Thank you for your interest in Dana Hall School, an independent boarding and day school for girls in grades 5-12 (boarding begins grade 9). Dana Hall has been a leader in all-girls education since 1881, and part of that legacy is our commitment to instilling young women with leadership skills, integrity, empathy and confidence and preparing them not only for college but, more importantly, we think, to become difference-making citizens of the world. At Dana Hall, girls learn from one another, celebrate each other's successes and enrich our community in profound ways.
Here in the Admission Office we are looking for girls who will lean into our inspirational and supportive environment and who will embrace our school motto of Amor Caritas, which is Latin for love and caring. We are looking for girls who want to learn, who care about their education, and who put the effort in to achieve personal growth and fulfill social responsibility.
We invite you to come visit our beautiful campus. Located in Wellesley, Dana Hall’s campus offers our students easy access to the educational and cultural advantages of nearby Boston, along with the security and beauty of a suburban college town. It’s in this unique environment that our girls learn, lead and succeed.
Watch our videos to see how our students express these qualities in unique and different ways and learn more about what it means to be part of our Middle School or Upper School.
We welcome your application for the current school year. Please follow the steps below to begin your application.
Dana Hall School uses Ravenna to collect inquiries and manage our application process. After completing the Online Inquiry Form, you will be added to the Admission Office mailing list and we will be in touch with more information about Dana Hall, upcoming Admission events, and application process reminders.
When you are ready to apply through Ravenna, please note that the system will recognize the email you provide under the Personal Information section of the inquiry form. This should be a parent email and one that you will have access to throughout the application process.
Create an Online Account
Ravenna is our web-based application system. Through this program, you will be able to apply and track the status of your application online.
If you did not create your account during the inquiry process, make sure to create your account using a parent email address that you will have access to throughout the admission season, as this will be your primary email contact with our School.
All application materials should be completed and/or submitted online through Ravenna by the January 15 deadline. Once you set up your account, our online application will then walk you through the steps for submitting all of the required forms and for requesting required recommendations and transcripts.
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Every applicant is required to interview with a member of the Admission staff, and applicants must complete the interview process prior to February 1. For applicants who do not live in the area and are unable to visit campus, Skype or phone interviews may be arranged. Admission decisions are made only after all application materials are received and an interview is completed. For more info about what to expect for the interview: Visit Dana.
Before attending your interview, make sure you login to your Ravenna-Hub account; find Dana Hall in the School Directory, and either click on Explore or Apply to indicate your interest in Dana Hall.
Applicants who interview by February 1 and submit their application by January 15 will receive decision notification on March 10. Late applicants will be considered on a rolling admission basis, depending on space availability.
All Middle School applicants (grades 5-8) must sign up to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) and all Upper School applicants (grades 9-12) must register to take the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT).
Students for whom English is not their first language are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in addition to the SSAT. Please note that the SLEP cannot substitute the requirement of the TOEFL.
Register for these tests online by visiting the following sites:
Please designate Dana Hall School as a recipient of the official score by using the following testing codes: SSAT-2728, ISEE-222275, TOEFL-7507.
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