Application Process

During the application process at School of the Holy Child, we aim to share pertinent information about the School with prospective families, and to get to know each applicant's academic history, interests, personality and family. While we strive to meet the educational needs of every student, there may be some services and accommodations which we are unable to meet.  For further information, please feel free to contact our Director of Admission or one of our Learning Specialists. Our ultimate goal is to determine whether the "fit" between School of the Holy Child and the student is mutual, thus paving the way for successful and happy years at Holy Child.

Download Forms

Application Parts I and II

Administration Recommendation

Math Teacher Recommendation

English Teacher Recommendation

Release of Records

How to Apply

To apply, please complete the following steps:

Please complete the online inquiry form, e-mail us , or call the Admission Office at

914-967-5622, ext. 227.

Mail the completed application and non-refundable $50 application fee to School of the Holy Child's Admission Office.  (Please make checks out to School of the Holy Child.)
Applications to grade 9 are due no later than December 15th, and applications to grades 5-8 are due no later than February 12th. Applications to grades 10-12 will be accepted on a rolling basic pending space availability. 

Recommendations are required from the applicant's English and Math teachers as well as her Principal, Division Head or Guidance Counselor. Please submit  the three recommendation forms to the applicant's current school and ask that the completed recommendations be sent directly to School of the Holy Child's Admission Office.  We must receive all three forms no later than December 15th for applicants to grade 9 and no later than February 12th for applicants to grades 5-8. 

Arrange for the applicant's current school to submit academic transcripts to School of the Holy Child's Admission Office by December 15th for applications to grade 9 and by February 12th for applications to grades 5-8.  Please see instructions on the Release of Records form. 

Schedule the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Examination), SSAT (Secondary School Admissions Test) or TACHS (Test for Admissions into Catholic High Schools), as soon as possible. TACHS applicants must list School of the Holy Child as one of their choices in order to be considered. Students may take the ISEE or SSAT at any testing location, but scores must be reported to School of the Holy Child. (Please note that the TACHS is only for students applying to grade 9.) Applicants to grade 9 should complete testing by December. Applicants to grades 5-8 should complete testing by February. 

The Admission Decision Process

The Admission Committee is comprised of several administrators and faculty members. The Committee reads each completed application in its entirety. After thorough discussion, the Committee then reaches one of the following three decisions: Accept, Deny or Wait List. The Wait List is a grouping of students who may be qualified for admission, but to whom we cannot offer a place at the time. Students can elect to remain on the Wait List or withdraw from consideration and enroll elsewhere. The Wait List is not ranked in order of strength or preference. If a space becomes available, all Wait List candidates applying to the appropriate grade are considered.

Dates & Deadlines

Middle School

Middle School Open House: Tuesday, October 20, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
4th Grade Visiting Day I (for applicants to grade 5): Friday, December, 11, 9 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
4th Grade Visiting Day II (for applicants to grade 5): Friday, January, 22, 9 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Middle School application deadline: February 12, 2010
Middle School admission decision notification release date: February 26, 2010
Middle School enrollment decision deadline: March 17, 2010

Upper School

Upper School Open House: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Upper School application deadline if taking the Merit Examination: November 16, 2009 
Merit Scholarship Essay Examination: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Upper School application deadline: December 15, 2009
Upper School admission decision notification release date: January 14, 2010
Upper School enrollment decision deadline: March 5, 2010

School of the Holy Child admits girls of any race, religion, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and financial aid, and athletic or other school-administered programs.