Admission

Applying to All Saints'

The steps outlined below indicate the normal process for an Early Childhood - Grade 12 candidate's application for admission.

List of 5 items.

  • Early Childhood Program (3s, Pre-K, Bridge)

    The Early Childhood application process consists of the following:
    • Campus visit(s)
    • Online application form
    Attend Campus Events and Schedule Personal Visit with Campus Tour
    We encourage you to schedule a personal tour with a member of the Admission team so we can get to know you and your family. We'd love for you to learn more about the program and its distinctive features and curriculum and tour the Dillard Center for Early Childhood Education. Additionally, we highly encourage you to attend our Early Childhood Coffees so you are able to get a broad perspective on all our school has to offer your child.

    Early Childhood Information Coffees
    Friday, October 16, 2020
    Wednesday, December 2, 2020

    Submit Online Application
    The application for admission must be submitted online by January 15, 2021. Notifications regarding admission will be communicated on February 19, 2021. 

  • Kindergarten

    The Kindergarten application process consists of the following:
    • Campus visit(s)
    • Online application
    • Preschool teacher recommendation
    • Individual readiness assessment
    • Group class visit
    Attend Campus Events and Schedule Personal Visit with Campus Tour
    We ask that you schedule a personal visit with a member of the Admission team so we can get to know you and your family. Additionally, we highly encourage you to attend our Kindergarten Admission Preview, Kindergarten Behind the Scenes and our Kindergarten Holiday Event so you are able to get a broad perspective on all our School has to offer your child.

    Kindergarten Events
    Virtual Kindergarten Preview, October 6, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.
    Kindergarten Behind the Scenes, November 12, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.
    Kindergarten Christmas Event, December 3, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.
     
    Submit Online Application and Teacher Recommendation
    Kindergarten applicants must be five years of age by September 1 to be considered for August enrollment. The application and nonrefundable application fee of $100 must be submitted with the application. Upon receipt, confidential recommendation forms for the child’s preschool will be mailed directly to the preschool and must be submitted to complete the child’s application file.
     
    Applying for Early Decision
    For Kindergarten admission, preference is given to currently enrolled families, parishioners of All Saints’ Episcopal Church and children of alumni and faculty/staff members. These applicants who wish to apply only to All Saints’ are eligible to apply for early decision to Kindergarten. The early decision application deadline is November 6, 2020, decision notifications are sent December 11, 2020, and enrollment contracts accompanied by tuition payments are due January 22, 2021.
     
    Apply for General Admission
    For families who would be new to the School or are applying to more than one school, the application deadline is January 15, 2021. Decision notifications will be sent February 19, 2021. According to the agreement between the four schools in our Consortium, no official or unofficial decision notification will be made through verbal or written means before this date.
     
    Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
    Applicants entering Kindergarten will take the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement Third Edition (KTEA-3 Brief) and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test Second Edition (KBIT-2). These tests are individually administered and are a measure of achievement in reading, math, written and oral language and verbal and nonverbal ability. 
     
    If you have indicated on your application that your child will be testing at All Saints’, we will contact you to schedule an appointment on our campus. Testing for Early Decision candidates is November-January; all other candidates will test in January and February. Students who are applying to more than one of the schools in the Fort Worth Consortium – comprised of All Saints’ Episcopal School, Fort Worth Academy, Fort Worth Country Day and Trinity Valley School – should schedule the testing at one school and request  the scores be sent to the other school(s). Except under special circumstances determined by the test administrators, results are not valid if a test is administered to the student more than once within a given year.
     
    Group Class Visit
    The class visit allows us to get to know your children in a group setting. Kindergarten teachers open their classrooms to small groups of children who are engaged in a series of fun, age appropriate activities immediately following Chapel. Parents participate in an informational forum during the visit.
     
    Early Decision Class Visit: Tuesday, November 17, from 9:00-10:30 a.m.
    General Pool Class Visit:  Tuesday, February 9, from 8:00-10:00 a.m.

