Apply to Calhoun

We encourage you to get to know us by joining us at one of our many admissions events. Understanding that each family has a unique schedule, we offer a variety of in-person and virtual opportunities to allow families to learn more about Calhoun.

Apply online via the Calhoun application portal. Once you create an account, you will be able to access your application and see updates regarding your application steps and admissions events. The application deadline is December 1, 2023.

Note on age cutoffs for applicants to preschool and kindergarten:

• Young 3’s & Steppingstones - Students must be two years and eight months by September 1
• 3’s - Students must be three years old by September 1
• 4’s - Students must be four years old by September 1
• Kindergarten - Students must be five years old by September 1

In keeping with The Calhoun School's child-centered educational philosophy, we like to get to know applicants and their families as well as we can. One of the ways we get to know each applicant is through required parent questionnaires and student questionnaires (for Middle and Upper School applicants). In these questionnaires, we ask parents/guardians and students to briefly respond to a series of short answer questions.

*As a reminder, the Parent/Guardian Questionnaire is required for all applicants and our Student Questionnaire is required for applicants to grades 6-12.

Using your application login, directly schedule an appointment for your child’s interview with Calhoun Admissions. All applicants for preschool through 4th grade will have in-person visits, while applicants for 5th through 12th grade will have virtual interviews via Zoom.

In addition, families applying for entry to Preschool through 8th grade, in addition to Upper School transfer students into 10th and 11th grade are asked to schedule a parent/guardian conversation, which allows us to learn more about your child while also answering any individual questions you may have about Calhoun. Parent/guardian conversations will take place via Zoom.

In addition to getting to know your child through their interactions with our team, we gather additional information from their current teachers to gain insight into who they are as students and individuals. The documentation required is different depending on the grade your child is applying to; details about which documents are required will be displayed via your online application portal. All teacher recommendations and supplementary documents are due by January 11, 2024.

We follow the Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY) admissions notification and reply dates. All Calhoun admissions decisions will be communicated electronically according to the specified ISAAGNY dates.

If a child is admitted to Calhoun and a family chooses to enroll, we will require a signed enrollment contract and deposit by the ISAAGNY reply deadline.