Admission Requirements

After March 1 PDS tests boys as openings occur or for waiting pools.
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, 2013.
• Final admission decisions are dependent upon a complete applicant file.
• Campus visits for PK, JK and SK are made on an individual basis.
• 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 2013-14 application, his PDS evaluation, a parent questionnaire, and a recommendation from his preschool, mothers' day out, or day care.

First and Second Grades

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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, 2013.
• Testing for all applicants is arranged individually through the Admission Office. Testing will include both achievement and ability components, as well as observation and informal activities.
• 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 2013-14 application, his PDS evaluation, 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.

Third and Fourth Grades

• Testing for all applicants will be on an individual basis. All applicants will be administered portions of an achievement test and an ability test.
• As a part of the admission process, boys applying for grades three and four will make classroom visits, which are arranged through the Admission Office.
• An applicants profile includes complete 2013-14 applicants, his PDS evaluation, a parent questionnaire, records and 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.

Fifth and Sixth Grades

• All fifth and sixth grade applicants will take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). Make arrangements through the Admission Office for your son's test.
• As part of the admission process boys applying for grades five and six will make classroom visits, which are arranged through the Admission Office.
• An applicant’s profile includes a complete 2013-14 application, the results of the ISEE test, records and teacher recommendations from his current school, observations from his classroom visit and a parent questionnaire.
• An applicant must have satisfactory grades, conduct and work habits on his report card to be considered for admission.