Admissions

Admissions Process

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Please create an account in Ravenna to register for tours and other admissions events.

Tour Dates

Tours have concluded for the 2024-25 admissions season. We are now accepting inquiries for the 2025-26 school year. Please check back on September 1 to see our upcoming tour dates.

We host tours late September - early January.

Steps to Apply

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Application Deadlines

We are now accepting inquiries for the 2025-26 school year, and will reach out with tour information at the beginning of September. You can begin your process by inquiring here.

September-January: Sign up for a tour. This is a requirement to submit an application. We highly recommend also attending our Curriculum Preview (date tbd).

Mid-December date tbd — Priority Deadline
Early January date tbd — Application Deadline 
Kindergarten and transfer student applications are due on this date. Please contact Natalie Mast if you need a fee waiver due to financial constraints, application fees are non-refundable. (Priority deadline is mid-December. Families who apply prior to this date are guaranteed a parent interview. All other applications are due early January, and will be offered an interview based on availability.)

Wednesday, January 31, 2025 — Financial Assistance Application Deadline

Mid-March 2024 (date tbd) —Admissions Decisions Sent Electronically Parents and guardians will have a week to contemplate their decision and share it with the school.

Event Schedule

  • Tour & Event Registration Opens

    September-January

    Learn how your daughter can shine brightly at Burke’s! Sign up via Ravenna - tour dates will be posted September 1, 2024. Attending a tour is a requirement to submit an application.

  • Curriculum Preview

    Take a deep dive into Burke's curriculum and meet faculty across grade levels. You will also have the opportunity to connect with Burke’s students, parents, and alumnae. Topics include Kindergarten 101, Lower and Upper School Science and Math, Makery Mindset, Creating a Sense of Belonging, Social-Emotional Learning, Library, and an Alumnae Panel.

  • Financial Assistance Workshop

    A workshop to help expand access to families and increase socioeconomic diversity within the school community. With the understanding that all families are making some level of sacrifice to afford an independent school education for their children, Burke’s endeavors to ensure that financial assistance awarding is fair and accessible to all students in need.

  • Kindergarten Screenings

    January 

    In-person, one-on-one assessment kindergarten screenings, are required for all kindergarten applicants. These assessments help us get a sense of your daughter’s kindergarten readiness. Registration appointments will be open to applicants starting in December.

  • Kindergarten Playdates

    January

    Kindergarten Playdates give us the opportunity to get to know your daughter in small group and classroom settings. While your daughter participates in fun activities with other children and teachers, we will also offer special programming for parents.

    If you feel your daughter would be more comfortable in a familiar setting, we can also arrange a visit to her preschool. Please reach out to admissions@burkes.org to let us know.

  • MOSAIC

    MOSAIC, our admissions event dedicated for families of color, LGBTQ+ families, and adoptive families to meet current Burke's families who identify with similar backgrounds.

  • Upper School Shadow Days

    Late January - Early February

    Upper School Shadow Days take place in January and early February. Students applying to grades 5-7 in Upper School are invited to campus to participate in a regular school day and all its activities. Your daughter will also have a brief academic assessment during her visit.

  • Lower School Shadow Days

    Late January - Early February

    Applicants to grades 3-4 are invited to campus to join a classroom for a regular school day and participate in all its activities. Your daughter will have a brief academic assessment during her visit.

    Applicants to grades 1-2 are not required to have a Shadow Day but will be invited to campus in January-February to take part in an academic assessment only.

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Burke's mission is to educate, encourage and empower girls. Our school combines academic excellence with an appreciation for childhood so that students thrive as learners, develop a strong sense of self, contribute to community, and fulfill their potential, now and throughout life.
Burke's admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.