How To Apply
The Admission procedure begins when the Admission Office receives your completed application which should be submitted electronically by clicking Apply Online. The Admission View Book can be obtained by:- Attending our all school Open House Program, on Sunday, October 18; presentation begins promptly at 1 p.m., or Saturday, January 23 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for those applying after the Jan. 22 deadline.
- Calling the Lower School Admission Office at 314-625-9292
- Submitting a request on the Visitation web site by clicking Request More Information
- Attending area High School Nights, or attending Secondary School Night, on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Priory to learn about our Upper School
APPLICATION FORM AND FEES
Begin the application process by submitting an application and $75 application fee.
The application for Montessori Toddler Program – Grade 4 should be submitted electronically via the Visitation Academy Web site.
Parents of applicants for Grades 5 and 6 should use the Independent Schools of St. Louis (ISSL) Common Application which should be submitted electronically.
Students applying for Grades 5 and 6 must complete the student portion (Section B) of the application. The student form (Section B) should be submitted electronically.
Paper copies of both applications (Toddler - Grade 4 and Grades 5-6) can be made available by contacting the Lower School Admission Office at 314-625-9292 however, we encourage all applicants to apply online.
STUDENT VISIT/PARENT CONFERENCE
Contact the Lower School Admission Office at 314-625-9292 to schedule both the student visit and parent conference. Children applying for Grades 1-4 will have a morning visit and stay through lunch. Children applying for Grades 5 and 6 will visit until 2:15pm. They will attend classes with a host student, and enjoy lunch. Parents are encouraged to schedule their admission conference for the same day.
TRANSCRIPT RELEASE FORM
Complete the Transcript Release Form, available online, forward the form to your child’s current school office. The school will then forward your child's transcript directly to:
Visitation Academy Admission Office - Lower School
3020 North Ballas Road
St. Louis, MO 63131
TEACHER RECOMMENDATION FORM
Forward the Teacher Recommendation Form (Section D), available online, to your daughter's math and English teachers. Recommendations are confidential. They should be filled out by the math and English teachers and returned directly to the address below. If this applies to one teacher, you may give the second recommendation to the math and English teacher from the previous year.
Visitation Academy Admission Office - Lower School
3020 North Ballas Road
St. Louis, MO 63131
ENTRANCE EVALUATION
Children applying for Grades 1-4 – Assessments administered on student visiting day.
Children applying for Grades 5 and 6 - Assessment administered on student visit day and also sit for the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). Three-week advanced registration is required and available by phone (1-800-446-0320), fax, mail or online at www.iseetest.org. Printed material on the ISEE is available at High School Nights, Secondary School Night or from any ISSL member school. The ISEE is offered at Visitation Academy on Saturday, January 16, 2010. When registering for the ISEE, please include our School Code (263788) to ensure your daughter’s test results are forwarded to our Admission Office. The ISEE is administered at additional sites on other dates. For more information you may visit the ISEE web site at www.independentschools.org.
Deadline for the admission process is January 22, 2010. Student visit and parent conference should be completed and paperwork received by this date to ensure the Admission Committee can properly review the student’s application. Decision letters are mailed in mid-March.
Students applying after January 22, 2010 will be considered on an individual basis, if spaces are available.