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International Applicants

Recent international applicants have applied from the following countries:

Austria
Bulgaria
China
Colombia
Germany
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Japan
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Nigeria
Panama
Philippines
Russia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam


Woodside Priory School has a long history of international students.  As a school founded by Hungarian immigrants in the 1950’s, we have always recognized the importance of having an international, multicultural community here on our campus.  The San Francisco Bay Area of California is an incredibly diverse area with ties to almost every country in the world, and we feel it is important that our student body reflects this global community.  Our international diversity is one of the many things that make the Priory community truly unique.

 

If you look to the right, you will see some of the home countries of our applicants in recent years.

 

International students are eligible to apply as boarding students in the high school, grades nine through eleven.  We do not accept twelfth grade or post-graduate applications, nor do we arrange homestay programs for international students wishing to apply as day students.    About twenty percent of our high school students board; approximately two-thirds of them are international and one-third American, so you will be living alongside American students as well as other students from all over the world.  To learn more about our boarding program, click here:  www.prioryca.org/boarding.

 

 

 

Woodside Priory School is authorized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to issue I-20 documentation.  The I-20 is issued following acceptance by the Priory and payment of the Enrollment Deposit.

 

 

Learn more about the Priory

 

Our website has a wealth of information about the Priory.  The Admissions Viewbook is available on-line, click here to take a look.

If you’d ike to meet with a member of our Admissions team please fill out an inquiry form here.  You may also contact us directly by emailing the Admissions Office.

 

The Application Process
SAO Online

The application process for international students is as follows:

  • Complete the Standard Application Online (“SAO”) through the SSAT website (www.SSAT.org) and submit it online.  All boarding applicants are strongly encouraged to use the SAO, however if you would prefer to download the Priory application and mail it in by hand, you may do so.  The application deadline is January 17, 2013. 
  • Download the Teacher Recommendation and Academic Record/Transcript forms from the SAO and distribute them to your school officials for completion. 
  • TOEFL - If English is not your native language, applicants must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (“TOEFL”) and have the official score report sent to Priory.  The Priory’s testing code is 2055.  Successful applicants must score a minimum of 80 on the internet based TOEFL (iBT).  The TOEFL may be taken after the application deadline, but we must receive the score report by February 1st.   You may find information about registering for the TOEFL at their website – www.ets.org/toefl.  Please note that we do not accept the SLEP in place of the TOEFL.
  • SSAT - Take the SSAT and have the official score report sent to Priory.  The Priory’s testing code is 8296.  The SSAT may be taken after the application deadline, but we must receive the score report by February 1st.  Successful applicants generally score on average around 2000 or above.  You may find info about the SSAT at their website - http://www.SSAT.org
  • Interviews and On-Campus Tours - Some applicants will be selected for interviews in mid-February.  These interviews are done with Priory teachers online by video chat (usually Skype) unless you are able to visit our campus, in which case it will be done in person..  From December first through March personal school tours will only be scheduled for students with applications on file.
  • Admissions decisions will be sent by email on March 4, 2013.  You will have until April 4th to decide whether you will enroll.  During that time our Admissions Office can answer any questions you may have.

  • PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR IS JANUARY 17, 2013.  APPLCATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A WAITING LIST BASIS.


Useful Links

The following are some links that may be useful to you as you learn more about the Priory and our application process.