  • Grades 1-6

    The application process for Grades 1-6 consists of the following:
    • Campus visit(s)
    • Online Parent Application with Application Fee
    • Two Teacher Recommendations (online submission)
    • Principal or Counselor Recommendation (online submission)
    • Current School Records
    • Admission Testing
    • Classroom visit
    In order to be considered in the first round of admission decisions, students should apply by February 12, 2021.

    Attend Campus Events and Schedule Personal Visit with Campus Tour 
    We ask that you schedule a personal visit with someone on the Admission team so we can get to know you and your family. Additionally, we highly encourage you to attend one of our Admission events so you are able to get a broad perspective on all our School has to offer your child.
     
    Submit Online Parent Application
    The application and non-refundable application fee of $100 must be submitted online. 
     
    Request Recommendations 
    Confidential recommendation forms for TWO of the child’s current teachers and the principal/counselor are to be submitted online.  To request these recommendations, log in to The Wire and click on your child’s name in the upper left corner.  The Admission Checklist will then be visible.  Click the pencil box (“Start”) next to each Recommendation Form and enter the recommender’s name and email address.  The person receiving the request will get an automatic message from the Admission Team explaining the process, and you may include additional comments to that person as well.  You will be able to see the progress of all submissions on the Checklist.
     
    Request School Records
    It is the responsibility of the parents to submit records from their child’s current school.  These records must include the previous year’s grade report, if applicable, a mid-year report card and any reports of standardized testing.  Parents may upload this information through the checklist, or the current school may send the records directly to us.  
     
    Register for Admission Testing
    Applicants entering 1st Grade will take the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement Third Edition (KTEA-3 Brief) and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test Second Edition (KBIT-2). These tests are individually administered and are a measure of achievement in reading, math, written and oral language and verbal and nonverbal ability. 

    Applicants entering 2nd-6th Grades are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), a paper/pencil or online assessment measuring verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, reading comprehension and mathematics achievement. To register for one of the testing dates listed below, please visit www.iseetest.org. When registering, please enter All Saints’ Episcopal School’s Code 442498 for results to be sent to us. The $125 ISEE testing fee is payable to Educational Records Bureau.
     
    Testing Dates for the AABL and ISEE at All Saints' Episcopal School
    February 6, 2021 (Registration deadline January 16) – Grades 2-12
    March 6, 2021 (Registration deadline February 13)  – Grades 2-12

    Classroom Visit
    Due to COVID-19, we are unable to schedule student visit days at this time. Please contact a member of the Admission Team to learn about alternative ways to connect with our school community.

  • Grades 7-8

    The application process for Grades 7-8 consists of the following:
    • Campus visit(s)
    • Online Parent Application with Application Fee
    • Three Teacher Recommendations (online submission)
    • Principal or Counselor Recommendation (online submission)
    • Letter of Character Reference
    • Current School Records
    • Admission Testing
    • Graded Writing Sample
    • Classroom Visit and Faculty Interview
    In order to be considered in the first round of admission decisions, students should apply by February 12, 2021.

    Attend Campus Events and Schedule Personal Visit with Campus Tour
    We ask that you schedule a personal visit with a member of the Admission team so we can get to know you and your family. Additionally, we highly encourage you to attend one of our Admission events so you are able to get a broad perspective on all our School has to offer your child.
     
    Submit Online Parent Application
    The application and non-refundable application fee of $100 must be submitted online. 
     
    Request Recommendations
    Confidential recommendation forms for THREE of the child’s current teachers (one History or English, one Science or Math, and one of student’s/parent’s choice) and the Principal/Counselor are to be submitted online. To request these recommendations, log in to The Wire and click on your child’s name in the upper left corner. The Admission Checklist will then be visible. Click the pencil box (“Start”) next to each Recommendation Form and enter the recommender’s name and email address. The person receiving the request will get an automatic message from the Admission Team explaining the process, and you may include additional comments to that person as well. You will be able to see the progress of all submissions on the Checklist.
     
