Lower School Admission
Admission Procedures for grades k-5
The following steps must be completed before an application will be reviewed by the Admission Committee.
 | | APPLICATION
Submit the Admission Application with application fee prior to applicant’s classroom visit and testing. The non-refundable application fee (which includes testing) is $100. Please make checks payable to The Pingry Corporation. An applicant photo is optional, but encouraged.Applications are due by the following date:
Grades K–5 - December 16, 2010
Applications submitted after this date will be considered as space allows.
Since part of the application process is a visit by the student, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. We can accommodate only a certain number of students per day and our calendar fills up quickly. |
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Current teacher recommendation forms should be completed no earlier than December for application to Kindergarten through Grade 5. A recommendation from the previous year’s teacher is required for application to grades two through five. Recommendation forms should be sent directly by the writer to our Admission Office.
Teacher Recommendation Forms for K-1 Teacher Recommendation Forms for 2-5
Teacher recommendation forms are due by February 1, 2011.
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 | | TRANSCRIPT OF RECORD
For Grades 2-5 Only – Submit the transcript request form which needs to be completed by your current school office in January and sent directly to Pingry.
Transcript of records are due by February 1, 2011. |
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Kindergarten – Visitation sessions will be hosted on five mornings: January 22, 23, 29, 30 and February 5, from 9:00-11:00 am. During these two-hour sessions, kindergarten teachers and admission personnel will observe children in a peer group learning and play experience. Please submit the Class Visitation Form with the application to register.
Grade 1 – Visitation will be hosted on Saturday, February 27, from 9:00-11:00 am. During these two-hour sessions, teachers will observe children in a peer group academic and social setting. Please submit the Class Visitation Form with the application to register.
Grades 2-5 – A visit should be scheduled after the application has been submitted. Applicants visit with their peer grade. Second grade applicants visit from 8:30 am to 11:50 am. Third, fourth, and fifth grade applicants visit from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Lunch is provided for applicants to grades 2-5. |
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Kindergarten – Kindergarten applicants are evaluated individually. After submitting the application form and application fee, please call the Admission Office to set up an appointment. Kindergarten evaluations begin in November.
Grade 1 – Applicants are given an in-house evaluation during the class visitation on Saturday morning, February 27, 2010.
Grades 2-5 – Applicants must take the Educational Records Bureau’s (ERB) CTP 4 which is administered at Pingry’s Short Hills Campus. Please select a testing date and submit the Testing Information Form with the application: Grade 2: Saturday, February 26, 2011
Noon-2:00 pm
Grades 3, 4 and 5: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Noon-2:00 pm (Grade 3 and 4 applicants)
Noon-3:00 pm (Grade 5 applicants)
The ISEE will be accepted in lieu of the CTP 4 for applicants to Grade 5 (Pingry code 310315).
Applicants who are applying to Far Hills Country Day School, Kent Place School, Oak Knoll School and The Peck School only need to take the entrance examination once. The Admission Offices will share scores upon written request. |
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FINANCIAL AID
If you are interested in applying for Financial Aid, check the box on page 2 of the application. For further information about financial aid, please contact Allison Brunhouse ’00, Director of Admission & Financial Aid, at 908-647-5555 ext. 1274 or abrunhouse@pingry.org.
Please keep in mind that the deadline to submit your financial aid request form is January 10, 2011. |
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 | | DECISIONS
The Admission Office attempts to make decisions on applications by the following dates:
Kindergarten, Grades 3 and 5 – Second Week of March
Grades 1, 2 and 4 – Second Week of April |
Applicants for Grades K-5 should submit all information and direct all questions to:
Sheila Ramirez
Associate Director of Admission
Director of Admission, Short Hills Campus
The Pingry School
Country Day Drive
Short Hills, NJ 07078
973-379-4550 ext. 1413
sramirez@pingry.org
Pingry admits qualified students of any race, creed, gender, color, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, color, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission, financial aid, or other school-administered programs. In submitting an application to Pingry, parents should understand that the decision of the Admission Committee is final.
