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Application Process
Admissions Information for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
We are currently enrolling for the 2024-2025 academic year. Please review the admissions checklists below for the steps needed. Please reach out to us at admissions@stedmunds.net or 412-521-1907 x145 for assistance or with questions.
Admissions Process Checklists
List of 5 items.
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Preschool Admissions
Read More- Schedule a Personal Tour of St. Edmund’s Academy. Follow the link to schedule. (Available most weekdays)
- Attend a Virtual Information Session (optional) Recordings will be available following each session.
- Tuesday, October 3 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Program Like Ours: Educating the Whole Child
- Friday, November 17 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Community Like Ours: Pittsburgh’s Most Diverse Independent School
- Friday, December 1 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Journey Like Yours: What is Developmental Readiness?
- Complete an Application (online) with your $50 application fee
- Request a Teacher Recommendation Form through SEA Port* from your current classroom teacher if your child is attending another Early Childhood program.
- Register your child for an hour-long Preschool Play Date through SEA Port. Attendance is required for one of the sessions. Children will play with teachers and peers while families enjoy an informal reception nearby. Applications must be complete before registering for a Play Date.
- Wednesday, December 6 @ 4:00 p.m.
- Thursday, January 11 @ 4:00 p.m.
- Saturday, January 27 @ 9:00 a.m.
- Saturday, January 27 @ 10:30 a.m.
*If you have any trouble logging into your SEA Port account, please email admissions@stedmunds.net -
PreKindergarten Admissions
Read More- Schedule a Personal Tour of St. Edmund’s Academy. Follow the link to schedule. (Available most weekdays)
- Attend a Virtual Information Session (optional) Recordings will be available following each session.
- Tuesday, October 3 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Program Like Ours: Educating the Whole Child
- Friday, November 17 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Community Like Ours: Pittsburgh’s Most Diverse Independent School
- Friday, December 1 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Journey Like Yours: What is Developmental Readiness?
- Attend an In-Person Info Session about Jr. Kindergarten (optional)
- Wednesday, January 17 @ 5:30 p.m. | Getting to Know Jr. Kindergarten: In-Depth and In-Person
- Complete an Application (online) with your $50 application fee
- Request a Teacher Recommendation Form through SEA Port* from your current classroom teacher if your child is attending another Early Childhood program.
- Register your child for a School Visit where they will get to experience a morning at SEA. (Application must be completed before scheduling a visit) Schedule their visit through SEA Port.
*If you have any trouble logging into your SEA Port account, please email admissions@stedmunds.net -
Junior K & Kindergarten Admissions
Read More- Schedule a Personal Tour of St. Edmund’s Academy. Follow the link to schedule. (Available most weekdays)
- Attend a Virtual Information Session (optional) Recordings will be available following each session.
- Tuesday, October 3 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Program Like Ours: Educating the Whole Child
- Friday, November 17 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Community Like Ours: Pittsburgh’s Most Diverse Independent School
- Friday, December 1 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Journey Like Yours: What is Developmental Readiness?
- Complete an Application (online) with your $50 application fee
- Request a Teacher Recommendation Form through SEA Port* from your current classroom teacher if your child is attending another Early Childhood program.
- Register your child for a School Visit where they will get to experience a morning at SEA. (Application must be completed before scheduling a visit) Schedule their visit through SEA Port.
Junior Kindergarten is a cohort extension of our PreK classroom and is designed for students who would benefit from an extra year of growth and development before starting Kindergarten.*If you have any trouble logging into your SEA Port account, please email admissions@stedmunds.net -
Grades 1-4 Admissions
- Schedule a Personal Tour of St. Edmund’s Academy. Follow the link to schedule. (Available most weekdays)
- Attend a Virtual Information Session (optional) Recordings will be available following each session.
- Tuesday, October 3 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Program Like Ours: Educating the Whole Child
- Friday, November 17 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Community Like Ours: Pittsburgh’s Most Diverse Independent School
- Monday, December 4 @ 9:00 a.m. | There's Only One Journey Like Yours: Choosing a School That Serves Your Child's Strengths
- Complete an Application (online) with your $50 application fee
- Give the following forms to your child’s current school:
- Permission and Request to Release Student Information Form – Complete and sign the Release of Records form and leave with the Business or Administrative Office at your child’s current school. If you have access to your child’s school records, they can be uploaded directly to your SEA Port* Account.
- One Teacher Recommendation Forms – These can be requested digitally through SEA Port
- Register your child for a School Visit where they will get to experience a day at SEA. (Application must be completed before scheduling a visit) Schedule their visit through SEA Port.
- Applicants to grades 3 and 4 should save the date of February 3, 2024 in the morning to attend a group admissions assessment. Details will follow as the date approaches, and alternate arrangements can also be made.
*If you have any trouble logging into your SEA Port account, please email admissions@stedmunds.net -
Grades 5-8 Admissions
- Schedule a Personal Tour of St. Edmund’s Academy. Follow the link to schedule. (Available most weekdays)
- Attend a Virtual Information Session (optional) Recordings will be available following each session.
- Tuesday, October 3 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Program Like Ours: Educating the Whole Child
- Friday, November 17 @ 9:00 a.m. | There’s Only One Community Like Ours: Pittsburgh’s Most Diverse Independent School
- Monday, December 4 @ 9:00 a.m. | There's Only One Journey Like Yours: Choosing a School That Serves Your Child's Strengths
- Complete an Application (online) with your $50 application fee
- Give the following forms to your child’s current school:
- Permission and Request to Release Student Information Form – Complete and sign the Release of Records form and leave with the Business or Administrative Office at your child’s current school. If you have access to your child’s school records, they can be uploaded directly to your SEA Port* Account.
- Two Teacher Recommendation Forms – These can be requested digitally through SEA Port
- Register your child for a School Visit where they will get to experience a day at SEA. (Application must be completed before scheduling a visit) Schedule their visit through SEA Port.
- Register for the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam). This test can be taken at any available testing location or it can also be completed at home. To register for ISEE at Home test dates, please search by the “State” of New York (ET zone) in the “Test Search” and make sure “Online” is the selected Testing Method. Enter school code 395566 so that SEA gets the scores!
*If you have any trouble logging into your SEA Port account, please email admissions@stedmunds.net
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