WELCOME FROM ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Key Dates

August 1, 2024 through December 2, 2024: Applications accepted

September 23, 2024: Financial aid applications available

September 23, 2024 through December 12, 2024: Child assessments and Parent/Guardian tours (Parent Interviews begin Oct. 7)

October 15, 2024: Open House 6-7:30 p.m.

October 26, 2024: Saturday Open House 10-11:30 a.m.

November 14, 2024: Open House 6-7:30 p.m.

December 2, 2024: Application deadline

December 15, 2024: Financial aid application deadline

January 9, 2025: School reports and test scores due

February 6, 2025: Kindergarten Notification

February 13, 2025: Grades 1-7 Notification

February 13, 2025: Parent reply deadline for Kindergarten

March 3, 2025: Parent reply deadline for Grades 1-7


Applications for the 2025-2026 school year will be available on August 1, 2024.

You may apply online, request information, or contact us at csadmissions@cathedralnyc.org to learn more about The Cathedral School.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Thank you for your interest in The Cathedral School! We are excited for you to learn more about our vibrant mix of academic excellence, character development, and passion for learning which yields bold minds and thoughtful scholars.

We encourage and shape each child’s natural curiosity and wonder, until it becomes the resilient and self-renewing engine for genuine scholarship. Our curriculum is designed with an expectation of excellence. It cultivates critical thinking, thoughtful questions, demonstrated knowledge, and a respect for others. Cathedral students have the intellectual rigor, extraordinary academic foundation, communication skills, and personal confidence to thrive as individuals, bold and purposeful leaders, and empowered citizens.
 
The Cathedral School’s landmarked century-old campus offers playgrounds, trees, lawns, and unparalleled opportunities for large-scale STEAM projects and outdoor learning. We offer innovative art, music, technology, and language programs within the framework of a traditional foundation. Our graduates, who go on to matriculate to our nation’s top high schools and universities, are leaders with confidence in their own voices, demonstrated academic achievement, a willingness to create and invent, and a profound joy in learning.

We look forward to working with your family throughout the admission process and helping to make it as informative and accessible as possible.

Sincerely,
Delvida Sène
Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management
Terri Huggins Decker
Admissions Coordinator
212.316.7510

The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine is a proud member of the Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY). Founded in 1965, ISAAGNY aims to ensure orderly, professional, and equitable admissions processes at member schools: we do so by observing a shared admissions timeline, engaging in professional development to hone our collective craft, exchanging resources and best practices, and more. The resulting spirit of cooperation serves schools, families, and nearly 30,000 students across greater New York.
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