Application Process
Since admission to Tower Hill is competitive, during our usual application process we recommend prospective students and their families begin the application process in the early fall of the year before entry. To be considered for our first round of admission decisions, our application deadline is January 3, 2022. The required documents do not have to be submitted at the time of the application but all documents should arrive at our office by January 7, 2022.
Applications received after our first round deadline are still considered, dependent upon space available in the specific grade. We will start notifying first-round applicants of the admission decision in mid to late January.
Applications received after our first round deadline are still considered, dependent upon space available in the specific grade. We will start notifying first-round applicants of the admission decision in mid to late January.
Application Process Timeline
* Schedule a tour (Open House or personal tour)
* Submit ADVIS Teacher Recommendation Form and Records Release Form to child's current school - your student's checklist provides links and downloads to access these forms
* Assessments (The Admission Office will provide specific details)
* Submit financial assistance form online after October 1 with a deadline of January 3, 2022 (if applying for assistance)* Assessments (The Admission Office will provide specific details)
MIDDLE SCHOOL (5th-8th Grade)
* Submit online application for admission
* Schedule a tour (Open House or personal tour)
* Submit online application for admission
* Schedule a tour (Open House or personal tour)
* Schedule a shadow day for your child at Tower Hill
* Submit ADVIS Teacher Recommendation Form and Records Release Form to child's current school - your student's checklist provides links and downloads to access these forms
* Testing (see the testing section below for full details)
* Submit financial assistance form online after October 1 with a deadline of January 3, 2022 (if applying for assistance)
* Testing (see the testing section below for full details)
* Submit financial assistance form online after October 1 with a deadline of January 3, 2022 (if applying for assistance)
UPPER SCHOOL (9th-12th Grade)
* Schedule a shadow day for your child at Tower Hill
* Submit ADVIS Teacher Recommendation Form and Records Release Form to child's current school - your student's checklist provides links and downloads to access these forms
* Testing (see the testing section below for full details)
* Submit financial assistance form online after October 1 with a deadline of January 3, 2022 (if applying for assistance)
ADMISSION TESTING
Information on the tests and paper-based options:
Independent School Entrance Exam (School Code 080205)
Secondary School Admission Test (School code 7690)
For families applying to Middle School and Upper School, in addition to the in-person paper-based testing options, ISEE and SSAT have developed testing at-home options to help accommodate students and schools in response to COVID-19. Tower Hill accepts the results of both testing at-home options.
Specific Grade Requirements
5th Grade: ISEE
6th - 8th Grade: ISEE or SSAT
9th - 12th Grade: ISEE or SSAT
(If a student has taken the ISEE, SSAT, or the ERB's within the last two years, it is not required to take the test again)
Information on the at-home options for the tests:
ISEE At Home
SSAT At Home
Wilmington Consortium ISEE test dates:
ISEE Test Dates & Locations - Wilmington Area
SSAT testing is also offered at Tower Hill on the following dates:
October 16, November 13, December 11, January 8, February 26, April 23
The SSAT is also offered at other local locations almost every month from October through May.
Please visit www.ssat.org for testing dates and locations, and to register.
ADMISSION TESTING
Information on the tests and paper-based options:
Independent School Entrance Exam (School Code 080205)
Secondary School Admission Test (School code 7690)
For families applying to Middle School and Upper School, in addition to the in-person paper-based testing options, ISEE and SSAT have developed testing at-home options to help accommodate students and schools in response to COVID-19. Tower Hill accepts the results of both testing at-home options.
Specific Grade Requirements
5th Grade: ISEE
6th - 8th Grade: ISEE or SSAT
9th - 12th Grade: ISEE or SSAT
(If a student has taken the ISEE, SSAT, or the ERB's within the last two years, it is not required to take the test again)
Information on the at-home options for the tests:
ISEE At Home
SSAT At Home
Wilmington Consortium ISEE test dates:
ISEE Test Dates & Locations - Wilmington Area
SSAT testing is also offered at Tower Hill on the following dates:
October 16, November 13, December 11, January 8, February 26, April 23
The SSAT is also offered at other local locations almost every month from October through May.
Please visit www.ssat.org for testing dates and locations, and to register.
