Application Process

We understand that the process of researching, visiting, and applying to schools can be at the same time exciting and stressful. We hope that the process will allow you to reflect upon your values, academic interests, extracurricular passions, and life ambitions.

INQUIRE

If Govs sounds like a place where you could see yourself, your first step is to fill out our inquiry form. After you have completed our online inquiry form, you will receive an email with a link to our Admission Portal and your user name. If you have a domestic mailing address, keep an eye out for a viewbook in your mailbox. If you have an international mailing address, you will receive a link to our digital viewbook.

INQUIRE

TESTING

We accept both the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) and the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE). Tests must be taken by the application deadline, so we recommend that you register for the October, November, December, or January test dates. Our school code for SSAT is 3466. Govs also accepts the PSAT, ACT, or SAT for students applying to the tenth or eleventh grade.
 

Non-native English speakers must submit the results of either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Our school code for TOEFL is 8419. Our school minimum overall band score is 7.0 on IELTS. An institutional code is not required so please ask the test center where you took the IELTS to directly send your scores to The Governor's Academy. 

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APPLICATION CHECKLIST

In order to be considered for admission, you must:

  • Complete inquiry form
  • Take our virtual tour and interview (via Skype or Zoom)
  • Provide recommendations (mathematics teacher, English teacher, personal, and optional special interest)
  • Provide transcript release form to current school
  • Complete an application
  • Pay application fee
  • Take the SSAT or ISEE
  • Take the TOEFL or IELTS (non-native English speakers)
  • Send test scores
  • Complete financial aid application (if applicable)

APPLY

You are welcome to apply using the SSAT’s Standard Application Online (SAO), Gateway to Prep Schools (Gateway) application, A Better Chance (ABC) application, or our own application. We request that if you use the SAO application that you consider a response to one of the essay questions from our own application in addition to the essay submitted through the SAO application.

Our application deadline is January 15 for day student applicants and January 31 for boarding student applicants. We mail and post to our Admission Portal decision letters on March 10. Families must notify us of their enrollment decisions by April 10.

LEARN MORE

There's always more to learn about our school. Check out our event and travel plans to find out when there might be an event close to your home.

EVENTS & TRAVEL