Admissions
Admissions Timeline
Important Dates:
Families Applying for Kindergarten for Possible Entry for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
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Application Deadlines
August 7, 2023
SIBLING Admissions Application Deadline
Week of August 21, 2023 - Sibling Parent Conversations
November 1, 2023
NEW FAMILY Admissions Application Deadline
January 5, 2024
OUT-OF-STATE Admissions Application Deadline (pending space availability on our assessment days) -
Tours, Interviews, and Assessments
Spring 2023
Campus tours and parent interviews will begin on Tuesday, April 18 and will be offered through Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Campus tours and interviews will be offered at 8:30am, 9:30am, and 10:45am. Please fill out an online Inquiry Form (located in the right-hand corner of the blue banner at the top of the page) to begin the Admissions process, and to schedule your on-campus appointment.
Please plan on being on campus for approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. During that time, you will be lead around the campus by one of our current students, and then you will meet with a member of the Admissions Office for your parent interview. We look forward to meeting you, and for you to learn more about our campus community.
Fall 2023
It is our plan to continue offering Tuesday and Thursday campus tours and parent interviews for our prospective families. These individual parent meetings provide an opportunity to answer your initial questions about our community, and to have you learn more about our admissions process. Following this visit, families will receive access to our online Kindergarten 2024 application. To schedule your tour and parent interview, please fill out an Inquiry Form (located in the right-hand corner of the blue banner at the top of the page) and follow the instructions that are sent to you from the Admissions Office.
Until further notice, all tours may require proof of vaccination or a negative PCR COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours of your visit. Upon scheduling your interview, you will receive instructions for uploading those documents, if necessary to do so.
December 1, 2023
SIBLING Student Readiness Assessments
January and February 2024
NEW FAMILY Student Readiness Assessments - January 6, January 20, and February 3. Specific assessment details will be shared as they become available with all applicant families.
January and February 2024
We also plan to invite applicant parents to join us on campus for our fun and interactive Prospective Parent Coffees. In December 2023, parents will receive an invitation to select their preferred session. -
Notification Dates
March 8, 2024
Kindergarten Admissions Decisions will be published at 5:00PM on the Blackbaud Parent Portal
March 15, 2024
Parent Admissions Responses due by 12:00PMSpring-Summer 2024:Families who apply following our March admissions decision date will be added to our Kindergarten 2024 Wait Pool, to be considered if openings arise throughout the Summer.
After the first day of school in September, applications will be rolled over for consideration for the following year. Carlthorp School does not offer mid-year admissions.
Families Applying for Grades 1–6 for Possible Entry for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
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Application Deadlines
Grade-level 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, 2024 will have the greatest opportunity to be considered on our March decision date for the following September. Families that apply later in the cycle will be considered for openings that arise throughout the Spring and Summer, as needed. -
Tours, Interviews, and Assessments
November 2, 2023
Parents interested in applying for their child for Grades 1-6 for the 2024-2025 academic year may join our Grade Level process starting November 2, 2023. Please fill out an Inquiry Form, and follow the instructions in your confirmation e-mail to schedule a tour and parent interview.
Prospective students will be invited to undergo an admissions assessment once student openings are determined, typically beginning in February of each year.
Students who are assessed are selected from the applicant pool, and may be offered admission or be picked to enter the 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 ranked list in our Wait Pool. -
Notification Dates
March 8, 2024
Admissions Decisions will be published at 5:00PM on the Blackbaud Parent Portal
March 15, 2024
Parent Admissions Responses due by 12:00PMSpring-Summer 2024:Families with late applications will be added to our Grade Level Wait Pool, to be considered if openings arise throughout the summer.
After the first day of school in September, applications will be rolled over for consideration for the following year. Carlthorp School does not offer mid-year admissions.
Established in 1939, Carlthorp School is the oldest independent coeducational day school for grades K-6 located in Santa Monica, California.