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.

Expansion Years

Harding considers applications for grades Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. However, there are certain years when a grade expands by an additional classroom or two. For these grades, a higher number of spaces are available. Expansion years at Harding Academy include:

Pre-Kindergarten: 1 section
Kindergarten: 2 sections added
5th Grade: 1 section added

Downloadable Forms

Questions About Applying

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

Applying to Harding Academy

The application for the 2023-2024 school year is now available. 

Harding will waive the application fee for families who will apply for financial aid. Please email admissionsoffice@hardingacademy.org to request a fee waiver.

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 preferred deadline to complete this step is November 1, 2022 for PreK and December 15, 2022 for Grades K-8 (or November 1, 2022 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, 2023 (or December 1, 2022 for legacy, sibling, and employee applicants to Kindergarten and 5th grade).

Application Checklists 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, November 19, 2022. To register for November 19th, please email admissionsoffice@hardingacademy.org for instructions. To schedule any other test date, please visit ISEE’s online registration system.
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