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We look forward to supporting your family through the Redwood Day Admissions process! As you move through the admissions process and into the application process, our goal is that your experience is easy to navigate, inclusive, reflective, and enjoyable.

Please explore the steps of the process outlined below and never hesitate to reach out with any questions and to let us know how we can best support your family!

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: September 28, 2023

    Optional Early 2023-24 Application Due Date: December 13, 2023 ($65 application fee)
    Final 2023-24 Application Due Date: January 17, 2024 ($100 application fee)

    Although applications are not due until January 17, 2024, we ask that families who are ready to apply earlier do so by December 13, 2023 (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 2024 – You will be able to register for your assessments after you submit your application. We will contact you to schedule an assessment once your application is received.

    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

    2023-24 Deadlines and Notification Dates
    • September 28, 2023 (Priority Applicants Only) - Admissions applications due from priority applicants (siblings of Redwood Day students and alumni or children of faculty/staff).

    • November 1, 2023 (Priority Applicants Only) - Tuition assistance application deadline for current Redwood Day families and faculty/staff.

    • December 4, 2023 (Priority Applicants Only) - All supplemental documents should be uploaded through School Admin: fall report card; previous two years' report cards; letter of recommendation; student statement (for middle school applicants only).

    • December 13, 2023 - Optional early admissions application deadline ($65 application fee).

    • January 17, 2024 - Admissions applications for the 2023-24 school year are due ($100 application fee)! Tuition assistance applications 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 14, 2024. 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 21, 2024, at 10:00 am.

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Downloads

  • K-8 Application Requirements
    Checklist to guide you through the application process.
  • Tuition Assistance Booklet
    Our Tuition Assistance Program info! Browse FAQs, policies, timeline, and requirements.
  • Records Release Form
    Please sign the completed form and submit it to the registrar or records office at your child’s current school. This signed form must be submitted directly to the current school by the student’s parent or legal guardian so that the current school has permission to send copies of student records to Redwood Day.

2024 Admissions Assessment Dates

January 27, 2024

2nd - 8th Grade Assessment

February 3, 2024

Kindergarten Playdate & Assessment



All 2nd-5th Grade Applicants are required to participate in a Shadow Visit. You may register for these visits on the Admissions portal.


You will have access to register for your child's assessment after you submit your application.

2023-24 Deadlines

September 5, 2023 (Priority Applicants Only)
Admissions applications are open for priority applicants (siblings of Redwood Day students and alumni or children of faculty/staff).

September 28, 2023 (Priority Applicants Only)
Admissions applications due from priority applicants (siblings of Redwood Day students and alumni or children of faculty/staff).
 
November 1, 2023 (Priority Applicants Only)
Tuition assistance application deadline for current Redwood Day families and faculty/staff.
 
December 4, 2023 (Priority Applicants Only)
All supplemental documents should be uploaded through School Admin: fall report card; previous two years' report cards; letter of recommendation; student statement (for middle school applicants only). 
 
December 13, 2023
Optional early admissions application deadline ($65 application fee).
 
January 17, 2024
Admissions applications for the 2024-25 school year are due ($100 application fee).

January 17, 2024
Tuition assistance applications are due from new admissions applicants ($60 application fee).
 
February 2, 2024
All supplemental documents should be uploaded through School Admin: fall report card, previous two years' report cards, and letter of recommendation. 
 
February 7, 2024
Enrollment materials for 2024-25 Redwood Day enrollment will be sent to returning Redwood Day families electronically on February 7. Contracts and enrollment deposits must be submitted electronically by February 14, 2024, by 9:00 a.m.
 
March 14, 2024
Prospective Redwood Day families can expect to receive emailed Admissions decisions this afternoon. Family decisions will be due back the following Thursday, March 21. These dates are shared by all member schools of the East Bay Independent Schools Association (EBISA).
 
March 21, 2024
Enrollment decisions and contracts from new Redwood Day families are due by 10:00 a.m.