Application Process

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• Inquire Now!

  The application submission process at Sinai Akiba Academy is fully digital, with all forms and information submitted online. Once your inquiry form is submitted, you will be assigned a username to access the admission portal. This portal will allow you to track the status of your admission process through a checklist. 
  

  • Children who are 16 months of age by September 1 are eligible to enter our toddler program. Parent-child separation begins once a child turns 18 months of age. 
    
    
  • Students entering kindergarten must be 5 years old by September 1. 

  Questions? Contact admissions@sinaiakiba.org
  

  Click here for the inquiry form

• Open House & Schedule a Tour

  Tours can be arranged throughout the academic year, with advanced notice. In order to keep tours intimate and our campus secure, reservations are required. Once you have completed the inquiry form, the admission office will contact you to schedule a tour. Touring is a required step in the admission process unless your child is a sibling of a current student. 
  
  Please also join us for our annual K-8 Open House on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 9:30am. A link to registration will be shared in September. 
  
  If you have any questions, please contact admissions@sinaiakiba.org.

• Submit Your Online Application

  Once you submit an inquiry form, you will be invited to stablished login credentials and begin the application process.
  
  Submit your application for the 2025-26 school year by January 17, 2025 for priority admission.  While we accept applications after this date, we cannot guarantee that space will be available. There is a non-refundable $150 application fee per child.
  
  Families with siblings at SAA are encouraged to submit applications by December 6, 2024.
  
  **For Sibling Families**

  Sinai Akiba Academy is a Jewish day school that recognizes how paramount community is to our identity. As such, we acknowledge the advantages of having children from the same family attend our School. While Sinai Akiba does consider sibling relationships in the admission process, they do NOT guarantee admission. Multiple factors will be considered for admission of siblings and legacy families, including but not limited to admission qualifications, family involvement, and school support. 
  

• Submit Recommendations & Test Scores

  Please log in to your admission checklist to upload the required supplemental materials for the 2025-26 school year by Friday, January 24.
  

  • All preK-8th grade applicants are required to submit a confidential general studies teacher recommendation form by Friday, January 24. For 2nd-8th grade applicants who are currently attending either a Jewish day school or religious school program, please have their Hebrew teacher complete a Judaic studies confidential teacher recommendation form as well.
    
    
  • 1st-8th grade applicants must submit a confidential administrator recommendation form by Friday, January 24. 
    
    
  • For applicants entering 5th-8th grades, please upload standardized state testing scores.
    
    
  • We will accept ISEE results, however, they are not required.

• Student Assessments

  Kindergarten Applicants:

  Please save the date for your child's assessment the morning of Sunday, February 23, 2025. 
  
  1st-8th Grade Applicants:

  Following application submission, we will be in touch to schedule your child's assessment.
  
  

  ECC Applicants:

  We do not conduct assessments of ECC applicants, however, we may request to observe your child in their current learning environment.

• Parent Interview

  Parent interviews will be scheduled once your child's full application is complete, including supplemental materials. While we require both parents (if/as applicable) meet with SAA, we are flexible and will do everything in our power to ensure this process works for your family. In addition to the parent interview, Middle School student applicants will also meet our Middle School Director.

• Decision Release Dates

  Decisions for Douglas Family ECC:
  On February 19, 2025, all admission decisions for the Douglas Family ECC will be released.

   

  Enrollment agreements and deposits are due no later than 12:00pm on February 26, 2025 to guarantee your child's spot. If your agreement is not submitted by this deadline, we will not be able to hold your spot, and it may be offered to another student in our wait pool.
  
  Decisions for K-8th Grade:
  On March 14, 2025, all admission decisions for K-8th will be released. Enrollment agreements and deposits are due no later than 12:00pm on March 21, 2025 to guarantee your child's spot. If your agreement is not submitted by this deadline, we will not be able to hold your spot, and it may be offered to another student in our wait pool.