Newton Country Day is one of the Boston area schools using a web-based application called Ravenna for the submission of online applications. Ravenna allows you to apply efficiently to schools and track the status of your application online. Additionally, through Ravenna you will be able to RSVP for admission events and view admissions decisions.
To begin your application, go to Ravenna and create an account. Make sure to create your account using an email address you will have access to throughout the admission season as this will be your primary email contact with our school.
The application fee is $50 and is paid through Ravenna. Please call the Admission office at (617) 244-4246 if this fee presents a hardship for your family.
If at any point you should have a question about Ravenna and your application, please contact them. Ravenna is happy to answer your inquiry by phone, however, they require that all support inquiries are initiated through the email address you used to create your Ravenna account. It is important that they are able to validate your access to any information about your applicant’s account to protect your privacy.
Applicants to Middle School should submit either the ISEE or the MAP Growth test. We will also accept the SSAT.
Applicants to Upper School should take the SSAT. We will also accept the Catholic High School Placement Test (HSPT) for applicants to Grade 9. Applicants to Grades 10 and 11 may submit PSAT/ACT/SAT scores for their testing requirement.
Tests should be taken no later than the end of January. While NCDS does not recommend taking a test more than once, all test scores submitted will be considered in the application process. Please call the Admission Office if an applicant will be unable to complete any of these test options.
For more information about the ISEE, click here. Newton Country Day's school code for the ISEE is 221530.
For more information about the SSAT, click here. Newton Country Day's school code for the SSAT is 5332.
Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, a school for girls, admits qualified students of any race, religion, color, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, tuition assistance programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
Interview and Tour
By January 31, 2025
Application and Essay(s)
By January 15, 2025
Transcripts and Testing Scores (ISEE MAP, HSPT, or SSAT)
By January 15, 2025 (scores of tests taken through January 31 will be accepted)
Teacher and Personal Recommendations
By January 15, 2025
Admission Decision Notification
March 10, 2025
JANUARY 15
Deadline for submission of the following:
FEBRUARY 15
Deadline for submitting the following:
Documentation of your 2023 tax returns (and 2024 tax returns, once completed) should be submitted through Clarity if you wish to be considered for tuition assistance.
MARCH 10
Admission decisions for all completed applicants will be available by logging into your Ravenna account on March 10 after 3 p.m. Admission decisions will not be delivered by mail.
For more information please call or email the Admission Office.