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The Online Admission Form for the 2025-2026 school year will open on August 1, 2024.

List of 6 items.

  • ONLINE ADMISSION FORM

    Due November 15, 2024

    The Online Admission Form (OAF) will be available on August 1, 2024. Once the OAF has been submitted and processed, the remaining steps will appear within your applicant checklist.

  • CANDIDATE CONVERSATION

    Schedule by January 10, 2025

    We look forward to speaking with each candidate as part of our application process.

    Once the Online Admission Form (OAF) has been submitted and processed, candidates will be able to self-schedule the in-person candidate conversation through the candidate checklist. 

    For candidates outside of the northern New Jersey area, please reach out to Claudia Hernandez, Visitation Coordinator, to arrange a virtual appointment. 

  • TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS

    Due January 10, 2025
     
    We require a completed teacher recommendation form from each candidate’s current English and math teacher(s). A third recommendation form from another current academic teacher is also required.

    If a candidate has the same teacher for English and math, we ask that the teacher complete a recommendation for each subject. 
     
    Recommendations forms will be available within the Candidate Checklist once the OAF has been submitted and processed. Families must send the recommendation forms to teachers electronically via the Candidate Checklist/Portal. Completed recommendations will be submitted directly to Newark Academy.
     
    We recommend that families wait until December to ask teachers for recommendations so that they have the time to get to know the student.

  • SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS

    2024-2025 First Marking Period Grades Request Form

    2022-2023 and 2023-2024 Official Transcripts
    Due December 1, 2024
    Parents/Guardians must request official copies of a candidate’s previous two years of transcripts be sent to Newark Academy. Please download, print, and sign the above transcript release form and send it to your child’s school.
     
    2024-2025 First Marking Period Grades
    Due January 10, 2025
    Families should upload the candidate’s first marking period grades to theCandidate Admission Portal. If you are unable to access the candidate’s current grades, please download and submit a first marking period grade release form to the candidate’s school.

  • ENTRANCE ASSESSMENT TESTING

    Due: Scores must be submitted prior to January 10, 2025

    All candidates are required to take either the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) as part of our application process. The test should be taken between July 1, 2024  and January 10, 2025. The ISEE and SSAT both require advance registration, so please plan ahead. Both testing organizations assign a school code to Newark Academy that you will be asked to include during registration so that the scores will be sent to us. Those codes are as follows:

    ISEE School Code: 310915
    SSAT School Code: 5296

  • FINANCIAL AID (IF APPLICABLE)

    Due January 10, 2025

    Ensuring that Newark Academy remains accessible and affordable to families of varying incomes remains an institutional priority. 

    All financial aid at Newark Academy is need-based, and Newark Academy partners with Clarity to determine a family’s financial need. Please create an account and complete a financial aid application through Clarity. 

    The application typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete, and you are also able to save your progress and return at any time. There is a $60 fee to submit the financial aid application, which can be shared with additional schools that accept the Clarity Application for no additional charge. Simply use the dropdown menu in the application to select those schools. As Clarity is operated by a third party, Newark Academy is not able to provide fee waivers.

    Step by Step Clarity Instructions (English): Clarity Family Application Guide 
    Step by Step Clarity Instructions (Spanish): Guía de Aplicación Para Las Familias

Information for International Families

Prospective students and families currently living outside the United States who wish to be considered for admission must submit the same Online Admission Form as domestic prospective students. As a day school, Newark Academy requires that all enrolled students reside with at least one parent, adult immediate family member or guardian. Newark Academy does not issue I-20 student visas. Please click here to visit our FAQs section for more details.
91 South Orange Avenue, Livingston NJ 07039, 973.992.7000
An independent school for students in grades 6-12