Applying to Lower Division

List of 6 items.

• Campus Visit

  • Parents are encouraged to schedule a campus visit to discuss the admissions process.

• Application

  • Complete the online application.
  • Upload the applicant’s birth certificate and optional photograph.
  • Submit the non-refundable $75 application fee.
  • Once the application is submitted, you will be contacted by the Admissions Office to coordinate assessment dates and a parent meeting.
  • Application Deadline: January 15 (or until assessment slots are filled) - Admissions applications received after the deadline will be considered for our waiting pool.

• Student Record Release Form (Grades 1-5 only)

  • Print, sign, and submit to the appropriate official at your child’s school (ie. registrar or school principal) after November 15.
  • Completed form and records should be mailed or emailed directly to Berkeley.

• Teacher Recommendation Form

  Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten
  

  • Print and sign Permission for School to Release Student Records, located on the PreK-K School Recommendation Checklist, and deliver to applicant’s current school after November 15.
  • This recommendation should be completed by your child’s current teacher and signed by the principal or head of school.
  • Please have completed School Recommendation Checklist and transcripts (if applicable) forwarded directly to the Admissions Office before your child’s admissions visit.
  • As a courtesy, please include a stamped envelope addressed to the Berkeley Preparatory School - Lower Division Admissions Office or have the teacher scan and email the recommendation to admissions@berkeleyprep.org.

  1st-5th Grade
  

  • Print, sign, and submit after November 15.
  • A Teacher Recommendation Form is required from the child’s current teacher before your child’s admissions visit.
  • 1st Grade Recommendation (for students applying to 1st Grade)
  • 2nd-5th Grade Recommendation (for students applying to 2nd - 5th Grade)
  • As a courtesy, please include a stamped envelope addressed to the Berkeley Preparatory School – Lower Division Admissions Office or have the teacher scan and email the recommendation to admissions@berkeleyprep.org.

• Admissions Testing

  • Expect Berkeley to confirm receipt of your application via email scheduling your child’s assessment(s) for December - February.
  • Admissions assessments/testing vary by grade level.

• Financial Aid

  If you anticipate requesting financial aid, please review our financial aid webpage for important deadlines and procedures.