Admission Requirements

Pre-Kindergarten, Junior Kindergarten, and Senior Kindergarten

• Pre-Kindergarten applicants must be three, Junior Kindergarten applicants must be four, and Senior Kindergarten applicants must be five on or before June 1, 2010.
• During spring and summer, PDS works on an individual basis with applcants for openings that may occur. Boys are placed in waiting pools for those grades at maximum enrollment.
• Campus visit appointments are made on an individual basis after applications are submitted to the Admission Office.
• Campus visit appointments can only be made when a complete application is submitted to the Admission Office.
• Campus visits include informal play and a one-on-one evaluation with a PDS teacher or administrator.
• An applicant’s profile includes a complete 2010-11 application, his PDS evaluation, a parent questionnaire, and a recommendation from his preschool, mothers’ day out, or day care.

First through Sixth Grade

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We wanted a Christian, single-sex, highly academic school. What we didn’t expect to find was a place that blesses not only our sons, but blesses us: a place where our sons bring home work which reminds us that learning is not just about states and capitals, but about the broad strokes of asking real questions like ‘why’ or ‘how does that change the whole way you think,’ a place where they bring home Scripture in addition to flashcards.

Gay and Hal Boyd, Parents of Hall, Class of ’08 and Battle, Class of ‘11

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• First Grade applicants must be six on or before June 1, 2010.
• During the spring and summer, PDS accepts applications for all grade levels, but will test as openings for the 2010-11 school year occur.
• The Admission Office will make testing appointments on an individual basis.
• Testing will include both achievement and ability components, as well as observation and informal activities for grades 1-4.
• Fifth and Sixth Grade applicants are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) as the testing portion of the admission process.  Please call the Admission Office for more information.
• As a part of the admission process, boys applying for grades one through six will make classroom visits, which are arranged through the Admission Office .
• An applicant’s profile includes a complete 2010-11 application, his PDS evaluation (ISEE testing results for grades 5 and 6), a parent questionnaire, records and a teacher recommendation from his current school, and observations from his classroom visit.
• An applicant must have satisfactory grades, conduct and work habits on his report card to be considered for admission.

Written by :

Jan Conder