WELCOME FROM ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Key Dates

  • August 21, 2023 through December 1, 2023: Applications accepted
  • October 2, 2023: Financial aid applications available
  • September 27, 2023 through December 14, 2023: Child assessments and Parent/Guardian tours
  • October 17, 2023 and November 9, 2023: Fall Open Houses
  • December 1, 2023: Application deadline
    • December 15, 2023: Financial aid applications due for new applicants
    • January 11, 2024: All school reports and test scores due
    • February 8, 2024: Kindergarten decisions mailed
    • February 13, 2024: Grades 1-7 decisions mailed
    • February 15, 2024: Parent reply deadline for Kindergarten
    • March 4, 2024: Parent reply deadline for Grades 1-7


    Applications are now available for the 2024-2025 school year.

    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,
    John Infortunio
    Chief Enrollment Officer
    Terri Huggins Decker
    Director of Admissions
    tdecker@cathedralnyc.org
    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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