Admission to Tower Hill is competitive so we recommend prospective students and their families begin the application process in the early fall of the year before entry.
To be considered for our first round of admission decisions, our application deadline is Jan. 1, 2025. We will start notifying first-round applicants of the admission decision in mid to late January.
Applications received after our January deadline are still considered, dependent upon space availability in the specific grade.
Submit or complete all necessary application materials through your application checklist
Application Materials
All application materials will be on your online checklist once you inquire. Details and directions about how to upload or request these materials will also be on your checklist.
Current and previous year progress reports. If your child is not currently enrolled in a school, these will be waived
A letter of recommendation from the primary teacher submitted online through the application checklist
A playgroup with an informal assessment
Current and previous year report cards/grades
A letter of recommendation from the primary teacher submitted online through the application checklist
A shadow day which will include assessments. Rising first graders will partake in a playgroup with an informal assessment
Current and previous year report cards/grades
5th grade: A letter of recommendation from the primary teacher submitted online through the application checklist
6th-8th grades: Three letters of recommendation from math teacher, English teacher and principal or counselor submitted online through the application checklist
5th grade: ISEE testing (see below)
6th-12th grade: ISEE or SSAT testing (see below)
An interview that will be conducted during the shadow day
Current and previous year report cards/grades
Three letters of recommendation from math teacher, English teacher and principal or counselor submitted online through the application checklist
ISEE or SSAT testing (see below)
An interview that will be conducted during the shadow day
Permission for Release of Information Form
If you need to request grades/report cards from your current school, please download the below form.
For families applying to Middle School and Upper School, in addition to the in-person paper-based testing options, ISEE and SSAT have developed testing at-home options to help accommodate students and schools in response to COVID-19. Tower Hill accepts the results of both testing at-home options.
5th grade: ISEE
6th-8th grade: ISEE or SSAT
9th-12th grade: ISEE or SSAT
(If a student has taken the ISEE, SSAT, or the ERB's within the last two years, it is not required to take the test again.)
Nov. 9, 2024 (Registration ends Oct. 25) Tower Hill School (test code #080205) 2813 West 17th Street, Wilmington, DE 19806 www.towerhill.org 302-657-8350
Dec. 7 (Registration ends Nov. 22) The Tatnall School (test code #080200) 1501 Barley Mill Road, Wilmington, DE 19807 www.tatnall.org 302-892-4285
Jan. 11, 2025 (Register before Dec. 21) Wilmington Friends School (test code #080160) 101 School Road, Wilmington, DE 19803 www.wilmingtonfriends.org 302-576-2930
Feb. 1, 2025 (Registration ends Jan. 17) Sanford School (test code #080070) 6900 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 19707 www.sanfordschool.org 302-235-6500
March 1, 2025 (Registration ends Feb. 14) The Independence School (test code #080307) 1300 Paper Mill Road, Newark, DE 19711 www.theindependenceschool.org 302-239-0330
SSAT testing is also offered at Tower Hill on the following dates:
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024
Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025
Saturday, March 1, 2025
The SSAT is also offered at other local locations almost every month from October through May.
Please visit SSAT.org for testing dates and locations, and to register.
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