Apply to Priory

List of 5 items.

• Step 1: Create your Ravenna Account

  Priory uses Ravenna as our online admissions software.  To apply or to sign up for an Open House or Campus Visitor Day, you'll need to create an account.  Click on the blue button in the upper right that says "Create a Ravenna Account." The application will go live on September 4th.

• Step 2: Schedule a Visit to the Priory (optional but encouraged)

  Visits to the Priory are encouraged during the application process.
  
  Open House: There are two Open Houses scheduled for the Fall of 2018 - October 20th and November 17th.  See our Visit the Priory page for more details. 
  
  Campus Visitor Days: Our Campus Visitors Program gives students the opportunity to spend the day at Priory with a Student Ambassador so that you have a better idea of what a typical school day is like. See our Visit the Priory page for more details.

• Step 3: Admissions Tests

  The Priory accepts the ISEE, SSAT, or HSPT.  The test may be taken at any of the locations offered by those testing companies. Official test scores need to be submitted to Woodside Priory School directly from the testing agency. All students must complete the admission test during the current academic year and no later than January 26, 2019.
  
  

  Registration for the Admission Test is required and can be made online directly through the testing agency.  Early registration is recommended as test sites fill quickly.  If the cost of testing presents a hardship for your family, you may contact our Admissions Office at (650) 851-8223 to request a waiver code.

   

  • ISEE Registration: Registration for the ISEE can be made online at www.iseetest.org.  The Priory ISEE code is 052527. Priory will host the ISEE twice - dates to be announced. 
  • SSAT Registration: Registration for SSAT can be made online at www.ssat.org. The Priory SSAT code is 8296.
  • HSPT Registration: Registration for the HSPT is made directly with another Catholic High School the student is applying to. On the day of the test, students may add our school code, 24, to have scores reported to us. The HSPT is applicable to students applying to the Upper School only.

   

• Step 4: Complete your Application in Ravenna

  Once you've created your Ravenna account and signed up for an Admissions Test, you're ready to start your application.  The application includes the following steps, all of which will be done through Ravenna.  The deadline to have all of this complete is January 10, 2019.
  
  

  1. Complete the Application Form (biographical information)
  2. Submit your Application Fee ($100)
  3. Parents complete the Parent Supplement (short essay questions)
  4. Students complete the Student Supplement (essay questions)
  5. Send out requests for Teacher Recommendations
  6. Send Transcript Release forms to your current school

  
  If you are applying for Financial Aid, the first deadline is also January 10, 2019.  Please visit our Tuition and Financial Aid page for more information.

• Step 5: Applicant Interviews

  The final step of the application process is an interview.  All applicants will do a 45 minute group activity and interview with a Priory faculty member. 
  
  Interviews for day student applicants and boarding applicants who live in the Bay Area will happen on the following days:
  
  

  • Upper School Day Applicants (9-12): February 5 and 7, 2019 4 PM-7 PM
  • Middle School (6-8): February 11 and 12, 2019 4 PM-7 PM

  
  Applicants will be able to sign up for interview time slots online starting in late January (you will be notified through Ravenna). 
  
  For boarding applicants who live outside the Bay Area, interviews will be conducted in February by Skype or FaceTime. Note that for international applicants, only some applicants will be selected for interviews.