Admissions
Admissions Timeline
Important Dates:
Families Applying for Kindergarten 2020
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Application Deadlines
October 4, 2019
SIBLING admissions application deadline
November 1, 2019
NON-SIBLING admissions application deadline
January 7, 2020
OUT-OF-STATE admissions application deadline (pending space availability on our evaluation days) -
Tours, Interviews, and Assessments
Fall 2019
Individual Kindergarten 2020 tours and interviews for prospective applicant parents will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning, September 10, 2019
December 7, 2019
SIBLING Readiness Assessments
January 11, January 25, and February 8, 2020
NON-SIBLING Readiness Assessments (Specific assessment date will be assigned in November 2019)
January 29, January 30, January 31, February 5, and February 6, 2020
Prospective Parent Coffees (In November 2019, parents will be able to select one of the above coffee dates) -
Notification Dates
March 13, 2020
Admissions decisions emailed for spaces that have become available
March 23, 2020
Parent admissions responses dueSpring-Summer, 2020:Additional grade level admissions decisions will be made on a rolling basis throughout the Spring and Summer, as spaces become available. After the first day of school in September, applications for Grades 1-6 will be rolled over for consideration for the following school year.
Families Applying for Grades 1–6
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Application Deadlines
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year, following a parent tour and interview. Families who have submitted completed applications by January 15, will have the greatest opportunity to be considered for the first round of spaces that become available for the following September. -
Tours, Interviews, and Assessments
After November 1, 2019
Parents interested in placement in Grades 1-6 may visit Carlthorp School for a tour and interview for their child(ren) seeking enrollment for the following year.
Prospective students undergo an admissions assessment when student openings are determined, typically beginning in February of each year.
Students to be assessed are selected from an applicant pool and a wait-pool. Carlthorp School strives to select students who are the best “match” for the class and for the space that has become available. We do not keep a numerical list. -
Notification Dates
March 13, 2020
Admissions decisions emailed for spaces that have become available
March 23, 2020
Parent admissions responses dueSpring-Summer, 2020:Additional grade level admissions decisions will be made on a rolling basis throughout the Spring and Summer, as spaces become available. After the first day of school in September, applications for Grades 1-6 will be rolled over for consideration for the following school year.
Established in 1939, Carlthorp School is the oldest independent coeducational day school for grades K-6 located in Santa Monica, California.