Welcome to Hawthorn School for Girls. Our admissions process involves a series of steps that will enable you to decide if Hawthorn is the right school for your family.
We encourage you to attend one of our Open Houses or call us and arrange a visit to the school. We are told that there is a unique quality of warmth and spirit within our walls that is felt immediately upon entering Hawthorn’s doors.
For more information or to begin the admissions process, please contact us.
Steps in the Admissions Process
- Attend an Open House or visit the school for a tour: This will allow you and your daughter to see Hawthorn and learn more about us. Often the entire family comes for a tour; some parents prefer to have a first peek themselves, and then return again with their daughter when they are impressed with our program. We invite you to return as many times as you need; choosing the right school for your family is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. You want to get it right.
- Submit an Application Form (PDF), application fee of $100, along with the Teacher Recommendation (PDF), a recent photograph, and copies of: the last two years of report cards and her birth certificate or passport.
Candidates applying to Grade 6 and above should also submit two pieces of written work, marked and graded by the current school, and the completed Candidate Application (part of Application Form).
- Schedule your visit and the parent interview: Each applicant must spend a day at Hawthorn when school is in session (Junior School applicants spend half a day). Our visitors are paired up with a hostess, they participate in classes, meet teachers, complete our admissions test, and have the opportunity to be immersed in the Hawthorn environment. The Parent Interview is conducted by the Director of Admissions or the Head of the School, and allows us to explain in depth our educational philosophy, answer any questions you may have about Hawthorn, and learn how your family integrate smoothly into our community.
Please contact us at any point during this process. We are here to answer any questions that you may have, and want to help you to learn as much about Hawthorn as possible during this time of application.
While you wait…
Once these steps are completed, the applicant file is carefully reviewed. We want as much as possible to have a multi-dimensional view of your daughter, academically and personally. All the completed parts are weighed equally to determine the fit of Hawthorn to the applicant.
Acceptances are sent in March for the following year.
Even after you have submitted your application, there are probably still a thousand questions you still have about Hawthorn. Please contact us, as we would be happy to help. Perhaps your daughter is unsure about the switch to a smaller school environment. We would be happy to have her visit again, or put you in touch with a current family who came to Hawthorn from a similar school, location, or grade level. There are many events where we can welcome you to come and see Hawthorn in action.
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Download teacher recommendation form