Age Requirements

Harding Academy educates students ages 4 - 14. 

Students in our PreK classroom must be four years old prior to the first day of school. 

Students in our Kindergarten classroom must be five years old prior to the first day of school.

Downloadable Forms

Questions About Applying

For questions about the application process contact admissions@hardingacademy.org.

Applying to Harding Academy

The application for the 2024-2025 year is now available. Please follow the instructions below to submit your child's application!
Step 1: Create an account HERE. (If you already have an account and are having trouble accessing it, email us at admissionsoffice@hardingacademy.org.)

Step 2: Select “Begin Admissions Process.” Complete the initial application form and pay the application fee*. 
 
The application fee is $100. Harding will waive the fee for families who apply for financial aid. Please email admissionsoffice@hardingacademy.org to request a fee waiver.
 
The preferred deadline to complete this step is November 1, 2023 for PreK and December 15, 2023 for Grades K-8 (or November 1, 2023 for legacy, sibling, and employee applicants to Kindergarten and 5th grade).
 
Step 3: Once you submit your application, you will be able to view your child’s individualized checklist of required supplemental documents. Be sure that all required checklist items are complete no later than February 1, 2024 (or December 1, 2023 for legacy, sibling, and employee applicants to Kindergarten and 5th grade).


Application Requirements by Grade Level

List of 6 frequently asked questions.

  • PreK

    Application Form & Fee*

    Teacher Recommendation Form (from current year teacher)

    PreK Readiness Assessment (conducted at Harding)

  • Kindergarten

    Application Form & Fee*

    Teacher Recommendation form (from current year teacher)

    Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (conducted at Harding)

  • Grades 1-2

    Application Form & Fee*

    Teacher Recommendation Form (from current year teacher)

    Transcript 

    Admissions Testing at Harding (note: Harding accepts ISEE Primary 2 scores)


  • Grades 3-4

    Application Form & Fee*

    Applicant Information Form

    Teacher Recommendation Form (from current year teacher)

    Transcript 

    On Campus Testing or ISEE Primary (3 for 3rd grade applicants and 4 for 4th grade applicants)

  • Grades 5-8

    Application Form & Fee*

    Applicant Information Form

    English Teacher’s Recommendation Form (current year)

    Math Teacher’s Recommendation Form (current year)

    Transcript 

    ISEE* (Applicants for 5th and 6th Grade should take the Lower Level Test. Applicants for 7th and 8th grade should take the ISEE- Middle Level. Please designate Harding Academy as a score recipient (School Code: 432525).)

  • ISEE TESTING 

    Harding Academy will offer the ISEE test on Saturday, January 27. To register for the January 27th test date, please email admissionsoffice@hardingacademy.org for instructions. To schedule any other test date, please visit ISEE’s online registration system.
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