    Request School Records 
    It is the responsibility of the parents to submit records from their child’s current school. These records must include the previous year’s grade report, if applicable, a mid-year report card and any reports of standardized testing. Parents may upload this information through the checklist, or the current school may send the records directly to us.  

    Register for Admission Testing
    Applicants to 7th-8th Grades are required to submit testing results from the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), a paper/pencil or online assessment measuring verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, reading comprehension and mathematics achievement. To register for one of the testing dates listed below, please visit www.iseetest.org. When registering, please enter All Saints’ Episcopal School’s Code 442498 for results to be sent to us. The $125 ISEE testing fee is payable to Educational Records Bureau.
     
    Testing Dates for the ISEE at All Saints’ Episcopal School
    February 6, 2021 (Registration deadline January 16) – Grades 2-12
    March 6, 2021 (Registration deadline February 13)  – Grades 2-12
     
    Schedule a Class Day Visit
    Due to COVID-19, we are unable to schedule student visit days at this time. Please contact a member of the Admission Team to learn about alternative ways to connect with our school community.

  • Grades 9-12

    The application process for Grades 9-12 consists of the following:
    • Campus visit(s)
    • Online Parent Application with Application Fee
    • Three Teacher Recommendations (online submission)
    • Principal or Counselor Recommendation (online submission)
    • Letter of Character Reference
    • Current School Records
    • Admission Testing
    • Graded Writing Sample
    • Classroom Visit
    • Faculty Interview
    In order to be considered in the first round of admission decisions, students should apply by February 12, 2021.

    Schedule Personal Visit with Campus Tour
    We ask that you schedule a personal visit with a member of the Admission team so we can get to know you and your family. While we are not hosting typical in-person group events this year, we will offer various ways for you to connect with our community and get a broad perspective of all our School has to offer.
     
    Submit Online Application
    The application and non-refundable application fee of $100 must be submitted online. Students may submit their part of the application online anytime; however, we recommend they complete this after the class day visit.
     
    Request Recommendations
    Confidential recommendation forms for THREE of the student’s current teachers (one History or English, one Science or Math and one of student’s/parent’s choice), and the Principal/Counselor are to be submitted online. To request these recommendations, log in to The Wire and click on your child’s name in the upper left corner. The Admission Checklist will be visible.  Click the pencil box (“Start”) next to each Recommendation form and enter the recommender’s name and email address. You may type a personal message of request in the space for “Additional Comments.” In addition, a letter of character reference from a non-relative who has worked with your child outside of a school setting is required. You will request this letter in the same manner as the Recommendation Forms. You will be able to see the progress of all submissions on the checklist.
     
    Request School Records
    It is the responsibility of the parents to submit records from their child’s current school. These records must include the previous year’s grade report, if applicable, a mid-year report card and any reports of standardized testing. Parents may upload this information through the checklist, or the current school may send the records directly to us.  

    Schedule a Class Day Visit
    Due to COVID-19, we are unable to schedule student visit days at this time. Please contact a member of the Admission Team to learn about alternative ways to connect with our school community.

    Register for Admission Testing
    Applicants to 9th-12th Grades are required to submit testing results from the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), a paper/pencil or online assessment measuring verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, reading comprehension and mathematics achievement. The dates listed below are closed events, meaning you must have an Event Code to register. Once you have received the code from us, please visit www.iseetest.org. When registering, please enter All Saints’ Episcopal School’s Code 442498 for results to be sent to us. The $140 ISEE testing fee is payable to Educational Records Bureau.

    *Please note: Candidates for grades 10-12 may submit PSAT, SAT or ACT scores to satisfy the admission testing requirement.
     
    Testing Dates for the ISEE at All Saints’ Episcopal School*
    February 6, 2021 (Registration deadline January 16) – Grades 2-12
    March 6, 2021 (Registration deadline February 13)  – Grades 2-12

    *Closed testing dates. All Saints' applicants may receive the event codes from the admission office to register.

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