Application Process

List of 3 items.

• Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 2

  1 | Come and See Us

  The best way to experience Norfolk Collegiate is to be here. The admissions team would love to welcome you and your family in for a tour with one of our team members. We can't wait to welcome you to campus.
  
  2 | Inquire and Apply Online
  The inquiry and application process is done through the online portal MyCollegiate. MyCollegiate can be accessed by completing the inquiry form. Each applicant will then have an application checklist of required materials for admission review. These include:
  * Application with $75 fee
  * Birth certificate
  * Current school records (please see step 3)
  * One teacher recommendation (please see step 3)
  * Shadow Day (please see step 4)
  
  3 | Complete and Send the Records Release Form
  In order to review your application, we must have your current school records.
  * A copy of the records release form may be downloaded from your checklist in MyCollegiate for you to sign and send to your current school to complete.
  * Applicants also require one recommendation from your current school. These are requested by inputting the teacher's email address in your application checklist in MyCollegiate. Please let the teachers know to expect an email from Norfolk Collegiate, and to complete it in a timely manner.
  
  4 | Schedule Your Shadow Day
  * Pre-Kindergarten 3 and 4, and Kindergarten applicants will have a 1-hour playdate including an academic screening.
  * Grade 1 & 2 applicants will have a half-day classroom visit.
   
  
  *All applications are individually reviewed by an admissions committee in each division. Once a decision has been made, it will be marked in your checklist and a member of the team will reach out directly to follow up with you.

• Grades 3-5

  1 | Come and See Us
  The best way to experience Norfolk Collegiate is to be here. The admissions team would love to welcome you and your family in for a tour with one of our team members. We can't wait to welcome you to campus.
  
  2 | Inquire and Apply Online
  The inquiry and application process is done through the online portal MyCollegiate. MyCollegiate can be accessed by completing the inquiry form. Each applicant will then have an application checklist of required materials for admission review. These include:
  * Application with $75 fee
  * Birth certificate
  * Current school records (please see step 3)
  * One teacher recommendation (please see step 3)
  * Shadow Day (step 4)
  * ISEE (step 5)
  
  3 | Complete and Send the Records Release Form
  In order to review your application, we must have your current school records.
  * A copy of the records release form may be downloaded from your checklist in MyCollegiate for you to sign and send to your current school to complete.
  * Applicants also require one recommendation from your current school. These are requested by inputting the teacher's email address in your application checklist in MyCollegiate. Please let the teachers know to expect an email from Norfolk Collegiate, and to complete it in a timely manner.
  
  4 | Schedule Your Shadow Day
  Shadow days are an excellent opportunity for you to experience a day as an Oak. Shadow students will spend a portion of their day with a student from their prospective grade level. Families can self-schedule these online within the application checklist in MyCollegiate. The student must have an application on file in order to schedule a shadow day.
  
  5 | Register for Admission Testing for Grades 3-5
  All incoming students are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). Tests can be taken online. To register, visit https://admission.erblearn.org. The admissions team will send additional instructions via email upon request.
  
  *All applications are individually reviewed by an admissions committee in each division. Once a decision has been made, it will be marked in your checklist and a member of the team will reach out directly to follow up with you.
  

• Grades 6-12

  1 | Come and See Us
  The best way to experience Norfolk Collegiate is to be here. The admissions team would love to welcome you and your family in for a tour with one of our team members. We can't wait to welcome you to campus.
  
  2 | Inquire and Apply Online
  The inquiry and application process is done through the online portal MyCollegiate. MyCollegiate can be accessed by completing the inquiry form. Each applicant will then have an application checklist of required materials for admission review. These include:
  * Application with $75 fee
  * Birth certificate
  * Current school records (please see step 3)
  * Two teacher recommendations (please see step 3)
  * Shadow Day (please see step 4)
  * ISEE (please see step 5)
  
  3 | Complete and Send the Records Release Form
  In order to review your application, we must have your current school records.
  * A copy of the records release form may be downloaded from your checklist in MyCollegiate for you to sign and send to your current school to complete.
  * Applicants also require two recommendations from your current school. These are requested by inputting the teacher's email address in your application checklist in MyCollegiate. Please let the teachers know to expect an email from Norfolk Collegiate, and to complete it in a timely manner.
  
  4 | Schedule Your Shadow Day
  Shadow days are an excellent opportunity for you to experience a day as an Oak. Shadow students will spend a portion of their day with a student from their prospective grade level attending classes and finish with lunch in the Collegiate Cafe. Families can self-schedule these online within the application checklist in MyCollegiate. Please reach out to us for any scheduling conflicts. The student must have an application on file in order to schedule a shadow day.
  
  5 | Register for Admission Testing
  All incoming upper school students are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). Tests can be taken online or on paper during proctored dates at Collegiate.
  To register, visit https://admission.erblearn.org. The admissions team will send additional instructions via email upon request.

  
  The test will be administered at Norfolk Collegiate on the following dates:
  Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  and
  Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  
  
  *All applications are individually reviewed by an admissions committee in each division. Once a decision has been made, it will be marked in your checklist and a member of the team will reach out directly to follow up with you.