Apply Now

List of 6 items.

• Step 1: Inquire

  Call us or visit our website to request information and schedule a time to visit us. Our website will give you a detailed look at our curriculum, program information, admissions policies, and application materials.

• Step 2: Connect With Us

  We invite you to connect with Redwood Day during the admissions process to get to know our faculty, staff, and community. Admissions events will be both virtual and in-person. Please visit our Visit Redwood Day page for more information on upcoming events.

• Step 3: Apply to Redwood Day

  Priority (Current Redwood Day families, siblings of alumni, and faculty/staff children) Application Due Date: October 14, 2025

   

  Optional Early Application Due Date: December 19, 2025 ($65 application fee)

  Final Application Due Date: January 16, 2026 ($100 application fee)

   

  Although applications are not due until January 16, 2026, we ask that families ready to apply earlier do so by December 19, 2025 (with a reduced application fee!). Applications can be submitted online. We’ll confirm receipt of your application within one week.

• Step 4: Assessments and Testing

  January and February 2026—You will be able to register for your assessments after you submit your application. We will contact you to schedule an assessment once we receive it.

   

  ASSESSMENTS

  Our assessments allow the Admissions Committee and additional faculty to get to know your child from both a social-emotional and academic perspective. An assessment is just one way we learn how a child will connect with, benefit from, and add to the learning community at Redwood Day.

   

  Kindergarten and 1st-grade assessments are designed to determine the developmental readiness of a child for our program. Assessments for 2nd-8th Grade applicants typically involve activities, interviews, and academic work packets that include reading, writing, math, and spelling components. Redwood Day is currently developing our assessment process, and more information will be available to families once this is finalized. Assessments are available to applicants only.

• Step 5: Complete Your Redwood Day Application

  Deadlines and Notification Dates
  

  • October 14, 2025 (Priority Applicants Only) - Admissions applications due from priority applicants (siblings of Redwood Day students and alumni or children of faculty/staff).
  • November 1, 2025 (Priority Applicants Only) - Tuition assistance application deadline for current Redwood Day families and faculty/staff.
  • December 5, 2025 (Priority Applicants Only): All supplemental documents should be uploaded through School Admin: fall report card, previous two years' report cards, letter of recommendation, and student statement (for middle school applicants only).
  • December 19, 2025 - Optional early admissions application deadline ($65 application fee).
  • January 16, 2026 - Admissions applications for the 2026-27 school year are due ($100 application fee)! Tuition assistance applications are due from new admissions applicants.

• Step 6: Make Your School Decision

  Admissions decisions will be communicated to families by Redwood Day (and all East Bay Independent Schools) on March 19, 2026. Tuition Assistance decisions will be communicated at the same time. Please reach out to us if you would like to visit one last time or talk with anyone within our community.

   

  Enrollment Decisions for families are due back to Redwood Day on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.