will be asked to answer two separate questions. No outside source should be used to complete the personal statement. Personal statements can be accessed through your Ravenna account and should be submitted by January 15th of current year.
By early January, parents should submit, through their Ravenna account, a Transcript Request form for academic records from the current year (first and second quarter) and previous school year to their son’s head of school or registrar. Also by early January, parents should submit, again through their Ravenna account, the two Teacher Recommendation forms to their son’s math and English teachers (grades 7 and 8) or to two homeroom teachers who have taught the applicant during the current and past year (grade 6). Families are strongly encouraged to request that teachers use the online tool for submitting recommendation forms, as this ensures accuracy and timeliness of submission. If preferred, teachers may mail or fax a paper recommendation to the Admissions Office. An applicant’s transcript and teacher recommendations must be received by the Admissions Office no later than January 15th of current year.
For applicants in grades 6 through 8, students must submit scores for either the SSAT or ISEE by January 15th of current year. Either test is acceptable. Students should register for either test in the fall; the test must be taken by early January for the Admissions Office to receive it by the January 15 deadline. For registration information for the SSAT, visit www.ssat.org or call (609) 683-4440. St. Albans' SSAT school code is 6256. For registration information for the ISEE, visit www.erblearn.org or call 1-800-446-0320. St. Albans' ISEE school code is 090165. St. Albans will be a closed test site for the ISEE on January 11th of current year. Limited fee waivers are available for both tests. Applicants for whom English is not a native language are strongly encouraged to submit a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam along with either ISEE or SSAT scores. Visit www.ets.org/toefl/ for details.
All application files are presented to the Admissions Committee in early February, and decision letters will be available in each applicant's Ravenna account on March 6th of current year. An applicant will be advised one of the following: that he is being offered a spot and invited to visit for a day; that he has been placed on a waiting list; that we are unable to offer him a spot. If an applicant accepts an offer of admission, his parents must return the signed Reservation Contract by March 20. Applicants receiving financial aid should make a deposit commensurate to their percentage of aid. The School will make every effort to make financial aid awards simultaneously with offers of admission.
Application Checklist
Shadow visits/interviews are offered Mondays, Fridays, and selected Wednesdays, from October through early February. Those days begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 2:45 p.m. Students will gather in the Common Room of the Lane-Johnston Building and will be greeted by a member of the Admissions Office. Students will spend their day at St. Albans meeting with members of the Admissions Office, taking a tour with a faculty member, and attending classes and lunch with a current 9th-grade or 10th-grade Student Ambassador. A limited number of optional parent-only tours are offered on selected Mondays and Fridays for parents of Upper School applicants. To schedule an Upper School shadow visit/interview or a parent tour.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online through our application vendor, Ravenna. Hard-copy applications will also be accepted. All applications must be submitted, along with the $80 application fee ($120 for international applicants), by January 8th of current year. If the application fee poses a financial challenge, please contact the Admissions Office for a reduced fee. To create an admissions account or log in to an existing account.
For students applying to grades 9 through 11, a typed personal statement, composed solely by the applicant, is due January 15th of current year. The applicant will be asked to answer two separate questions. No outside source should be used to complete the personal statement. Personal statements can be accessed through your Ravenna account or downloaded on this page and should be submitted by January 15th of current year.
By early January, parents should submit, preferrably through their Ravenna account, a Transcript Request form for academic records from the current year (first and second quarter) and previous school year to their son’s head of school or registrar. Also by early January, parents should submit, again through their Ravenna account, the two Teacher Recommendation forms to their son’s current math and English teachers. Families are strongly encouraged to request that teachers use Ravenna for submitting recommendation forms, as this ensures accuracy and timeliness of submission. If preferred, teachers may mail or fax a paper recommendation to the Admissions Office. An applicant’s transcript and teacher recommendations must be received by the Admissions Office no later than January 15th of current year.
For applicants in grades 9 through 11, students must submit scores for either the SSAT or ISEE by January 15th of current year. Either test is acceptable. Students should register for either test in the fall; the test must be taken by early January for the Admissions Office to receive it by the January 15 deadline. For registration information for the SSAT, visit www.ssat.org or call (609) 683-4440. St. Albans' SSAT school code is 6256. For registration information for the ISEE, visit www.erblearn.org or call 1-800-446-0320. St. Albans’ ISEE school code is 090165. St. Albans will be a closed test site for the ISEE on January 11th of current year. Limited fee waivers are available for both tests. Applicants for whom English is not a native language are strongly encouraged to submit a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam along with either ISEE or SSAT scores. Visit www.ets.org/toefl/ for details.
All application files are presented to the Admissions Committee in early February, and decision letters will be available in each applicant's Ravenna account on March 6th of current year. An applicant will be advised one of the following: that he is being offered a spot and invited to visit for a day; that he has been placed on a waiting list; that we are unable to offer him a spot. If an applicant accepts an offer of admission, his parents must return the signed Reservation Contract by March 20. Applicants receiving financial aid should make a deposit commensurate to their percentage of aid. The School will make every effort to make financial aid awards simultaneously with offers of admission.
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